24 Jun 2025RFA#6943
無國界記者與《蘋果》前員工出特刊 向拒絕沉默的記者致敬
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily was forced to shut down under authoritarian pressure four years ago, publishing its final newspaper on 24 June that year. Today (24 June), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and a group of former Apple Daily journalists now living overseas in the diaspora published a four-page special edition, “The Spirit of Apple Daily Lives On”, paying tribute to journalists around the world who continue to uphold the truth and resist censorship.
The special edition includes an article by Sebastien Lai, son of Next Digital founder Jimmy Lai. He writes that his 77-year-old father has been held in solitary confinement for more than 1,600 days and that his health has deteriorated sharply. He says: “Apple Daily spoke up for Hong Kong people at newsstands, provided the truth and thereby gave them strength. My father brought trouble upon himself by pursuing the public good and doing what was right, and paid the highest price for it. Jimmy Lai stood up for the freedoms that we all cherish. Now it is our turn to support him.”
The special edition also features interviews with former Apple Daily journalists. Carrie Ka Lai Leung, now editor-in-chief of Light Media, said that after independent media in Hong Kong had been destroyed, the role of media outlets in the diaspora had become even more important: to fill the news and information black hole.
In a press release, RSF director general Thibaut Bruttin said: “This Apple Daily special edition is not an obituary, but a tribute to the enormous sacrifices made by journalists who refuse to remain silent. Although Beijing continues to try to strangle Hong Kong’s independent journalism, the legacy of Apple Daily lives on, and brave journalists will uphold the spirit of the paper and continue to challenge government propaganda with accurate and truthful reporting.”
香港《蘋果日報》4年前在極權壓力下被迫熄燈，並在同年6月24日出版最後一份報紙。4年後的今天（24日），無國界記者（RSF）與一群離散海外的前《蘋果日報》記者，推出4頁特刊《蘋果日報精神常存》，向全球仍堅持真相、抵抗審查的新聞工作者致敬。
特刊收錄了壹傳媒創辦人黎智英之子黎崇恩的撰文，他提到現年77歲的父親黎智英，至今已被單獨囚禁超過1,600日，身體健康急轉直下。他說：「《蘋果日報》在報攤上為港人發聲、提供真相並藉此給予他們力量。我父親因追求公益良善而惹禍上身，為此付出最高昂的代價。黎智英為我們所有人珍惜的自由挺身而出。現在換我們支持他了」。
特刊並訪問了前《蘋果》記者，其中現職為《光傳媒》總編的梁嘉麗指出，在香港獨立媒體被摧毀後，離散媒體的角色更加重要，便是填補新聞資訊的黑洞。
無國界記者執行長柏儒廷（Thibaut Bruttin）在新聞稿指出：「這份《蘋果日報》特刊並非訃告，而是向拒絕沉默的記者所做出的巨大犧牲致敬。儘管北京不斷試圖扼殺香港獨立新聞，但《蘋果日報》的傳承永存，勇敢的記者將秉持該報精神，繼續以準確真實的報道挑戰政府宣傳。」
20 Apr 2024集誌社#3397
蘋果停運｜停刊近三年 部分前員工終獲破欠補償金
Apple Daily, which ceased publication nearly three years ago and had its funds frozen by the government, had been unable to provide employees even with compensation from the Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund because no creditor had applied to wind up the company. Last Friday, two creditors filed a petition seeking an order to wind up Apple Daily Limited. The Collective learned that, from Tuesday (16th), some former employees had finally begun receiving payments from the fund. In response to enquiries from The Collective, the Labour Department confirmed that it was disbursing ex gratia payments from the fund to former employees because employees had filed a winding-up petition against Apple Daily Limited.
However, the compensation represents only a small part of the back pay owed. The Collective found that at least 72 former Apple Daily employees have so far won claims for unpaid wages, involving more than HK$5.44 million. But the fund has a payment cap, meaning the former employees received only part of the amounts owed. One former Apple Daily employee said the money was wages they were entitled to, and that the Security Bureau could theoretically unfreeze some of Apple Daily’s funds to pay them. But after waiting so long to receive the money through the fund, the employee asked: “How is this any different from punishing the employees?”
