2 Apr 2025明報#6646
美《香港政策法》報告：安全部門監視民主派 特區5000字斥失實 「為政治利益創作」
The US State Department yesterday issued a Hong Kong Policy Act report citing “reliable reports” that Hong Kong security agencies monitored (monitored) pro-democracy figures, their relatives and friends, and Hong Kong journalists. It also said that some US citizens were detained and questioned when entering Hong Kong because of their associations with people or organisations holding critical positions on China. The report said Hong Kong had, in general, become more centrally controlled, and that its separate economic and trade policies from those of the mainland could be maintained only with Beijing’s approval. The HKSAR Government issued a nearly 5,000-character statement yesterday condemning the report as inaccurate and questioning whether it was “a product clearly created to serve the United States’ own political interests.”
The report alleged that Beijing and the HKSAR Government had undermined the rule of law, human rights and freedoms in the name of national security. Secretary of State Marco Rubio maintained that, under US law, the United States would not provide Hong Kong treatment different from that provided to the mainland. The report said national security legislation had affected human rights and freedoms in Hong Kong, including stating that in cases involving national security, there was “no expectation of a fair trial”. It also mentioned police interviewing relatives and friends of people wanted overseas. The report noted that Hong Kong had held no public events commemorating June 4 since 2019, while police had repeatedly approved small anti-US demonstrations outside the US Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau.
美國國務院昨日發表《香港政策法》報告，引述有「可靠報告」顯示香港安全部門監視（monitored）民主派人士、其親友及香港記者，也有美國公民因與對華持批判立場的人或組織有關聯，入境香港時遭扣查問話。報告同時形容，趨勢上香港更由中央集權，並在北京批准下香港才得以維持有別內地的經貿政策。特區政府昨發表近5000字新聞稿譴責報告失實，質疑報告「是明顯為服務美國自身政治利益而創作的製成品」。
報告：再無公開悼六四 警屢准領館外示威
美國國務院在報告指控，北京及特區政府以國安為由，破壞法治及人權自由，國務卿魯比奧維持在美國法例下不向香港提供有別內地的待遇。報告指，國安法例衝擊本港人權自由，包括形容凡涉國家安全案件，「不能預期有公平審訊（no expectation of a fair trial）」，又提到警方約談遭通緝海外人士的親友等。報告提及，2019年起本港無再公開悼念六四活動，而警方多次批准美國駐港澳總領事館外的小型反美示威。
1 Apr 2025集誌社#6644
美國制裁｜美國制裁六港官 警務處長蕭澤頤 臨近退休被制裁 國安處兩高層上榜
The US has sanctioned six mainland Chinese and Hong Kong officials. The US State Department announced today (1st) that those sanctioned include Dong Jingwei, director of the Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR; Au Chi-kwong, secretary-general of the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the HKSAR; Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok; Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu Chak-yee; and Assistant Commissioners of Police (National Security) Chiu Wing-lan and Wong Chung-chun. It said they had used the Hong Kong National Security Law to intimidate, suppress and harass 19 pro-democracy activists who had been forced to flee overseas, including through its extraterritorial application. The Hong Kong SAR Government said it strongly condemned the sanctions and held them in contempt. The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the HKSAR said China would take forceful measures to firmly counter them.
再有六名中港官員，被美國制裁，美國國務院今（1日）公布，制裁六人包官國安公署署長董經緯、國安委秘書長區志光、律政司司長林定國、警務處長蕭澤頤、兩位助理警務處長(國家安全)趙詠蘭、王忠巡，指他們以《香港國安法》，在域外恐嚇、壓制、騷擾 19 位被迫逃亡海外民運人士。特區政府表示強烈譴責、嗤之以鼻。外交部駐港公署表示，中方必將採取有力措施堅決反制。
16 Mar 2025BBC#6582
特朗普政府凍結資助《自由亞洲電台》及《美國之音》等傳媒機構
The Trump administration ordered on Saturday (March 15) the suspension of funding for several broadcasting organisations, including Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Radio Free Europe (RFE). Employees of the organisations told the BBC they had “long expected” the move.
