關於 hong kong diminishing freedom ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

//今年10月1日是中共建政71周年，支聯會將聯同友好團體代表於10月1日11時，以倒行形式分組前往中聯辦宣讀聲明及中港在囚異見人士狀況，敦促中共改善人權，落實當年建政的承諾，停止粉飾太平，回應聲明提出的訴求。//

【沒有人權，哪有國慶？停止打壓異見 還我言論自由】聯署聲明全文

(English below)

中共建政71周年，也是中國人民飽受苦難的歷史。建政前，中共以民主、自由、繁榮、富強的承諾，欺騙萬千愛國者為其拋頭顱、灑熱血。建政後首30年，階級鬥爭為綱，政治運動頻仍；經濟冒進失誤，赤地千里，餓殍遍野。接著的10年，推行經濟改革，但仍堅持獨裁專政，打壓人民訴求，導致胡耀邦、趙紫陽下台，更發生「六四」血腥鎮壓。「六四」後31年來，貪污腐敗猖獗，貧富兩極分化，弱勢社群備受壓榨，道德倫理殆盡，維權和異見人士被拘入獄，全國籠罩白色恐怖，人權蕩然。習近平專政下，14億人民仍活在沒有人權、沒有尊嚴中，有甚麼值得慶祝？

今天是中共所謂的「國慶」，但71年來，許多人只因表達政治立場慘遭拘禁和酷刑，直到今天，仍有不計其數人士因言獲罪，身陷囹圄。在這個令人憤慨而非喜慶的日子，支聯會等團體特別關注被所謂「危害國家安全」罪名拘押的中國和香港抗爭者，他們面對獨裁政權迫害，我們在香港也正經歷同樣命運。

對中國異見人士來說，中國政府以所謂「國家安全」為理由作出種種打壓，是每天不能承受的痛。今年，香港人失去法治和自由，自中央政府於6月30日強推《港區國安法》後，多名人士以所謂與「國安」有關的罪名被起訴，12位年輕人更因為逃亡台灣途中「被送中」，香港人自由岌岌可危，與中國異見人士更是唇齒相依。

他們代表不同年齡和不同背景人士對民主自由的渴求，在鐵幕高牆的國度仍不畏強權，以各種方式爭取民主和傳播尊重人權的訊息，但他們合法和合理的行動和訴求，卻被政權以違反所謂「國家安全」惡法無理打壓，他們的案件在中國只是冰山一角，深信還有不少被專制政權迫害而不知名的受害人。

港區《國安法》強推以來僅僅數月，言論自由空間不斷收窄，過往不少可以喊的口號和可以發起的行動，已被政府強詞奪理解讀為違反《國安法》，營造赤色恐怖，企圖噤聲，打壓異己，令香港的自由急速消逝，嚴重侵犯市民的言論自由與集會自由。

我們強烈要求中國政府和香港政府停止粉飾太平，回應以下訴求：
1）平反八九民運，還多年來承受失去至親一個公道！
2）成立獨立調查委員會，調查「六四」及香港自去年「反送中」運動的警暴行為！
3）停止假借「國家安全」名義，肆意破壞香港法治精神和打壓言論自由！
4）立即釋放中港被囚異見人士！

2020年10月1日

聯署團體：(更新 30.9.2020)

香港市民支援愛國民主運動聯合會
四五行動
林鉅成社會服務處
溫哥華支援民主運動聯合會
天安門母親運動
卡城中國民主促進會
良心之友
中國維權律師關注組
社會民主連線
青衣居民權益服務社
香港社會工作者總工會
新婦女協進會
民主黨
工黨
香港職工會聯盟
郭家麒議員辦事處
民間電台
曾健成議員辦事處
六四行動
民間人權陣線
香港基督徒社關團契
關注綜援低收入聯盟
零售、商業及成衣業總工會
基督徒社工
香港教育專業人員協會
關心香港前途小組
公民黨

’Without human Rights, How Can We Celebrate “National Day”?Stop the crackdown on dissidents; give us our freedom‘

1 October 2020

The Chinese Communist Party has been in power for 71 years now—71 years of suffering for the Chinese people. Before coming to power, the Party promised to make China a democratic, free, prosperous and strong country, but it fooled hundreds of thousands of patriots into sacrificing themselves for the nation. For the first 30 years after the establishment of the regime, class struggle was the main focus and mass political campaigns were frequent. Economic policy was poorly devised, leading to famine and death.

