20 May 2025集誌社#6807
23 條被捕者｜陳劍琴被退演 場地列國安條款 康文署：不評論個別訂租
Sing Pao reported yesterday (20th) that a stage play featuring former district councillor Kim Kam Chan, who was arrested last year by national security police under Article 23 and later released on bail, was originally scheduled to be staged at an LCSD venue next week. The troupe was informed last week that, after the LCSD’s review and learning that she was taking part, it had “要求換走演員，否則會引用條例拒絕租場” (“demanded that the actor be replaced, otherwise it would invoke the ordinance to refuse the venue booking”). The performance was scheduled to take place at Tsuen Wan Town Hall. The reporter reviewed the venue’s booking documents, which included a clause on “safeguarding national security”.
The reporter asked the LCSD whether the incident was true, what provision it had relied on in requesting that the actor be replaced, and, if the national security clause was involved, who determined the criteria and whether this would be unfair to people who had not been convicted. The LCSD replied that venue bookings were handled according to existing booking procedures and terms of hire, and that it “would not comment on individual bookings”. Kim Kam Chan responded: “The intriguing ‘individual’ situation has happened again,” saying that the incident concerned the public’s right to know and that the authorities should clearly explain which ordinance or provision prohibited particular individuals from using the venue, as well as who determined the criteria and how.
《集誌社》昨（20日）報道去年被國安警引用 23 條拘捕、後保釋的前區議員陳劍琴，有份演出的舞台劇原定下周在康文署場地公演，但上周被劇團通知，康文署審查後知悉她有份演出，「要求換走演員，否則會引用條例拒絕租場」。有關演出原定在荃灣大會堂舉行，記者翻查場地的訂租安排文件，其中列有「維護國家安全」條款。
記者昨向康文署查詢，事件是否屬實？署方是據甚麼條款要求換走演員？若涉維護國安條款，由誰釐定準則、會否對未經定罪人士不公？康文署今回覆指，據既有訂租程序和租用條款處理場地訂租，「不會就個別訂租作出評論。」陳劍琴則回應指「耐人尋味嘅『個別』情況又嚟喇」，認為事件涉公眾知情權，當局應清楚向交代是據甚麼條例或條款禁止個別人士使用場地，是由何人、如何釐定準則。
21 Jun 2024明報#3714
當局未單獨交代23條立法後拘控數據 鄧炳強：披露細節或影響國安
The Security Bureau provided crime figures for the first five months. Asked for details of arrests and prosecutions under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance after the enactment of Article 23 of the Basic Law, Secretary for Security Chris Tang said a total of 299 people had so far been arrested in cases related to the Hong Kong National Security Law and the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. Of these, 175 had been prosecuted, while 156 had been convicted or were awaiting sentencing. Tang said it was inappropriate to list figures for individual offences because the offences and conduct concerned were sensitive, and that disclosing details could affect the security of Hong Kong and the country, as well as the authorities' investigative work.
保安局交代首5個月罪案數字。被問到《基本法》23條立法後，關於《維護國家安全條例》的拘捕及檢控數字詳情，保安局長鄧炳強表示，至今合計共有299人因《港區國安法》及《維護國家安全條例》相關案件被捕，當中175人被檢控，156人已定罪或等候判刑。鄧炳強又指，由於相關罪行及行為較為敏感，不適宜臚列各項罪類相關數據，指披露細節或會影響香港及國家安全，以及當局的調查工作。
18 Jun 2024獨媒#3705
《基本法》第23條立法專責小組獲行政長官表揚榜獎狀 李家超：係我心中嘅英雄
Chief Executive John Lee met the press before a meeting of the Executive Council and announced that the task force responsible for legislating Article 23 of the Basic Law was this year’s recipient of the Chief Executive’s Commendation List award. He said the legislation was completed in March with honour, describing members of the task force from the Department of Justice, the Security Bureau and the Hong Kong Police Force as “heroes in my heart” and “guardians of the SAR”, and said he was proud of their significant contribution.
行政長官李家超舉行行政會議前見記者，公布今年的行政長官表揚榜得主為《基本法》第23條立法專責小組。他指立法於3月光榮完成，形容來自律政司、保安局及警務處的小組成員「係我心中嘅英雄，係特區嘅衛士」，對他們立下的汗馬功勞感到驕傲。
17 May 2024獨媒#3541
廖李可期接任新聞處處長 曾被鄧炳強讚23條立法「幕後女功臣」
The Government announced several senior official appointments today. Liu Lee-kei, currently Deputy Secretary for Security, will succeed Weiwei Chen as Director of Information Services next Friday (24th). Liu has served as Deputy Secretary for Security since 2018 and was chiefly involved in the Basic Law Article 23 legislation work earlier this year. She was praised by Secretary for Security Chris Tang as a “behind-the-scenes heroine”. After the Article 23 legislation, she also represented the Security Bureau in writing to the UK newspaper The Guardian to rebut an article.
