繼羊羊用建國唔得，而家連自治都唔用得。一國兩制，高度自治，都係留返畀法律撚慢慢斟喇。
【選舉事務處濫權踐踏自由，高度自治消失殆盡】
（Please refer to the later paragraphs for English version.）
立法會新界東補選六號候選人梁天琦的選舉郵件被選舉事務處指與《基本法》第一條「有根本性抵觸」，拒絕免費投寄。當中「自治」及「自主」字眼竟被列為「敏感詞」被要求刪去，而對香港歷史的事實陳述竟被指違法。本土民主前線及梁天琦強烈譴責選舉事務處侵犯《基本法》保障的言論及出版自由、妄圖以行政手段干預政治及影響選舉結果。
本土民主前線（本民前）候選人梁天琦的選舉代理人於2月15日接獲郵政署電郵通知，指選舉事務處經諮詢「法律意見」後，在截郵期限前不接納本民前於2月4日提交的選舉郵件修訂樣本，拒絕免費投寄梁天琦的選舉郵件，變相政治審查梁天琦及本民前的政治理念及政綱。本民前認為此舉無疑是宣布香港的「一國兩制」及法律所保障的言論自由、出版自由消失殆盡，踐踏梁天琦發表政見的政治權利及嚴重損害新界東選民的民主選舉權利，現將該荒謬的「敏感詞」清單羅列如下：
－「自治」被指有違《基本法》中根據 「一國兩制」的原則在香港特別行政區所實行的「高度自治」；
－「自決前途」被指違反《基本法》第一條；
－香港有「異於中國的歷史」竟被指違法；
－關於公共資源如食水、本土農業的「自主」亦被指違反《基本法》「香港特別行政區是中華人民共和國不可分離的部分。」；
－「勇武抗爭」、「以武犯禁」等本民前政治理念被指「有涉及鼓吹以武力逹到其目的之嫌」。
（全文：https://www.docdroid.net/D1cBwiP/-20160204.pdf.html）
自治自主・港人珍視
篡改歷史・令人髮指
本民前認為自治及自主，乃香港人所珍視的價值，亦受《基本法》所保障，難以理解何以成為敏感詞而不得投寄。而梁天琦政綱關於公共資源部份提及香港要「自給自主」，當中提述的海水化淡及本土農業，亦屬現時香港政府的政策，但卻被政府部門指是違法，實屬荒謬之極。
更為人詬病的是，選舉事務處自我審查，居然連香港有「異於中國的歷史」這樣的事實陳述也被列為犯禁，這種一般大眾以常理也能辨別出的篡改歷史行為令人髮指。最後，「勇武抗爭」、「以武犯禁」等並未指涉實際非法行為的政治理念，也被誣為「涉及鼓吹以武力逹到其目的」，實有以言入罪之嫌。
政府濫權・要求道歉
《基本法》第二十六條列明「香港特別行政區永久性居民依法享有選舉權和被選舉權。」，而第二十七條列明「香港居民享有言論、新聞、出版的自由，結社、集會、遊行、示威的自由，組織和參加工會、罷工的權利和自由。」，當選舉事務處以行政手段干預選舉、曲解《基本法》作出前文列出的荒謬指控時，正是對《基本法》保障的言論及出版自由的侵犯。由於在去年的區議會選舉亦曾發生類似事件，本民前及新東補選候選人梁天琦現要求選舉事務處：
1. 撤回這份不接納選舉郵件樣本的文件，並如其他候選人一樣免費投寄梁天琦的合法合理選舉郵件；
2. 停止濫權干預選舉，並向梁天琦及選民致歉；
3. 於2016年立法會換屆選舉取消對選舉郵件的政治審查。
言論自由・行動捍衛
本民前及梁天琦將一如以往，捍衛香港人的自由與權利，我們會向選舉管理委員會投訴選舉事務處的行為，且保留提出選舉呈請，甚至司法覆核的權利。為了捍衛香港人及新界東選民的知情權，我們會將上述選舉事務處的文件及未經刪改的選舉郵件文本公告天下，並印發實體版於新界東選區派發，敬請留意本民前社交網站專頁及將刊登的街站詳情。
本民前及梁天琦在此懇請所有關心香港言論及出版自由的團體及市民關注事件、積極發聲並廣傳被禁文本，否則「一國兩制」及《基本法》所保障的自由將如梁天琦選舉廣告所預言變成「一紙空文」！
* 感謝 Real Hong Kong News 提供英語譯本。
【Registration and Electoral Office abuses authority and tramples freedom, High Degree of Autonomy is left burnt and vanishes】
Leung Tin Kei Edward, No.6 candidate of 2016 Legislative Council By-election (New Territories East) has his election materials rejected from free mail by the Registration and Electoral Office (REO) for they have ‘fundamentally breached’ what is stated in the first article of the Basic Law. The terms ‘Autonomy’ and ‘Self-rule’ are listed as sensitive and urged to be deleted. The chronicle of the history of Hong Kong was also accused of contravening the law. The Hong Kong Indigenous and Leung Tin Kei Edward severely condemn REO for violating freedom of speech and of publication as protected by the Basic Law, arbitrarily manipulating politics through administrative means and thus changing the election result.