In the following 10 years, the regime enacted economic reform but remained totalitarian. It cracked down on demands for change, leading to the fall of liberal state leaders Hu Yaobang and Zhao Ziyang and eventually the bloodshed of the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre. In the subsequent 31 years, corruption has been rampant and uneven wealth distribution serious. Underprivileged groups are squeezed by those in power. Ethics and morality have collapsed. Human rights defenders and dissidents are detained and imprisoned. The whole country lives under white terror. There are simply no human rights. Under Xi Jinping’s dictatorship, 1.4 billion people are living in a society without human rights or dignity. What is there to celebrate?

Today is what the Party calls “National Day”. But over the past 71 years, many have been ruthlessly imprisoned and tortured simply for expressing their political views. Countless people are still detained for their speech. On this day we should feel outrage rather than joy,. Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China and other organizations are particularly concerned about the Chinese and Hong Kong activists facing so-called “national security” charges. While those in China endure the persecution of a totalitarian regime, we in Hong Kong experience the same fate.

Chinese dissidents suffer unbearable pain every day as the Chinese government uses the pretext of “national security” to crack down on them. In this year, Hongkongers have lost rule of law and experience diminishing freedoms. Since the central government forcibly imposed the Hong Kong national security law (officially the “Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region”) on 30 June 2020, dozens of individuals have been charged with so-called “national security” crimes. Twelve young people fleeing to Taiwan were taken to China. Hong Kong people’s freedoms are at greater risk than ever. Hong Kong people’s fate is even more interconnected with the Chinese people’s.

Many, diverse in age and background, desire democracy and freedom. They do not fear challenging the government despite dictatorship. They fight for democracy and share information about human rights. But their legal and legitimate actions and demands have been punished by the government with so-called “national security” charges. Their cases are only the tip of the iceberg in China. There are many unknown people persecuted by the regime.

The Hong Kong national security law has been in force for several months. Freedom of expression is drastically diminishing. Protest slogans are now interpreted by the Hong Kong government as violations of the national security law. The government creates red terror, attempts to silence dissenting views, and cracks down on dissidents. Hong Kong’s freedoms are quickly disappearing. Hong Kong people’s freedom of expression and freedom of assembly are seriously infringed.

We call on the Chinese and Hong Kong governments to stop whitewashing the daunting situation in China and Hong Kong and respond to the following requests:

1. Vindicate the 1989 pro-democracy movement and give victims’ families a fair explanation, apology and compensation;

2. Establish an independent commission to investigate the Tiananmen Massacre as well as police violence during the Anti-Extradition Bill protests in Hong Kong since last year;

3. Stop using “national security” as an excuse to ruthlessly destroy Hong Kong’s rule of law and freedom of expression;

4. Immediately release all detained Chinese and Hong Kong dissidents.

Signatories: (updated on 30.9.2020)

Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China
April Fifth Action
Community service office of KS Lam
Vancouver Society in Support of Democratic Movement
Tiananmen Mothers Campaign
Movement for Democracy in China (Calgary)
Friends of Conscience
China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group
League of social democrats
Tsing Yi Residents Rights and Interests Service Society
Hong Kong Social Workers` General Union
The Association for the Advancement of Feminism
The Democratic Party
Labour Party (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions
Office of Dr. Kwok Ka Ki, Legislative Council Member
Citizens Radio
Office of Tsang Kin Shing District Councillor
June 4th Action
Civil Human Rights Front
Hong Kong Christian Fellowship of Social Concern
Concerning CSSA and Low Income Alliance
Retail, Commerce and Clothing Industries General Union
Christian Social Workers
Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union
Concern the Future of Hong Kong
CIVIC PARTY

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註：六四紀念館已於9月15日重新開放，繼續舉辦「走在抗極權最前線——從『八九六四』到『反送中』」主題展覽，同時舉辦「中港被囚異見人士」專題展（至10月31日），介紹異見人士的事蹟，誠邀參觀及報導。查詢：2459 6489（電話/WhatsApp）、 64museum@alliance.org.hk （電郵）
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#十一 #六四 #反送中 #人權 #言論自由 #humanrights #freedomofspeech #june4

Harrowing account of the foreign journalist in China...

"The Chinese Communist Party rejects what it sees as Western values: no democracy, free speech or rule of law. Under Xi Jinping, China has taken a turn to even greater tyranny, locking up dissidents, lawyers, artists. Xi has jailed his rivals, clamped down on protest. The Party controls the narrative, it controls the media and has sent the message that there is a diminishing place for the pesky prying eyes of foreign reporters...Journalists are an enemy of the state in Xi Jinping's China. I experienced this first hand in a decade of reporting China for the American news network CNN.