政府今日公布多名高層官員人事變動，其中現任保安局副秘書長廖李可期將於下周五（24日）接替陳偉偉出任政府新聞處處長。廖李可期於2018年起出任保安局副秘書長，今年初更主力參與《基本法》第23條立法工作，並獲保安局局長鄧炳強讚賞為「幕後女功臣」。在23條立法後，她更曾代表保安局去信英國《衛報》反駁一篇文章。
29 Apr 2024獨媒#3448
林定國：23條無損新聞自由 不論對政府批評多尖銳
The Safeguarding National Security Ordinance was gazetted and came into effect last month. Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen wrote in a newspaper today, reaffirming that legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law absolutely does not intend, and in practice will not, impose any additional unreasonable restrictions on press freedom, including the freedom to criticise the Government, no matter how sharp or severe such criticism may be.
Writing in Ming Pao today under the title “What Changes and What Remains Unchanged”, Rimsky Yuen did not, as he had earlier, use everyday examples such as the cartoon character Gian and The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. Instead, he cited lyrics from the theme song of the 1970s television drama The Changing World: “Do you know that worldly affairs are always changing? Change itself is eternal,” saying that Chinese culture shares with Buddhism the central idea of “impermanence”.
《維護國家安全條例》上月刊憲生效，律政司長林定國今日在報章撰文，重申《基本法》第23條立法絕對無意，而且實際上亦不會對新聞自由施加任何額外不合理的限制，包括對政府作出批評的自由，無論該些批評有多尖銳和嚴厲。
林定國今日在《明報》以「變與不變」為題撰文，他未有像早前般引用卡通片技安、《笑傲江湖》等生活化的例子，反而引用七十年代電視劇主題曲《家變》的歌詞「知否世事常變，變幻原是永恒」，指中華文化同包含「無常」的佛教中心思想。
28 Mar 2024獨媒#3278
譚惠珠撰文和應李家超：國安囚犯一般不應減刑
After the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance Bill implementing Article 23 of the Basic Law took effect on March 23, Ma Chun-man, known as “Captain America 2.0,” who was sentenced to five years in prison for the offence of “inciting others to secede from the country” under the Hong Kong National Security Law, was not released early in light of the amended Prison Rules and other measures. Chief Executive John Lee said that national security prisoners not receiving sentence reductions was the general practice. Tam Wai-chu, former deputy director of the Hong Kong Basic Law Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, wrote in the Sing Tao Daily in support, saying the arrangement was not a “punitive measure” and that local law had never granted prisoners an automatic right to sentence reductions. She said, “Serving the full sentence before being released is only logical,” adding that endangering national security was a serious offence and prisoners should serve the full sentence imposed by the judgment.
落實《基本法》第23條的《維護國家安全條例草案》於3月23日生效後，因違反《港區國安法》「煽動他人分裂國家罪」，被判囚5年的「美國隊長」2.0馬俊文，因應修訂後的《監獄規則》等，未獲提早釋放。行政長官李家超指國安囚犯不獲減刑是一般做法。全國人大常委會香港基本法委員會前副主任譚惠珠在《星島日報》撰文和應，指安排並非「懲罰性措施」，本地法律亦從未予囚犯必然權利獲減刑，「服滿刑期才出獄本是道理」，而危害國家安全是嚴重罪行，應按判決服滿刑期。
28 Mar 2024獨媒#3283
【23條立法】陳國基：博鰲論壇期間沒政商界提出憂慮
The Safeguarding National Security Ordinance was completed and implemented earlier. When asked at the Boao Forum for Asia whether any foreign businesses had conveyed concerns about Article 23 to him, Chief Secretary for Administration Eric Chan said that, in his conversations with them, no government or business representative had raised concerns about the legislation, and no one had even mentioned Article 23.
《維護國家安全條例》早前已完成立法並實施，政務司司長陳國基出席博鰲亞洲論壇，被問到外商是否有其向反映對23條的憂慮，他就表示：「同佢哋傾計嘅時候，無一個政府代表，無一個商界嘅代表同我提出對23條嘅立法有憂慮，甚至乎係無人提出過23條𠻹。」
27 Mar 2024獨媒#3264
海關將修訂指引配合23條立法 何珮珊：確保前線對維護國安職能有合適理解
Hong Kong has completed legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law, and the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance has been gazetted and come into effect. Customs and Excise Commissioner Ho Pui-shan said the department would revise its guidelines and rules and strengthen training for frontline personnel to ensure they properly understood their role in safeguarding national security. She said: “The legal framework for safeguarding national security across the entire Special Administrative Region has been improved. Hong Kong Customs will, of course, do its utmost to safeguard national security under the improved mechanism.”