Hundreds of staff members at Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe and other broadcasters received company emails over the weekend saying they were barred from entering their offices and had to surrender press passes and equipment issued by their offices. The organisations’ operations were brought to a halt.
According to an email viewed by BBC Chinese and sent by RFA president Fong Pui to staff on Saturday U.S. Eastern Time, all RFA employees were expected to report to work as normal on the next working day, the coming Monday.
“Last night, the White House issued an executive order affecting multiple organisations, including the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). Please note that we are all working together to assess how the executive order will affect RFA. This morning, RFA and other sister media organisations received notification from USAGM stating that our grant agreements had been suspended. RFA’s leadership is assessing this disappointing development to determine what it means and its potential impact on our organisation.”
特朗普政府週六（3月15日）下令暫停資助包括美國之音（VOA）、自由亞洲電台（RFA）、自由歐洲電台（RFE）在內的多家廣播機構，有這些機構的員工向BBC表示他們「早有預期」。
數百名美國之音、自由亞洲電台、自由歐洲電台等廣播電台工作人員在週末時收到公司電郵稱他們被禁止進入辦公室，且必須上交記者證、辦公室發放的設備等，公司進入停擺。
根據一封BBC中文瀏覽過的、由RFA台長方貝在美國東部時間週六發給員工的郵件，該機構全體員工在下一個工作日，也就是即將到來的星期一，應該正常到崗上班。
「昨晚，白宮發出波及包括美國全球媒體總署（USAGM）在內的多個機構的行政令。請注意我們都在協作處理這項行政令將如何影響RFA。今晨，RFA和其他姊妹媒體都收到來自USAGM的通知，表示中止我們的補助協議。RFA的領導層正在評估這一令人沮喪的進程，以確定這究竟意味著什麼，以及它對我們機構的潛在影響。」
17 Jan 2025獨媒#4441
美國延長港人「延遲強制離境計劃」 特區政府譴責
The US State Department announced on Wednesday (January 15) that it was extending the Deferred Enforced Departure programme for Hong Kong residents for a second time, by two years to February 5, 2027. The statement said Beijing had infringed on Hong Kong’s rights and freedoms, and called for an end to the use of national security laws to suppress people peacefully expressing political views, as well as the release of political prisoners. The SAR government issued a statement yesterday expressing strong dissatisfaction and condemnation, saying the move defamed Hong Kong’s rule of law, democracy and human rights conditions.
The US Deferred Enforced Departure programme took effect on August 5, 2021, allowing Hong Kong residents who were in the US on that date to extend their stay by 18 months after their visas expired and apply for employment authorisation. US President Joe Biden extended the programme by two years to February 2025 in 2023, and expanded its scope to Hong Kong residents who arrived in the US after August 5, 2021. Wednesday’s announcement marked Biden’s second extension of the programme, which was reportedly expected to benefit about 4,000 Hong Kong residents.
The US State Department statement said the decision was made in view of continued attacks by Beijing and the Hong Kong government on Hong Kong residents’ rights and freedoms, including the Stand News case and the case involving 47 pro-democracy figures in the primary election, as well as the ongoing trial of Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily. It also said that on December 24 last year, the Hong Kong government issued arrest warrants for six people and revoked the HKSAR passports of seven others, some of whom were in the US. It considered these acts of transnational repression to pose a threat to US sovereignty and national security, and to disregard democracy and human rights.