停刊近三年、資金被政府凍結的《蘋果日報》，因一直沒債權人申請清盤，員工連破欠基金發的補償金也取不到。上周五，有兩名債權人入稟，要求頒令蘋果日報有限公司清盤。《集誌社》獲悉，本周二（ 16 日）起，終於有部分員工開始獲發破欠基金補償金。勞工處回覆《集誌社》查詢時，確認由於有僱員向「蘋果日報有限公司」提出清盤呈請，正向前員工發放破欠基金的特惠款項。
不過這份補償金，只佔追薪的一小部分。《集誌社》統計，至今最少有 72 名《蘋果》前員工追薪勝訴，涉款逾 544 萬元。但破欠基金有上限，前員工只獲發還部分款項。有《蘋果》前員工直言，這筆是應得的人工，保安局理論上可解凍《蘋果》部分資金再出糧，但現要隔這麼長時間，才經破欠基金收到款項，反問「同懲罰員工有咩分別？」
28 Jul 2023法庭線#8095
前《蘋果》高級編輯入稟追討17.4萬元欠薪
A former senior editor of Apple Daily filed a claim for more than HK$174,000 in wages, annual leave pay and year-end remuneration. The case was heard at the Labour Tribunal on Friday (28th). The company’s representative was absent, and the tribunal held an ex parte hearing for the claimant.
Adjudicator Vivian Wai Wan Lee said bailiffs had served the documents at the company’s registered address earlier this year, with none returned. The adjudicator also confirmed that neither the tribunal nor the claimant had received a defence or related materials from Apple Daily.
In the ruling, the adjudicator said the claimant had submitted documentary evidence sufficient to establish the case, while Apple Daily had not paid the claimant the amounts stated on the payslips and related documents. The tribunal will issue an order requiring Apple Daily to pay the relevant amount, unless Apple Daily’s representative applies to have the order set aside.
一名前《蘋果日報》高級編輯入稟申索工資、年假、年終酬金等逾 17.4 萬元，案件周五（ 28 日）在勞資審裁處提訊，公司代表缺席，法庭為申索人進行單方面聆訊。
審裁官李慧雲指，本年初已有執達吏將文件送達公司註冊地址，沒有文件被退回，亦確認審裁處及申索方均沒有從《蘋果》收到答辯書及相關資料。
審裁官裁決時指，接納申索方已提交能確立案情的證明文件，而《蘋果》未有按糧單及相關文件上的金額繳付予申索人。法庭將頒下命令，要求《蘋果》向申訴人繳付相關金額，除非《蘋果》有代表申請有關命令作廢。
21 Jul 2023法庭線#8057
《蘋果日報》公司遭入稟小額追討 官裁租車公司勝訴獲賠3.4萬元
The company behind the now-defunct Apple Daily was sued by a car-rental company in the Small Claims Tribunal over alleged unpaid car insurance, maintenance and other expenses, seeking more than $36,000 in outstanding payments. Tribunal adjudicator Vienne Wai Nga Luk ruled in favour of the plaintiff on Friday (the 21st), ordering Apple Daily to pay $34,000 of the amount claimed.
According to the claim, the plaintiff was Dah Chong Hong Car Rental and the defendant was Apple Daily Limited. The plaintiff said the defendant had failed to pay 27 items of expenses, including car insurance and maintenance fees, on time as stipulated in the contract, totalling more than $36,000. Apple Daily was represented at the hearing by a person appointed by its liquidator.
已停刊的《蘋果日報》公司被一間租車公司入稟小額錢債審裁處，指其沒有繳交汽車保險、維修等費用，追討逾 3.6 萬元欠款。審裁官陸惠雅周五（21 日）裁定原告勝訴，下令《蘋果》須支付其中 3.4 萬元。
根據申索書，原告為「大昌行汽車租賃」，被告為指「蘋果有限公司」。原告指被告沒有根據合約訂明，按時繳付汽車保險、維修費等 27 項費用，合共逾 3.6 萬元。《蘋果》一方由清盤人派員代表出席聆訊。
22 Nov 2022法庭線#5745
蘋果高層案｜張劍虹、陳沛敏等 6 人認罪 控方列黎智英保釋法庭報道 指引公眾同情
Six former senior executives of Apple Daily and Next Digital, charged with conspiracy to collude with foreign or external forces to endanger national security, pleaded guilty at the High Court on Tuesday (22) after being remanded for nearly a year and a half. A further charge of conspiracy to publish seditious publications was left on the court file.
