立場新聞 2015/11/01 17:43
【新聞稿】記協致函港大 要求提供申請禁制令資料
香港記者協會今日(十一月一日)去函香港大學,表明將就該院申請禁制令一事,尋求法律意見,以決定是否申請成為申辯人,在法院就該禁制令提出抗辯。
記協指出,該禁制令涵蓋範圍之廣前所未見,不單會嚴重限制記者對港大事務之報導,亦會開啟極其惡劣之先例,對香港的新聞自由影響深遠。作為香港最大的獨立新聞工作者組織,記協有責任考慮參與抗辯,反對港大之禁制令申請。
記協要求港大提供三類資料: 其申請禁制令之理據、禁制令申請之文本及其在申請中提呈之所有相關文件。由於港大之申請將於十一月六日進行聆訊,記協要求港大儘快提供有關資料。
香港記者協會
2015年11月1日
[Press Release] HKJA requests HKU to provide information on its application for the injunction
The Hong Kong Journalists Association is seeking legal advice on joining the petition against the injunction application made by the University of Hong Kong on the publication of its Council materials.
In a letter sent to the University today, the Association said publication of confidential information in order to expose injustice and corruption to protect public interest has always been and is the duty of every journalist and media institution.
Seeking an unprecedented wide coverage, the injunction will not only restrict journalistic works on the council events of HKU but also set a daunting precedent on the protection of press freedom which is enshrined in the Basic Law.
As the largest independent press union, the Association is obliged to study the possibility of contesting HKU’s injunction application in court.
The Association requested the University to provide its grounds in making the application for the injunction; its written submissions made to the court; and all the supporting documents lodged.
Hong Kong Journalists Association
1 November 2015