April Rallies and Assemblies Face Tougher Conditions: All 24 Cases Include National Security Clauses, Nearly 30% Require Participants to Wear Identifiers
4月遊行集會加辣 24宗全部有國安條款 近3成要求參與者佩戴標記
《光傳媒》reviewed the letters of no objection issued by police since March and found that conditions for public assemblies and marches have been repeatedly tightened. Nearly 80% of marches and assemblies in March included national security clauses. As of 16 April, all 24 cases included such clauses, with nearly 30% requiring participants to ensure they wore identifiers, including badges, ribbons or stickers. Rick Wai Kwok Wong, a former assistant professor in the Department of Government and International Relations at Hong Kong Baptist University, expects future marches seeking to advance rights and interests to face considerable obstacles, with their influence and attendance no longer what they once were.
《光傳媒》翻查警方3月起發出的不反對通知書，發現公眾集會遊行的條款不斷「加辣」，3月近8成遊行集會添加國安條款。而4月截至16日為止，全部有國安條款，當中近3成遊行集會須確保參加者佩戴標記，包括襟章、絲帶或貼紙等。前香港浸會大學政治及國際關係學系助理教授黃偉國預計，未來舉辦爭取權益的遊行阻力重重，影響力和參加人數不復從前。