18 Jun 2025明報#6925
記者法院外遭警員查問及扣起證件 警方：在場助查 司法機構：傳媒可在法院大樓外拍攝
Two inquests are being heard at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts. A journalist was questioned by police outside the court this Monday (16th) while filming a witness, and one journalist’s identification documents were held by an officer, who asked her to contact other journalists to return and provide their details. Police said yesterday that a woman showed an identity card and that she was “assisting with the inquiry”; the documents were later retrieved from inside the court. The Judiciary said today (18th) that journalists may film outside the court building and in designated press areas inside it, and declined to comment on the police action.
The inquests into the 2012 Lamma ferry disaster and the alleged choking of a taxi driver by a police officer are being heard at West Kowloon Courts. At about 1pm on Monday, witnesses from the Lamma ferry crew union walked out of the court, followed by several journalists filming them. A uniformed police officer approached and asked which media organisations they represented. One journalist’s identification documents were subsequently held by the officer, who asked her to contact the other journalists to return so that the officer could record their details.
In response to an inquiry, police said officers had seen several women filming outside the court’s vehicle entrance and approached to make inquiries. One woman showed the officer a press card and identity card, while the others said their documents had been left inside the court. Police said the woman who was able to show proof of identity was “assisting with the inquiry”. Someone later retrieved the documents from inside the court and showed them to the officers. Police reminded the people concerned to carry identification documents with them.
The Judiciary said that under the Court (Remote Hearing) Ordinance, anyone who records, publishes or broadcasts legal proceedings conducted as physical or remote hearings without authorisation may, upon conviction, be sentenced to up to five years’ imprisonment and fined $100,000. Under the Magistrates Ordinance, anyone who, without lawful authority, deliberately makes a visual or audio recording of court premises or any person in court premises may, upon conviction, be sentenced to up to one year’s imprisonment and fined $50,000.
西九龍裁判法院正審理兩宗死因研訊，有記者本周一（16日）在法院門外拍攝證人，遭警員查問。其中一名記者遭警員扣起證件，要求聯絡其他記者折返登記資料。警方昨回覆查詢稱，一名女子能出示身份證明文件及「在場助查」，其後有人從法院內取回證件。司法機構今（18日）回覆稱，記者可在法院大樓範圍外及法院大樓內指定的記者區拍攝，司法機構不評論警方行動。
2012年南丫海難及的士司機疑遭警員箍頸的死因研訊，正在西九龍法院審理。本周一下午近1時，南丫海難的船員工會證人步出法院門外，多名記者跟隨拍攝，軍裝警員上前查問所屬媒體。其後有一名記者遭警員扣起證件，警員要求她聯絡其他記者折返，供警員記錄資料。
警方回覆查詢稱，警員當時發現數名女子於法院車閘外拍攝，並上前了解，其中一人向警員出示記者證及身份證，其餘人士則指證件遺留法院內。警方指，該名能出示身份證明文件的人「在場助查」，其後有人從法院內取回證件，並向警員出示。警方提醒有關人士應隨身攜帶身份證明文件。
本報向司法機構查詢記者在法庭外拍攝的法律界線。司法機構回覆指，根據《法院（遙距聆訊）條例》，任何人未經授權而記錄、發布和廣播以實體聆訊和遙距聆訊進行的法律程序，一經定罪最高監禁5年及罰款10萬元。另根據《簡易程序治罪條例》，任何人無合法權限而故意對法院處所及在法院處所內的任何人作出影像或語音紀錄，一經定罪最高可被監禁1年及罰款5萬元。
4 Jun 2025Yahoo#6862
六四36周年｜耳機貼「香港」、愛犬展示「香港人加油」 男子被帶上警車 警員以電筒照記者鏡頭
Today (4 June) marks the 36th anniversary of the “June 4 Incident”. A hometown market is being held at Victoria Park’s football pitch for the third consecutive year. Large numbers of police officers are stationed around Victoria Park in Causeway Bay, with members of the public repeatedly stopped, searched and taken away by police.