The Election Commissioner of the candidate Leung Tin Kei Edward from the Hong Kong Indigenous (HK Indigenous)received an email from Hongkong Post on Feb 15 that the election committee had reached the decision upon consulting ‘Legal Advice’ before the cut off date. It would not accept the sample of election material submitted by the HK Indigenous on Feb 4 and thus would not mail Leung’s electoral materials for free. In other words, it imposes a political censorship on Leung’s and HK Indigenous political principles and platform. HK Indigenous believes that this is in equivalence to pronouncing the diminishing and vanishing state of Hong Kong’s ‘One Country Two Systems’ and the freedom of speech and of publication protected by laws, trampling Leung’s political right in expressing his political opinions and destroying the right of electorate from New Territories East in a democratic election. Here is a list of so-called ‘sensitive terms’ claimed by REO:
- ‘Autonomy’ is said to be against the principle of ‘One Country Two System’ and ‘High Degree of Autonomy’ practiced in Hong Kong under the Basic Law;
- ‘Self-determination for our future’ is said to contravene the first article of Basic Law;
- ‘A history different from that of China’ is said to offend the law;
- ‘Self-rule’ concerning public resources of drinking water and local agriculture is said to offend the clause of ‘the Hong Kong SAR is an inalienable part of the PRC’ in Basic Law.
- Political principles of ‘militant resistance’ and ‘challenge by force’ are said to ‘allegedly induce the use of violence to achieve their aim’.
(Original link: https://www.docdroid.net/D1cBwiP/-20160204.pdf.html)
While Autonomy and Self-rule have been long cherished,
falsification of history only further infuriates
We believe that autonomy and self-rule are values that Hongkongers long cherish. As values protected by the Basic Law, it is perplexing that these terms are claimed to be ‘sensitive’ and banned from mailing. What Leung has highlighted in his platform that Hong Kong should maintain self-sufficient in terms of public resources through domestic agriculture and desalination is actually what the HKSAR Government has been promoting. Being yet considered as illegal is absolutely absurd to us.
What’s more renouncing is how REO self-censors the pamphlet and bans the factual account of ‘a history different from that of China’. As a clear falsification of history that even a normal citizen can tell, it is hard not to infuriate. Lastly, when political principles of ‘militant resistance’ and ‘challenge by force’ that relate to no actual illegal actions are also slandered to "allegedly induce the use of violence to achieve their aim”, it is hard not to believe that they aim at conviction of a person for his speech.
Demand for an apology for the government abuse of authority
Article 26 of the Basic Law states clearly that permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall have the right to vote and the right to stand for election in accordance with law while article 27 lists that Hong Kong residents shall have freedom of speech, of the press and of publication; freedom of association, of assembly, of procession and of demonstration; and the right and freedom to form and join trade unions, and to strike.
REO manipulation to the election through administrative barriers and its absurd accusation according to its willful misinterpretation of the Basic Law are indeed infringement to the freedom of speech and of publication protected by the Basic Law. As similar incident was seen in the District Council Election last year, we, HK indigenous, and Leung Tin Kei Edward, candidate of By-election (New Territories East) now demand the REO to:
1. Withdraw this document that rejects the election mail sample and send out Leung’s legal and reasonable election materials for free in accordance with other candidates
2. Stop abusing the authority in manipulating the election and apologise to Leung and electorate
3. Lift all political censorship against election mails in the September Legislative Council Election
Action to safeguard our freedom of speech
As it has always been, we shall continue fighting for freedom and rights of Hongkongers. We shall also make a complaint to the Electoral Affairs Commission concerning the actions of REO and reserve all rights to lodge an election petition and even a judicial review. To stand up for the right to know of Hongkongers and electorate in the New Territories East, we shall make the aforementioned document and the unabridged election mail public to all. Printed version will also be available on streets in the region. Please stay tuned with our Facebook page for further information.
We sincerely hope that all citizens and organisations who are concerned with freedom of speech and publication in Hong Kong to keep an eye on the incident. We need you to voice your opinions and share the banned election materials. Otherwise, all freedoms under the Basic Law and One Country Two Systems will be nothing but unfulfilled promises as predicted in Leung’s election advertisement.
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