3 Dec 2025集誌社#7629
陳文敏告別《明報》專欄：知道這一天總會來臨
Johannes Chan, former Chair Professor of Public Law at the University of Hong Kong, today said farewell to the Ming Pao column he had written for nearly 23 years. In an article titled “Farewell” in his column “Legal and Political Essays”, he said it was his final article for the column. He did not explain the reason for the farewell, but said, “I knew this day would eventually come; being able to write until today is actually no small achievement,” and apologised to his editorial colleagues for the “pressure and worries” he had brought them. A review of records shows that multiple government departments had repeatedly written to Ming Pao to rebut and even condemn Chan’s commentaries.
香港大學前公法講座教授陳文敏，今「告別」撰寫了近 23 年的《明報》專欄。他今在專欄「法政隨筆」中， 發表題為《告別》的文章，指是在專欄最後一篇文章。他沒有解釋「告別」原因，但指「知道這一天總會來臨，能寫到今天其實已經難能可貴」，亦為編輯部同事「帶來的壓力與擔憂致歉」。翻查資料，政府多個部門屢去信《明報》，反駁以至譴責陳文敏的評論文章。
15 Jul 2025光傳媒#7043
《明報》︱城市大學限制學者受訪 須事前獲大學審批 外國領事人員到校亦要先報備
Local media regularly interview university scholars about social events and current affairs, seeking professional opinions or comprehensive analysis. A Ming Pao column disclosed that City University of Hong Kong began restricting scholars’ media interviews about two years ago, requiring them to notify the university in advance and obtain approval. A campus source said some scholars “fear the trouble” and simply decline media interviews, adding that activities jointly organised with foreign consulates on campus, or the presence of consular personnel, must also be reported to the university in advance. Guang Media reviewed reports relating to City University over the past 18 months and found that more of them focused on international rankings and research achievements, with fewer responses to social news.
本地傳媒不時會就社會事件、時事議題訪問各院校學者，提供專業意見或作全面剖析。《明報》專欄透露，香港城市大學約兩年前開始限制校內學者接受訪問，規定他們須事先通知校方並獲審批。校內消息人士坦言，部分學者「怕麻煩」索性婉拒傳媒採訪，又指若與外國領事館在校園合辦活動或有領事人員出現，均需事前向學校報備。《光傳媒》翻查過去一年半與城大相關的報道，發現較多聚焦在國際排名及研究成果，較少回應社會新聞。
《明報》專欄披露，城大約於兩年前實施新規定，要求學者收到傳媒查詢或採訪邀請，需通知大學傳訊及數據研究處，並向大學提交訪問問題。大學可建議學者拒絕訪問；若獲批准，校方也可就應對傳媒策略提出建議，例如回答問題的方向，或某些問題不要回答等。
26 Mar 2025集誌社#6617
反駁隊長再反擊｜《明報》編輯撐記者提問合理 鄧炳強致函指「偏頗誤導」 月內兩度反駁
Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung wrote to Ming Pao, criticising an article in the paper’s “Editor’s Note” column today as “biased and misleading”. The article commented on Tang questioning whether a Ming Pao reporter’s question had “undermined the government’s credibility” when he met the media after returning from Thailand earlier this month. Citing former Chief Executive Donald Tsang as an example, it said that the reporter’s question was “entirely unobjectionable”. Tang rebutted that the article focused on the reasonableness of the reporter’s question about the gazetted appointment of an official who had visited overseas, but completely omitted his response that the operation needed to be kept confidential. He again questioned the Ming Pao reporter’s question that day, saying it was difficult not to feel that the paper’s focus was on finding shortcomings in the government rather than caring about Hong Kong people.
保安局局長鄧炳強致函《明報》，批評該報今日的「編輯室手記」專欄文章內容「偏頗誤導」。該專欄文章評論鄧月初從泰國回港見傳媒時，質疑明報記者提問「打擊政府威信」，引用前特首曾蔭權例子指，記者提疑問「完全是無可厚非」。鄧炳強反駁，文章集中講述記者就外訪官員刊憲署任的提問的合理性、卻完全沒有提及鄧回應時指行動需要保密；又再次質疑明報記者當日的提問，「難免令人覺得貴報的著眼點旨在找政府不足的地方，而不是關心港人」。
7 Mar 2025Yahoo#4605
鄧炳強臨時離港無刊憲 《明報》記者追問原因 遭鄧轟打擊政府威信
Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung was scheduled to attend an event at Ngong Ping Piazza yesterday afternoon, but organisers announced an hour before the event that he had to leave Hong Kong to “handle official business”. Tang returned from Thailand today (7th) and met the press at the airport to explain the rescue operation for Hong Kong people detained in Southeast Asia. A Ming Pao reporter asked why his departure had not been accompanied by the customary gazetting of an acting arrangement. Tang questioned whether the reporter was deliberately seeking to “undermine the government’s credibility”.