A man appeared outside Fashion Walk with his pet dog. The man was dressed in black and had the word “Hong Kong” stuck onto his earphones. A yellow ribbon was also hung on the dog, with the words “Hong Kong People, Keep It Up” and “Persist” displayed on its collar. Several plain-clothes police officers immediately stepped forward to search him, and ultimately took him and his dog into a police vehicle.
今（4 日）是「六四事件」36 周年，維園足球場連續第三年舉行家鄉市集，銅鑼灣維園一帶有大批警力駐守，不斷有市民被警方截停搜查和帶走。
一名男子帶着愛犬現身名店坊門外，男子身穿黑衣，耳機上貼有「香港」字眼，而愛犬身上亦掛有黃絲帶，在頸圈上展示「香港人加油、堅持」等字眼。多名便衣警員隨即上前搜身，最終將他和愛犬帶上警車。
23 Jan 2025獨媒#4461
記者遭起底 私隱專員指事主無提供資料「無辦法跟進落去」
The Hong Kong Journalists Association published a survey last September saying that dozens of journalists and their family members had been harassed to varying degrees, including through illegal doxxing and the subsequent mailing of doxxing information to neighbours or companies. Privacy Commissioner Ada Chung said last year that she had received related complaints and would follow them up seriously. However, at a press conference today summarising the office’s work over the past year, she said that of the two complaints received, one had been referred to the police, while in the other case the complainant had provided no further information. She said there was "no way to follow it up further".
記協去年9月發布調查，指有數十名記者和家人遭不同程度滋擾，當中涉及非法起底、再將起底資料寄去鄰居或公司。私隱專員鍾麗玲去年表示接獲相關投訴，並稱會嚴肅跟進。不過她今日在總結年度工作記者會表示，接獲的兩宗投訴，其中一宗轉介予警方，另一個案，公署稱投訴人再無提供進一步資料，她表示「無辦法再跟進落去」。
26 Sept 2023HKFP#8414
2023年香港花費約100萬港元贊助記者訪問
The Hong Kong Government spent about HK$1 million this year sponsoring journalists from mainland China and overseas to cover major events in Hong Kong, including the recent Belt and Road Summit.
香港政府今年花了約100萬港，贊助來自中國大陸和海外的記者報道香港的大型活動，包括最近的「一帶一路」高峰會。
27 Mar 2023獨媒#6218
警方批記協未經查證作揣測 指極度遺憾、強烈不滿
The Hong Kong Journalists Association said it had received reports from several news organisations and journalists last week that they had been followed or monitored by unidentified men. The reports included two men loitering outside the reporters’ room at the District Court last Tuesday (21st). Based on the men’s clothing and behaviour, it was suspected that they were plainclothes law enforcement officers. The police said that evening they were extremely regretful and strongly dissatisfied with the HKJA, criticising it for making baseless speculation without verification. They said this not only damaged the reputation of all law enforcement officers, but also undermined the professional image of journalists reporting and commenting on the basis of facts.
記協指上週接獲多個新聞機構及記者反映，遭不明男子跟蹤或監控，包括上周二（21日）兩名男子在區域法院記者室外徘徊，而基於事件中男子的衣著及行為，懷疑兩名男子是便衣執法人員。警方傍晚表示，對記協極度遺憾及強烈不滿，批評未經查證而作出捕風捉影的揣測，不但令所有執法人員聲譽受損，亦破壞新聞工作者以事實為依據作出報道，和評論的專業形象。
31 Jan 2023明報#5995
海綿彈射記者案覆核 監警維持「無法證實」
During the anti-extradition bill movement in November 2019, a then Commercial Radio reporter was hit in Mong Kok by a sponge round fired from behind by riot police while covering the events. After investigating, the Complaints Against Police Office classified the allegation as “unsubstantiated” last year. The reporter sought a review, and the Independent Police Complaints Council replied in mid-month that, after the Complaints Against Police Office reviewed the case and relevant footage, it found no impropriety in the investigation and that the result would “remain unchanged”. The Independent Police Complaints Council agreed. Mr Cheng, the complainant, said he was extremely disappointed that the police and the council had maintained what he considered an inaccurate conclusion, and reiterated his disagreement with the investigation result, but said he had no intention of pursuing a further appeal at this stage.