《蘋果日報》及壹傳媒 6 名前高層，被控「串謀勾結外國或者境外勢力危害國家安全罪」，還押至今近 1 年半，周二（22 日）在高等法院認罪，另一項「串謀發布煽動刊物罪」則存檔法庭。
22 Nov 2022法庭線#5746
蘋果高層案｜控方指黎智英「佔中」起宣揚政見 開 Twitter 與「外部勢力」互動
Six former senior executives of Apple Daily and Next Digital, charged with conspiracy to collude with foreign or external forces to endanger national security, pleaded guilty at the High Court on Tuesday (22nd) after being remanded in custody for nearly a year and a half. Another charge of conspiracy to publish seditious publications was left on the court file.
《蘋果日報》及壹傳媒 6 名前高層，被控「串謀勾結外國或者境外勢力危害國家安全罪」，還押至今近 1 年半，周二（22 日）在高等法院認罪，另一項「串謀發布煽動刊物罪」則存檔法庭。
5 Aug 2022獨媒#2300
大樓藏第二類危險品 蘋果日報印刷公司認罪 罰款7千元
Apple Daily Printing Limited, which is facing liquidation, was alleged to have stored Category 2 dangerous goods—25 compressed gas cylinders—without a licence in its company building last December. Today (5th), the company’s liquidator, a representative of Next Media Limited, admitted two summons charges: “contravening the terms or conditions of a dangerous goods licence” and “engaging in relevant activities without holding a dangerous goods licence”. The company was fined a total of HK$7,000. The defence said time was needed to apply to the Security Bureau to unfreeze the company’s assets, and the court allowed the defendant 28 days to pay the fine.
正面臨清盤的蘋果日報印刷有限公司，被指於去年12月在公司大樓內無牌存放第二類危險品，即25支壓縮氣瓶。公司清盤人、壹傳媒有限公司的代表今（5日）承認「違反危險品牌照上的條款或條件」及「未領有危險品牌照而從事有關的活動」兩項傳票控罪，合共被罰款7,000元。辯方指需時向保安局申請解凍公司資產，法庭寬限被告在28天內繳交罰款。
25 Jul 2022同文#2263
24.9 萬《立場》網站頁面獲互聯網檔案館備份 現開放搜尋 「聞庫」集結逾 230 萬篇蘋果、立場文章
On 29 December last year, the National Security Department raided the office of Stand News and arrested several directors and senior executives. Stand News announced its closure on the same day and removed all content from its website, abruptly erasing seven years of Hong Kong history it had documented, along with every word written by its journalists. However, many people worked to back up the material before the memories were erased. Earlier, a group of LIHKG users set up the website “Ku Wen”, re-uploading tens of thousands of Apple Daily and Stand News articles for public browsing. The Internet Archive, headquartered in the United States and dedicated to backing up different websites, has also recently launched a new function allowing users to search archived pages from the Stand News website by keyword.
去年 12 月 29 日，國安處突擊搜查《立場新聞》的辦公室，並拘捕多名董事和高層。《立場》同日宣布停運，並移除網站上所有內容，七年來所記錄的香港歷史、記者的一字一句一下子被清零。不過，亦有不少人趁記憶被抹走之前，盡力備份。早前就有一班連登用戶建立了網站「聞庫」，將數以萬計的《蘋果日報》和《立場》文章重新放上網供大家瀏覽。而總部設於美國，專責為不同網頁進行備份的「互聯網檔案館（Internet Archive）」，近日亦開放了新功能，讓網民可以用關鍵字搜尋已備份的《立場新聞》網站版面。
14 Nov 2021立場新聞#1684
【中大新聞獎】鏗鏘集 721 報道、蘋果 12 港人調查獲獎 《立場新聞》奪兩獎
The 10th CUHK News Awards presentation ceremony was held. Hong Kong Connection’s 721 report and Apple Daily’s investigation into 12 Hong Kongers won awards, while Stand News also took two awards.
第十屆中大新聞獎舉行頒獎禮，鏗鏘集 721 報道、蘋果 12 港人調查獲獎，《立場新聞》亦奪兩獎。
15 Sept 2021立場新聞#1573
保安局引國安法凍結蘋果印刷廠房 科技園入稟促交還地皮 鄧炳強：相信屬國安犯罪財富
The Security Bureau invoked the National Security Law to freeze the Apple Daily printing plant, and the Science Park filed legal proceedings seeking the return of the site.
保安局引《國安法》凍結蘋果印刷廠房，科學園入稟促交還地皮。
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