Tang left Hong Kong at short notice yesterday and was asked at the airport today why he had not explained the reason for his departure or gazetted an acting arrangement as usual. He first confirmed that the reporter was from Ming Pao, then explained that whether the government issued a Gazette notice “depends on actual needs”. He said the operation had a need for secrecy, otherwise it would have affected the rescue operation.
保安局局長鄧炳強原訂昨日下午到昂坪市集出席活動，惟活動前一小時大會臨時公布鄧要離港「處理公務」。鄧炳強今（7 日）由泰國返港，在機場見記者，交代被禁錮在東南亞的港人營救行動。《明報》記者提問，為何離港未有按慣例刊憲署任安排，鄧炳強回應時質疑對方有心「打擊政府威信」。
鄧炳強昨日臨時離港，今在機場被問到為何離港時未有交代原因，及未有如慣例刊憲署任安排。他回應時首先確認記者來自《明報》，其後解釋指，政府是否出惠報，「係睇實際需要」，由於今次行動有其隱蔽性的需要，否則會影響拯救行動。
4 Mar 2025集誌社#4592
投訴警察｜《明報》記者採訪遭警斥「影乜撚嘢」推撞 有片投訴 警查兩年列無法證實、並無過錯
“What the fuck are you filming?” In March 2023, a Ming Pao reporter filming prosecutor Ng Suk-kuen leaving the District Court in Wan Chai after a sedition case involving former Stand News was allegedly brought against her was verbally abused with foul language and shoved twice by a police officer. The reporter recorded the incident and lodged a complaint with the Complaints Against Police Office. Nearly two years later, the police investigation found that the complaint concerning the foul language was “not substantiated”. Regarding the complaint of “impolite manner”, the finding was that the officer had been lawfully performing his duties and that there was “no fault”. The reporter has requested a review. The Ming Pao Staff Association said the footage clearly showed the circumstances described in the complaint and expressed disappointment at the Complaints Against Police Office’s decision. The police said the Complaints Against Police Office had received the request for a review and would handle it in accordance with established procedures.
「影乜撚嘢」。2023 年 3 月，《明報》一位記者在灣仔區域法院外，拍攝前《立場新聞》被指煽動案的主控官伍淑娟離開法院，遭一警以粗言辱罵，兩度推撞。該記者當時拍下片段，向投訴警察課投訴。事隔近兩年，警察調查結果是，粗言穢言的投訴「無法證實」；至於「粗魯無禮」的投訴，結果是該警員當時合法執行職務，「並無過錯」。該記者已提出覆核。明報職工協會指，片段清楚顯示指控所述情况，對投訴警察課的決定感失望。警方回覆指，投訴警察課已接獲相關覆核要求，會按既定程序處理。
1 Oct 2024獨媒#4102
鄧炳強去信《明報》 指吳靄儀專欄「英雄化」鍾沛權
Former Legislative Council member Margaret Ng published an article titled “Supporting Kuen” in Ming Pao’s supplement yesterday, discussing former Stand News editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen, who was sentenced to 21 months in prison for conspiracy to publish seditious publications. She said Chung had refused to plead guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence and had instead chosen to make clear his beliefs about journalism. Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung wrote to Ming Pao that evening, describing the article as “discussing the Stand News case in a roundabout manner, using indirect insinuations” and “heroising” Chung Pui-kuen.
前立法會議員吳靄儀昨日在《明報》副刊刊出題為《權撐住》文章，談及因「串謀發布煽動刊物」被判監21個月的前《立場新聞》總編輯鍾沛權，指對方不肯認罪以換取減刑，而選擇說清楚新聞工作的信念。保安局局長鄧炳強即晚去信《明報》，形容其為「以拐彎抹角、指桑罵槐的方式談論《立場新聞》案」，並「英雄化」鍾沛權。
5 Sept 2024獨媒#4025
【立場案】鄧炳強去信《明報》 指陳景祥文章誤導
The Stand News case was decided last week, with all defendants found guilty of conspiracy to publish and/or reproduce seditious publications. Chan King-sang, former editor-in-chief of the Hong Kong Economic Journal, wrote an article in Ming Pao titled “What red lines did the sedition offence draw?”, saying that the sedition offence had placed considerable pressure on the news industry. Chris Tang, Secretary for Security and “the Response and Rebuttal Team Captain”, wrote to Ming Pao that evening, saying Chan’s views were incorrect. Ming Pao today published the full text of Tang’s response, as well as an article by Francis Lee Lap-fung, a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s School of Journalism and Communication. Lee said that many parts concerning the media in the judgment in the Stand News case differed from journalists’ understanding, and believed they could cause unnecessary harm to the industry.