During that time I was detained by Chinese authorities on several occasions, at other times I and my TV crew were physically attacked, punched, kicked and had our equipment smashed by plain clothes secret police.

My family was under constant surveillance, if we had a meal outside our home with friends, police would take photographs. My phone was tapped and our house was bugged. When I was away on assignment the police would come to my home, question and intimidate my children.

People I had organised to meet or interview for stories would be warned off if they went ahead and some of them were arrested and held sometimes for several months with no contact with their families.

Stories that CNN broadcast were monitored and regularly censored. TV screens would go black while the story was being aired.

China is obviously not the West. The freedoms we take for granted do not exist there. Yet for decades there has been a blind faith in the belief that the Communist Party would collapse or at least have to reform.

So the logic went: as Chinese grew richer they would demand greater freedom. The opposite has happened...a richer China means a more powerful Communist Party.

Xi Jinping is determined to complete what he calls 'the rejuvenation of China', his 'China Dream' is a nation returned to the apex of global power...His vision is a nation in harmony, but that means locking up a million ethnic Uighur Muslims in what human rights groups have called re-education camps, 'brainwashed' to pledge allegiance to the Party.
Xi has cracked down on protest in Hong Kong and threatened Taiwan not to pursue independence but work toward reunification with the China mainland. If this is harmony, it is harmony by force.

For decades China pursued a policy of 'hide and bide': hide your intentions and bide your time. No longer. Xi Jinping wants to finish the work of his predecessors and strengthen the hold of the Party.

After taking power, he told the Party leadership in 2013, to prepare for a long period of conflict against what he called ‘forces at home and abroad' trying to overthrow the Party. The world is at a tipping point. The tensions with China are accelerating."

轉錄 -
川普記者會全文中英對照(翻譯：福和會)

Thank you very much. Good afternoon. Thank you.
十分感謝，午安，謝謝。

I’m here today to talk about our relationship with China and several new measures to protect American security and prosperity.
我今天來此要談的，是關於我們（美國）與中國的關係，以及幾個保衛美國安全與繁榮的新措施。

China’s pattern of misconduct is well known.
中國胡作非為劣跡斑斑已經舉世皆知。

For decades, they’ve ripped off the United States, like no one has ever done before.
幾十年來，他們剝削美國的程度前所未見。

Hundreds of billions of dollars a year were lost dealing with China, especially over the years during the prior administration.
美國與中國交易每年損失數千億美元，特別是在前一任（歐巴馬）政府執政期間。

China raided our factories, off shored our jobs, gutted our industries, stole our intellectual property and violated their commitments under the World Trade Organization.
中國搶劫我們的工廠，搶奪我們的工作，把我們的產業開腸剖肚，偷竊我們的智慧財產權，並違反他們在世界貿易組織體制下的承諾。

To make matters worse, they are considered a developing nation, getting all sorts of benefits that others, including the United States are not entitled to.
更糟糕的是，他們還被視為是開發中國家，使得中國能得到各種優勢，這些好處，未被列為開發中國家的各國，包括美國，無法享有。

But I have never solely blamed China for this.
但我從來都說這不只是中國的錯。

They were able to get away with a theft, like no one was able to get away with before because of past politicians and frankly, past presidents.
中國的宵小行為能夠以前所未有的程度逃過制裁，是因為過去的政客，還有，坦白說，過去的總統。

But unlike those who came before, my administration negotiated and fought for what was right. It’s called fair and reciprocal treatment.
但與前任不同，我的政府（和中國）交涉並為正義奮戰。這叫公平互惠原則。

China has also unlawfully claimed territory in the Pacific Ocean, threatening freedom of navigation and international trade.
中國也非法在太平洋強佔領土，威脅航行自由與國際貿易。

And they broke their word to the world on ensuring the autonomy of Hong Kong.
他們也違背對世界所許下的，要確保香港自治的承諾。

The United States wants an open and constructive relationship with China, but achieving that relationship requires us to vigorously defend our national interests.
美國希望與中國有開放與建設性的關係，但是要達成這樣的關係，我們得大力保衛我們的國家利益。

The Chinese government has continually violated its promises to us and so many other nations. These plain facts can not be overlooked or swept aside.
中國政府持續撕毀對我們與其他許多國家的承諾，這明顯的事實不可小看或無視。

The world is now suffering as a result of the malfeasance of the Chinese government.
世界正因為中國政府瀆職而受苦受難。