2019年11月反修例運動期間，時任商台記者於旺角採訪時被防暴警察從後發射海綿彈擊中。投訴警察課調查後，去年將指控列為「無法證實」。記者提出覆核，監警會本月中回覆稱，投訴警察課覆核個案和相關影片後，認為調查無任何不妥之處，結果「維持不變」，監警會亦同意。事主鄭先生對警方和監警會維持失實結論極度失望，重申不同意有關調查結果，惟現階段無意再上訴。
21 Dec 2022獨媒#5858
獨立記者拍紀實片 記4名前記者的堅持
Apple Daily, Stand News and Citizen News, among others, ceased operations one after another from last year through this year. Several chief editors and lead writers were arrested, leaving countless journalists unemployed. More than a year later, independent journalist Cheng Sze-sze released on YouTube on Tuesday evening (the 20th) a documentary of about nine minutes, titled “給善良的我們 For the Greater Fool”. It features interviews with four former journalists and a former news editor about how they have maintained their journalistic integrity, honesty and kindness after the media organisations they worked for closed down.
《蘋果日報》、《立場新聞》及《眾新聞》等，在去年至今年相繼停運，多名總編主筆被捕，無數記者失業。事隔愈一年，獨立記者鄭思思周二（20日）傍晚，在YouTube發布長約9分鐘的紀實片《給善良的我們 For the Greater Fool》，分別訪問4名前記者及前採訪主任，在他們任職的傳媒機構結業後，如何保持記者的風骨、正直和善良。
11 Dec 2020Bloomberg#1048
China Authorities Detain Bloomberg News Beijing Staff Member
Bloomberg has received confirmation that its Chinese citizen staff member in Beijing, Haze Fan, has been detained for national security reasons. Fan has worked with various foreign media organisations in China. Chinese nationals may work only as news assistants for foreign news bureaus in China and are not permitted to conduct independent reporting.
Bloomberg receives confirmation that its Chinese citizen staffer in Beijing Haze Fan has been detained for national security reason. Fan has worked with various foreign media in China. Chinese nationals can only work as news assistants for foreign news bureaus in China and are not allowed to do independent reporting.
8 Sept 2020SCMP#800
China says Australian journalist Cheng Lei detained on national security grounds
An Australian Chinese journalist was detained in China on national security grounds; two Australian journalists were evacuated from China due to the risk of detention.
Australian Chinese journalist detained in China on national security grounds; 2 australian journalists evacuated from China due to risk of detention
1 Jul 2020聞庫（立場）#7739
【七一遊行】網媒記者遭水炮車近距離射頭倒地 防暴警向大廈二樓射胡椒球阻拍攝
Hong Kong’s national security law took effect today. Large numbers of people began gathering in Causeway Bay and Wan Chai in the afternoon, while riot police conducted dispersal operations along the route. During the operation, a freelance online media reporter was knocked to the ground after a water cannon vehicle suddenly fired at close range while the reporter was filming, causing injuries that required hospital treatment. Separately, when a member of the public filmed the situation on the street from the second floor of Fook Tak Building, riot police shone flashlights at the person and fired pepper-ball rounds, leaving clearly visible marks on the window that was hit.
《港區國安法》今日已生效，大批巿民下午起在銅鑼灣及灣仔一帶聚集，警方防暴警沿途採取驅散行動，行動期間，有網媒特約記者拍攝時遭警水炮車突然近隔離發射而倒地，受傷送院；另有巿民在富德樓二樓位置拍攝街上情況時，卻遭防暴警用電筒照射及發射胡椒球彈，擊中的玻璃窗留下清晰的痕跡。
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