朱凱迪

柏琛

From USA, with love

張彩雲

領男

楊樹雄

From Kodao Productions, Inc. of the Philippines
17 October 2006

Ref: Raymund B. Villanueva

As a practitioner and foremost supporter of community radio broadcasting in the Philippines, Kodao Productions joins the growing list of broadcasting advocates worldwide in condemning the Hong Kong government's raid on Citizen Radio last October 13.

We believe that media in general and radio broadcasting in particular is a pillar of a democratic society. The continuing repression against media practitioners in a city only belies its government's intolerance against the people's democratic rights.

Conversely, a vibrant and free practice of journalism is proof of a government's deep respect for the rights and welfare of its citizens. Through the media, the people are not only informed and entertained, they could be galvanized further to contribute to national development and understanding.

It therefore behooves the Hong Kong government to recognize the universal right to free speech and right to information if it is at all concerned about its people. It should stop and apologize for its continuing harassment of Citizen Radio. Further, it should start granting licenses to more broadcasters, start repealing undemocratic media laws and work to foster a free and vibrant media sector in the territory.

As a regional center and a prestigious city, Hong Kong and its people deserve no less.

Lastly, we urge the broadcasters, journalists and the people of Hong Kong to be unwavering in asserting their right to free speech and information. As Kodao Productions resists and condemns the Philippine government's attacks against our radio program and our community radio station, so should the Hong Kong people be resolute in struggling for their democratic rights. #

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袁敬皓

poon chi hung

10月19日蕭若元等在網上電台節目《風蕭蕭》清楚分析(可在www.prhk.org重聽)，民間電台的抗爭可以從法律上衝擊香港政府。現時香港的電訊條例是1950年代的產物，而在香港訂立基本法和聯合國通過國際人權法後，如果香港政府引用電訊條例控告曾建成、梁國雄或其他人非法廣播，搞不好會被反告至終審法院而將法例全盤推翻。屆時香港任何人都可以有經營廣播的權利。

現時警方的做法是以違法擁有廣播器材的理由，沒收民間電台的器材，而不是控告他們非法廣播，更且至今未有正式起訴他們。這種做法是希望令他們資源歇絕之下不能再作廣播，即是所謂焦土之策。

希望大家明白這場抗爭的意義，和進一步行動的策略。光是簽名支持是不足夠的！

我想到的是用電影《鎖不住的天空》(Pump up The Volume)來籌款, 一方面集資給阿牛們買器材, 一方面電影也討論人民廣播的權利. 效果未必很大, 但或可是個開始.

這幾年來香港人的公民意識已經有所提高, 但總的仍然偏低, 常常以有限的自由置於平等之前, 我以為是目前社運困境之一.

進一步出版了兩本銷售不錯的小書《國家係乜》《還政於民》後無以為繼, 我常常感到遺憾, 起碼應該再有一本包括公民抗命的《公民社會》嘛!

李智良

也不算是錯誤啦，我只是做點補充。

我當然同意正因為《鎖不住的天空》舊而有意義, 所以要讓年輕一點的朋友看看; 但我考慮的主要是求拷貝之難。早幾年有次電影節重播重新拷貝的《阮玲玉》，驚聞連關生自己也沒有一個像樣的拷貝。可見要放舊片，也不易。