China’s coverup of the Wu Han virus allowed the disease to spread all over the world, instigating a global pandemic that has cost more than 100,000 American lives and over a million lives worldwide.
中國隱瞞武漢病毒，導致此病能廣傳全世界，造成全球疫情，害死超過10萬美國人，以及全球超過百萬人命。

Chinese officials ignored their reporting obligations to the World Health Organization and pressured the world health organization to mislead the world When the virus was first discovered by Chinese authorities.
當中國政府一開始發現病毒時，中國官員無視他們對世界衛生組織報告的義務，還對世界衛生組織施壓，誤導全球。

Countless lives have been taken and profound economic hardship has been inflicted all around the globe.
無數生命犧牲，整個世界更遭受嚴重經濟危機。

They strongly recommended against me doing the early ban from China, but I did it anyway, and was proven to be 100% correct.
他們強力建議反對我在疫情初期對中國宣布旅遊禁令，但我還是照做不誤，事後證明我百分之百正確。

China has total control over the World Health Organization, despite only paying $40 million per year, compared to what the United States has been paying, which is approximately $450 million a year.
儘管中國每年僅僅不過付給世界衛生組織四千萬美元，相對於美國一直以來每年付出大約四點五億美元（中國出的錢只是零頭），但中國卻完全控制了世界衛生組織。

We have detailed the reforms that it must make and engage with them directly, but they have refused to act.
我們已經直接聯繫，並詳細的告知（世界衛生組織）需要進行何種改革，但他們拒絕行動。

Because they have failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms, we will be today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization and redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving urgent global public health needs.
由於他們不進行我們所要求的非常必要的改革，我們今天將終止我們與世界衛生組織的關係，將這些資金轉用於其他全球事務以及更值得注資的全球公共衛生迫切需求。

The world needs answers from China on the virus. We must have transparency.
世界要中國為病毒問題給出交代，資訊必須透明。

Why is it that China shut off infected people from Wuhan, to all other parts of China? It went nowhere else.It didn’t go to Beijing. It went nowhere else, but they allowed them to freely travel throughout the world, including Europe and the United States.
為何中國封鎖武漢不讓感染病人到中國其他地區？病毒沒有傳到中國其他地方，沒有傳到北京，沒有傳到中國其他地方，但中國卻允許病人在全球自由旅行，包括歐洲與美國。

The death and destruction caused by this is incalculable. We must have answers not only for us, but for the rest of the world.
此般劣行造成的死亡與破壞損失無法估計。我們要討個交代，不只是為我們自己，也是為了全球其他國家。

This pandemic has underscored the crucial importance of building up America's economic independence, reassuring our critical supply chains and protecting America's scientific and technological advances.
疫情凸顯了建立美國經濟自主、確保美國關鍵供應鏈，以及保護美國科技優勢的關鍵重要性。

For years, the government of China has conducted elicit espionage to steal our industrial secrets of which there are many.
多年來，中國政府一直進行滲透拐騙間諜工作，偷取我們無數的產業機密。

Today I will issue a proclamation to better secure our nation's vital university research and to suspend the entry of certain foreign nationals from China, who we have identified as potential security risks.
今天我要發表宣告，更加強保護我國重要的大學研究，禁止某些中國來的外籍人士進入美國，他們已被查出（對美國）有潛在安全威脅。

I am also taking action to protect the integrity of America's financial system, by far the best in the world.
我也付諸行動保護美國金融體系的完整性，美國金融體系目前是全球最好的體系。

I am instructing my presidential working group, One Financial Markets, to study the differing practices of Chinese companies listed on the US financial markets, with the goal of protecting American investors.
我正指示我的總統政策工作團隊，歐福市場（註：英國金融交易公司），以保護美國投資人為目標，研究在美國金融市場上市的中國企業的種種行為。

Investment firms should not be subjecting their clients to the hidden and undue risks associated with financing Chinese companies that do not play by the same rules.
投資公司不應該讓客戶因投資中國企業，暴露於中國公司不照規矩來而產生的隱性不當風險。

Americans are entitled to fairness and transparency.
美國人值得公平與透明。

Several of the most significant actions we're taking pertain to deeply troubling situations unfolding in Hong Kong.
幾個我們要進行的最重要行動，與香港所展開的深深令人不安的情勢有關。

This week, China unilaterally impose control over Hong Kong security.
這週，中國單方面的施行香港《國安法》控管香港。