美國國務院周三（1月15日）宣布，第二次延長港人「延遲強制離境計劃」兩年至2027年2月5日，聲明指北京侵犯香港的權利和自由，並呼籲停止使用國家安全法律打壓和平表達政治觀點的人士，以及釋放政治犯。特區政府昨日發聲明表示強烈不滿和譴責，認為屬詆譭香港法治、民主和人權狀况。
美國的「延遲強制離境計劃」在2021年8月5日生效，予當日在美的港人在簽證到期後延長逗留18個月，並可申請就業許可。美國總統拜登在2023年延長計劃兩年至2025年2月，並擴大適用範圍至2021年8月5日後抵美的港人。周三是拜登第二次延長計劃，有指料約4,000名港人受惠。
美國國務院聲明指，決定是鑑於北京及港府持續攻擊港人的權利和自由，包括《立場新聞》案及民主派初選47人案，和正在審訊的《蘋果日報》創辦人黎智英案。此外在去年12月24日，港府通緝6名人士及取消7人的特區護照，部分人身在美國，認為這些跨境鎮壓的行為對美國的主權及國家安全構成威脅，漠視民主和人權。
27 Sept 2024明報#4088
立場新聞案︳美國批判刑損新聞自由 李家超：不可利用新聞平台煽動
The parent company of the now-shuttered Stand News, its former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen and then acting editor-in-chief Lam Siu-tong were convicted of conspiracy to publish seditious publications. Chung was sentenced to 21 months’ imprisonment yesterday, while Lam, who has kidney disease, was released. A US senator and the US consul in Hong Kong said they believed the sentence harmed press freedom in Hong Kong. Speaking this afternoon (27th) at a National Day reception for Hong Kong’s media, Chief Executive John Lee said news credibility and ethics must not be corrupted by the misuse of public platforms for private ends, or by using news platforms to undermine the rule of law or unlawfully incite others. He stressed that no person or industry could be above the law.
已停運立場新聞的母公司、前總編輯鍾沛權、時任署任總編輯林紹桐串謀發布煽動刊物罪成，鍾昨判囚21個月，患腎病的林獲釋。有美國參議員及美國駐港領事回應指，認為判刑損害香港新聞自由；特首李家超今午（27日）於香港新聞界慶祝國慶酒會上致辭時表示，新聞公信力及道德，不能敗壞於公器私用、利用新聞平台破壞法治或違法煽動者，強調沒有人或行業可以凌駕法律。
11 Sept 2024獨媒#4036
美眾議員通過影響經貿辦廢存《認證法》 港府：強烈譴責
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London became embroiled in an espionage case in May this year, prompting questions in US political circles about the role of the offices. The US House of Representatives passed the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Certification Act by an overwhelming vote of 413 to 3. The bill requires the executive branch to certify whether the three Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices in Washington, New York and San Francisco may continue to enjoy their current privileges and immunities. If certification is not granted, the offices must cease operations within 180 days. The bill will next be submitted to the Senate for a vote. In a late-night statement, the Hong Kong government strongly condemned the bill for defaming Hong Kong’s laws safeguarding national security and smearing the city’s human rights situation. It said the United States has “significant economic interests” in Hong Kong, and warned that if the US insists on proceeding, it will damage relations between the two sides and ultimately harm the interests of the United States and its businesses.
香港駐倫敦經貿辦今年5月捲入間諜案，引起美國政壇對經貿辦角色的質疑。美國眾議院以壓倒性413票對3票，通過《香港經濟貿易辦事處認證法》，法案要求行政部門認證在華盛頓、紐約及三藩市的3個香港經貿辦是否可以延長目前享有的特權及豁免，若不獲確認，經貿辦須在180日內停止運作。法案接下來將送交參議院表決。港府在深夜發聲明，強烈譴責法案詆毁香港維護國家安全法律，以及抹黑香港人權狀況，並指美國在港有「重大經濟利益」，若美方一意孤行，將破壞兩方關係，最終損害美國及其企業的利益。
11 Sept 2024集誌社#4038
取消經貿辦程序啟動 美眾議院通過法案 港府強烈譴責
The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Certification Act early today (11 December Hong Kong time), by 413 votes to 3. If the bill is passed by the Senate and signed into law by the president, the US president will have to decide within 30 days whether to terminate the operations of Hong Kong’s three economic and trade offices in the United States. The US Senate will adjourn at the end of December, and the bill will lapse if it is not passed before then.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government issued a statement in the early hours strongly condemning the House for using the bill as a pretext to disparage Hong Kong’s laws safeguarding national security and smear the city’s human rights situation. It said the House had distorted the facts for political purposes and deliberately attacked Hong Kong, amounting to crude interference in Hong Kong affairs. The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region also expressed strong condemnation and firm opposition.