《立場新聞》案上周裁決，所有被告「串謀發布／或複製煽動刊物」罪罪成。《信報》前總編輯陳景祥在《明報》以《煽動罪劃出了什麼紅線？》為題撰文，指煽動罪對新聞界造成相當大的壓力。「反駁隊隊長」、保安局局長鄧炳強即晚去信《明報》，指陳文觀點錯誤。《明報》今日刊出鄧炳強的回應全文，同時亦刊出了中大新聞與傳播學院教授李立峯的文章，李文指《立場新聞》案的判詞中不少就媒體的部分，與新聞工作者理解不一樣，認為或對行業帶來不必要的損害。
16 Aug 2024獨媒#3913
明報總編致函專欄作家籲下筆須「知所分寸」 黃照達：大家明白壓力喺邊度
Ming Pao Editor-in-Chief Lau Chung-yeung recently wrote to columnists for the newspaper’s Times section, asking them to “help us out” and exercise greater caution in their writing. He stressed that commentary must be based on accurate facts, and that writers must know where to draw the line and comply with the law, “otherwise there is no guarantee that a crisis might not descend one day”. Ming Pao political cartoonist Wong Chiu-tat said on the radio this morning that he fully understood the newspaper’s difficult situation. He considered the newspaper’s supplements to have literary and artistic qualities, while political cartoons were freewheeling creative works that inherently involved “crossing the line”. He also admitted that over the past two years he had avoided drawing on current-affairs and political topics, saying, “Everyone understands where the pressure comes from.”
《明報》總編輯劉頌陽日前致函時代版專欄作者，提到懇求作者「幫我們一把」，下筆時務必多一分謹慎，並強調評論要建基於準確事實，同時要知分寸和守法，「否則難保說不定哪天危機會降臨」。《明報》其中一位專欄漫畫家黃照達今早在電台表示，深明《明報》處境困難，他認為該報的副刊具文學藝術特質，而政治漫畫是天馬行空創作，本身屬「踩界」。他亦坦言近兩年避畫時事政治題材，「大家明白壓力喺邊度」。
4 Jun 2024Channel C#3640
羅奇訪港照唱「香港玩完」 一國兩制已變成「中國特色兩制」
Stephen Roach, former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, put forward the view that “Hong Kong is finished” in an article for the Financial Times in Britain earlier this year. Executive Council Convenor Regina Ip immediately mounted a high-profile rebuttal, sparking a war of words. In a recent newspaper interview during a visit to Hong Kong, Roach said he still maintained that view, citing the increasingly close political and economic links between Hong Kong and the mainland and the shrinking scope for Hong Kong to make changes. He further said that the definition of “one country, two systems” had changed after 2019 into “two systems with more Chinese characteristics”.
摩根士丹利前亞洲區主席羅奇（Stephen Roach），年初在英國《金融時報》撰文，提出「香港玩完」觀點，行政會議召集人葉劉淑儀隨即高調反駁，掀起一輪舌戰。羅奇近日訪港接受報章專訪指出仍維持「玩完」的觀點，原因在於香港與內地在政經的連結愈來愈緊密，香港能改變的空間也愈來愈小。他進一步指「一國兩制」的定義在2019年後已經變化成「更有中國特色」的兩制。
14 Mar 2024獨媒#3176
【23條立法】鄧炳強點名斥《明報》誤導 稱標題惡毒惹市民「不必要關注」
As deliberation on the Safeguarding National Security Bill neared its conclusion, Secretary for Security Chris Tang condemned a report published by Ming Pao today as misleading, and its headline as malicious, saying it must be strongly condemned. He criticised the report for leading the public to believe that the Bill would tighten regulation of the media, and to misunderstand that offenders would be transferred to the mainland. Although Ming Pao had issued a correction and apology online, Tang said that “the damage has already been done” and said the incident had “once again” seriously damaged Ming Pao’s credibility.
在審議《維護國家安全條例草案》的尾聲，保安局局長鄧炳強斥責《明報》今日刊登的一篇報導誤導、標題惡毒，必須強烈譴責。他批評報導令公眾誤以為《條例草案》加強管理傳媒，以及誤會犯罪者將被移交內地。雖然《明報》已在網上作出更正和道歉，不過鄧炳強稱「傷害已經造成」，並指事件「再一次」嚴重打擊《明報》的公信力。
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