This was a plain violation of Beijing's treaty obligations with the United Kingdom in the Declaration of 1984 and explicit provisions of Hong Kong's basic law. It has 27 years to go.
這是明確的違反了北京對英國在1984年《中英聯合聲明》中的條約義務，與香港《基本法》的明確規定，而《基本法》還有27年才到期。（註：《中英聯合聲明》規定以《基本法》確立香港為特別行政區，按照一國兩制方針，保證維持50年不變）

The Chinese government's move against Hong Kong is the latest in a series of measures that are diminishing the city's longstanding and very proud status.
中國政府對付香港的行動，只是一連串消滅該城市長久且自傲獨立地位的措施的最新一記。

This is a tragedy for the people of Hong Kong, the people of China, and indeed the people of the world.
這對香港人民，對中國人民，以及的確對世界全人類來說，都是一場悲劇。

China claims it is protecting national security, but the truth is that Hong Kong was secure and prosperous as a free society.Beijing's decision reverses all of that.
中國宣稱它是在保護國家安全，但事實是香港是個安全繁榮又自由的社會，是北京的決定讓香港的一切豬羊變色。

It extends the reach of China's invasive state security apparatus into what was formerly a bastion of Liberty.
它擴展中國侵略性的國安機構運作範圍，入侵原本是自由堡壘的香港。

China's latest incursion, along with other recent developments that degraded the territory's freedoms, makes clear that Hong Kong is no longer sufficiently autonomous to warrant the special treatment that we have afforded the territory since the handover.
中國最新的侵略行動，與其他近來減損該地區自由的事態發展，讓我們明白：香港不再具有足夠的自治能力保障我們自香港回歸以來給予的特殊待遇。

China has replaced its promise formula of one country, two systems, with one country, one system.
中國已把原本承諾的一國兩制體系，換成了一國一制。

Therefore, I am directing my administration to begin the process of eliminating policy exemptions that give Hong Kong different and special treatment.
因此，我指示我的政府開始進行刪除程序，取消給予香港不同特殊待遇的政策豁免。

My announcement today will affect the full range of agreements we have with Hong Kong, from our extradition treaty to our export controls on dual use technologies and more, with few exceptions.
我今天的聲明將影響過去我們與香港所簽訂的所有範圍的協定，從引渡條約到軍民雙用科技出口管制，以及許多其他事項，只有少數例外。

We will be revising the state department's travel advisory for Hong Kong to reflect the increased danger of surveillance and punishment by the Chinese state security apparatus.
我們將修訂國務院對香港的旅遊安全建議，以反應中國國安單位監視與懲處造成的旅遊風險提升。

We will take action to revoke Hong Kong's preferential treatment as a separate customs and travel territory from the rest of China.
我們將付諸行動，撤銷香港獨立於中國其他地區之外，作為獨立關稅與旅遊區域的特別優惠待遇。

The United States will also take necessary steps to sanction PRC and Hong Kong officials directly or indirectly involved in eroding Hong Kong's autonomy and just, if you take a look, smothering, absolutely smothering Hong Kong's freedom.
美國也將採取必要手段，制裁直接間接涉及侵害香港主權的中共與香港官僚，要是你有關心的話，這些人才剛剛扼殺，絕對的扼殺了香港的民主。

Our actions will be strong, our actions will be meaningful.
我們的行動將強而有力，我們的行動將直搗黃龍。

More than two decades ago on a rainy night in 1997, British soldiers lowered the Union flag and Chinese soldiers raised the Chinese flag in Hong Kong.
二十多年前，一九九七年一個下著雨的夜晚，英國士兵降下英國旗幟，而中國士兵在香港升起了中國國旗。

The people of Hong Kong felt simultaneously proud of their Chinese heritage and their unique Hong Kong identity.
當時香港人對中國傳統與獨特的香港身分同樣感到自傲。

The people of Hong Kong hoped that in the years and decades to come, China would increasingly come to resemble it’s most radiant and dynamic city.
香港人當時希望幾年或幾十年後的未來，中國會越來越接近香港這個光彩照人又充滿活力的城市。

The rest of the world was electrified by a sense of optimism that Hong Kong was a glimpse into China’s future, not that Hong Kong would grow into a reflection of China’s past.
當時世界的其他地方也為一股樂觀情緒所振奮，認為從香港可以一窺中國的未來，而不是香港會逐漸成為中國過去的反映（但事與願違，中國沒有變得更像香港，卻是香港成了中國的模樣）。

In every decision, I will continue to proudly defend and protect the workers, families, and citizens of the United States of America.
我的每個決策，都將繼續驕傲的捍衛與保護美國勞工、美國家庭，與美國公民。

Thank you very much. Thank you.
十分感謝，謝謝。

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