美國眾議院今（11日）香港時間凌晨以 413 票同意、3 票反對，壓倒性通過《香港經貿辦認證法案》，若法案獲參議院通過及總統簽署生效，美國總統要在 30 日內決定是否停止在美的三個香港經貿辦公室運作；美參議院 12 月底將休會，議案若未在此前通過將失效。
特區政府凌晨發稿，強烈譴責美眾議院假借法案，詆毁香港維護國家安全的法律和抹黑香港人權狀況，為求政治目的，歪曲事實，刻意攻擊香港、粗暴干預香港事務。外交部駐港公署則表示強烈譴責和堅決反對。
7 Sept 2024同文#4029
【域外適用】美國政府多部門共同發布香港商務警示 指 23 條含糊定義危害企業及公民安全
On 6 September, the US government issued a Hong Kong Business Advisory on the business environment in Hong Kong. First released in July 2021, the advisory significantly heightens warnings about risks to US companies operating in Hong Kong in light of actions taken by the Chinese and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region governments in recent years, particularly the impact of the National Security Law (NSL) and the newly implemented Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (SNS Ordinance) under Article 23 of the Basic Law. The revised advisory was jointly issued by the US Departments of State, the Treasury, Commerce, Agriculture and Homeland Security, and highlighted reputational, regulatory, financial and legal risks arising from the actions of the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities.
美國政府於 9 月 6 日對香港的營商環境發布香港商務警示（Hong Kong Business Advisory），自 2021 年 7 月首次發表後，鑑於中國及香港特別行政區政府近年來的行動，特別是國安法（National Security Law, NSL）與全新實施基本法第 23 條維護國家安全條例（Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, SNS Ordinance）的影響，該諮詢顯著提升了對在港美國公司的風險警示。美國國務院、財政部、商務部、農業部和國土安全部共同發布此修訂諮詢，強調因中國及香港當局行為而產生的聲譽、監管、財務及法律風險。
11 Jul 2024獨媒#3807
美國延長對港「緊急狀態令」 外交部駐港公署：迫害妄想症愈發嚴重
US President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday local time that the United States would continue the national emergency concerning Hong Kong. The US will continue to suspend or withdraw Hong Kong’s special and preferential treatment, while US Customs and Border Protection will continue to require all goods originating in Hong Kong to identify “China” as their country of origin. The White House said in a statement that China’s recent actions had fundamentally undermined Hong Kong’s autonomy and posed an unusual and extraordinary threat to the United States. The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition, accusing the US of an increasingly serious “persecution complex” and of imposing unreasonable unilateral sanctions on Hong Kong. It said: “The hegemonic conduct of fearing that the world will not be in chaos is despised by people around the world!”
美國總統拜登在當地星期周二宣布，決定繼續維持關於香港的「國家緊急狀態」，美國續暫停或取消給予香港的特殊和傳惠待遇，美國海關及邊境保護局將繼續要求所有原產香港的商品必須標明「中國」為原產國。白宮在聲明表示，中國最近採取的行動，從根本破壞香港自治，對美國構成非同尋常的威脅。外交部駐港公署表示強烈不滿及堅決反對，批評美國的「被迫害妄想症」愈來愈嚴重，對香港進行無理單邊制裁，「唯恐天下不亂霸權行徑為世人不齒！」
1 Apr 2024Now#3293
團體請願 不滿美國務卿布林肯擬對香港官員實施簽證限制
A group protested outside the US Consulate General in Hong Kong against Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s earlier announcement that visa restrictions would be imposed on a number of Hong Kong officials in response to Hong Kong’s passage of Article 23 legislation.
Members of Defend Hong Kong Campaign chanted slogans in protest outside the consulate and stepped on sheets of paper bearing images of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. They criticised Blinken for stigmatising the Hong Kong national security law and the enactment of Article 23 of the Basic Law, and expressed support for Hong Kong officials in facing pressure from the US without fear.
有團體到美國駐港總領館抗議，不滿美國國務卿布林肯早前宣布因應香港通過23條立法，將會對多名香港官員實施簽證限制。
一批「保衛香港」成員到美國駐港總領事館叫口號抗議，又踩印有美國國務卿布林肯頭像的紙張。他們批評布林肯污名化港區國安法及基本法23條立法，支持香港官員無懼美方打壓。
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