中環靜坐閱報抗議警侵新聞自由無懼警打壓 Central Sit-in Reading News to Protest Press Freedom Infringement Undaunted by Police

警方日前修訂《警察通例》下「傳媒代表」的定義，變相由政府新聞處「發牌」。引起市民強烈不滿。下午1時中環快閃，靜默閱《蘋果日報》，抗議新聞自由受侵犯。

警方日前突然修訂《警察通例》下「傳媒代表」的定義，取消承認記協及香港攝影記者協會發出的記者證，變相由政府新聞處「發牌」。事件引起新聞業界強烈不滿，市民不安。

有網民發起今日中環快閃「和你Lunch」，捍衛真相與民主，抗議新聞自由受侵犯。下午1時，數十市民在中環皇后像廣場聚集，相隔最少1.5米，手持《蘋果日報》，靜默閱報，以示熱愛新聞自由，靜坐抗議，無懼附近有最少6-8輛警車及約20個警員及在巡邏，高度戒備。

Hong Kong police summarily revised the definition of “media representative” under the “General Police Order” and cancelled the recognition of the press card issued by the Hong Kong Journalist Association and the Hong Kong Press Photographers Association. They decided to recognise only journalists from news organisations accredited with the government, sparking concern and criticism from the city’s press groups and public anxiety.

Some netizens initiated today’s “Lunch with You” flashmob in Central to defend the truth and democracy and protest against the violation of press freedom. At 1 pm, dozens of citizens gathered at Statue Square in Central, at least 1.5 metres apart, holding up Apple Daily and reading the newspaper silently to show their love for press freedom, undaunted by at least 6-8 police vans and about 20 police officers patrolling nearby in high alert.

楊必興 P H Yang

專業攝影師。人生上半場在IBM、惠普和匯豐銀行等跨國公司擔任高級技術及管理層的IT人。數十年後，楊必興改變了軌跡，選擇追求他對攝影的終身熱愛。他屢獲殊榮，在三藩市、華盛頓、北京和香港曾舉辦十多場個人攝影展，包括香港PMQ開幕攝影展。作品經常在國際媒體的首頁刋登，包括CNN、CrowdSpark（前Newzulu、Citizenside）、Demotix、《三藩市紀事報》、Hong Kong Free Press、香港01、《信報月刊》、《明報》、《蘋果日報》、TVB等。他的作品授權《Lonely Planet旅遊指南》和港龍航空機上雜誌《絲路》刊登。2015年榮獲香港人權藝術獎。

Professional photographer. After decades working as an IT professional in senior technical and management positions with multinationals such as IBM, HP and HSBC, P H Yang changed tack and chose to pursue his life-long passion in photography. Award-winning photographer Yang is an exhibited and published artist in North America and Asia. His work is frequently featured on the front page of international media – CNN; CrowdSpark (formerly Newzulu, Citizenside) and Demotix; San Francisco Chronicle; Hong Kong Free Press; Hong Kong 01; Hong Kong Economic Journal Monthly; Ming Pao; Apple Daily; TVB...His work is licensed by Lonely Planet travel guides and Dragonair's in-flight magazine Silkroad. Yang has held over 10 solo exhibitions in San Francisco, Washington DC, Beijing and Hong Kong including PMQ's opening photo exhibition. Yang won the Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize in 2015.

網站/Web：phyang.org 電郵/email：info@phyang.org IG：@phyang81

標籤: 傳媒代表政府新聞處新聞自由皇后像廣場蘋果日報警察通例