本港早前完成《基本法》第23條立法，《維護國家安全條例》已刊憲生效。海關關長何珮珊表示，海關將修訂部門內的指引、規則，及加強前線人員的培訓，確保人員維護國家安全的職能有合適的理解：「完善咗成個特區裡面維護國家安全嘅法律框架，我哋香港海關當然喺完善咗嘅機制之下，當然會全力以赴維護國家安全。」
26 Mar 2024獨媒#3255
李家超：國安囚犯不獲減刑是一般做法
Chief Executive John Lee met the press before a meeting of the Executive Council. Asked about the failure of “Captain America” 2.0 Ma Chun-man to obtain early release, he said that after the amendment, the Commissioner of Correctional Services must be satisfied that reducing the sentence of a prisoner involved in a national security case would not be detrimental to national security before early release can be granted. He said national security offences are serious offences, and that people who commit them “normally speaking will not receive a sentence reduction”, adding that people “should not hold on to the possibility of getting a sentence reduction”.
In his opening remarks, Lee discussed Article 23 of the Basic Law. He said the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance would take effect on 23 March and that Hong Kong would have a new outlook. On implementing the legislation, Lee said government departments would strengthen internal systems and prevent activities detrimental to national security. In terms of punishment, law enforcement agencies would enforce the law strictly, while intelligence-gathering and analysis capabilities would also be strengthened. For national security education, the government would combine patriotic education with education on Chinese culture to provide nourishment and a “sublimating effect”; the Chief Secretary for Administration would lead the relevant work.
He reiterated that Hong Kong could focus its efforts on the economy, including implementing measures in the Policy Address and the Budget, developing the Northern Metropolis and an industry-oriented economy, seizing opportunities by actively expanding into ASEAN and Middle Eastern markets and integrating into the overall development of the country, enhancing Hong Kong’s competitiveness by actively attracting talent and enterprises, and developing the domestic economy, including tourism and investment.
行政長官李家超舉行行政會議前見記者，被問到「美國隊長」2.0馬俊文未獲提早釋放，他指修例之後，懲教署署長需信納涉國安的囚犯減刑不會不利於國家安全才可提早釋放，明言國家安全罪行是嚴重罪行，觸犯的人士「正常嚟講都唔會獲得減刑」，「唔好抱住有減刑呢一個可能性」。
李家超開場發言談及《基本法》第23條，他指《維護國家安全條例草案》於3月23日生效，香港將有新氣象。就落實法案上，李家超表示政府部門會落實強化內部制度、阻止不利國安活動；懲治上執法部門執法必嚴，亦會加強情報收集及分析能力；國安教育上，會結合愛國教育及中華文化教育，以提供養分及「昇華作用」，政務司司長會領導相關工作。
他再次重申香港可以集中精力拼經濟，包括落實《施政報告》及預算案的措施，發展北部都會區及產業導向；把握機遇，積極開拓東盟及中東市場，以及融入國家發展大局；增加香港競爭力，積極搶人才搶企業；發展內部經濟，包括旅遊業及投資。
26 Mar 2024法庭線#3259
23條刊憲第三天 馬俊文未能提早釋放 刑期最遲2025年11月屆滿
Ma Chun-man, nicknamed the “second-generation Captain America”, was accused of repeatedly shouting Hong Kong independence slogans and displaying Hong Kong independence banners. He was convicted in 2021 of “inciting secession” and sentenced to five years in prison. Sources said Ma was originally due to be released early on Monday (25th) after a remission for good behaviour, but was ultimately not released because of new arrangements under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. His sentence will expire by November 2025 at the latest.
The Correctional Services Department declined to comment on individual cases. It said that under the new arrangements, prisoners convicted of offences endangering national security may not be referred for consideration of early release unless the Commissioner is satisfied that doing so “would not be contrary to national security”. The department said there was no appeal mechanism for the Commissioner’s decision, but noted that the representations of the prisoner concerned would be considered. The Witness received no specific response to its enquiries about how representations could be made.
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Tuesday (26th) that offences endangering national security were serious and that prisoners would “normally not receive sentence remission”, describing this as “a general practice”. Lee said the new arrangements were “precisely intended to tell everyone” not to put themselves above the law.
綽號「第二代美國隊長」的馬俊文，被指多次叫喊港獨口號、展示港獨標語，2021 年被裁定「煽動分裂國家」罪成，判囚 5 年。消息指，馬原定周一（25 日）在行為良好減刑下提早獲釋，但因《維護國安條例》新安排，馬最後未能獲釋。他的刑期最遲於 2025 年 11 月屆滿。
懲教署不評論個別個案，又指在新安排下，危害國安罪行的囚犯，除非署長信納「不會不利於國家安全」，否則不得轉介考慮提早釋放。署方指，署長的決定無上訴機制，但提及會考慮個案在囚人士的申述。《法庭線》查詢提出申述的方法等，未獲具體回應。
特首李家超周二（26 日）指，危害國安屬嚴重罪行，囚犯「正常嚟講都唔會獲得減刑」，又指形容是「一般做法」。李指，新安排「正正是要告訴大家」勿以身試法。
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