据当地报纸《明报》报道，香港当局最近拒绝了一名法国摄影师进入这个金融中心作为访客。这起事件进一步加剧了公众对香港新闻自由状况的忧虑，并增加了与香港作为国际枢纽形象相关的疑虑。
据悉，《明报》报告指出，在本年度早些时候，该记者申请签证续签被拒之后，本月再次被拒绝入境。不过报道未提及消息来源细节。这名法国国籍摄影师，现为美联社（AP）工作，是他最近被香港边防部门拒之门外的外国人之一。
此前，《明报》提到，在今年内，香港相关部门还拒绝了一名正在度假的德国人的入境申请，并且一名来自国际媒体自由组织“无国界记者”（Reporters Without Borders）、来港监督已故前传媒大亨黎智英动向的记者也被拒之门外。这名法国摄影师在去年炎夏期间拍摄到了黎的照片，记录了他在监狱中每日被允许在户外活动50分钟的情况。
照片中可以看到他身处一个疑似由铁丝网环绕、长约为16英尺宽约30英尺的狭小空间内。黎智英曾是《苹果日报》（一个已停止运营的亲民主报纸）的创始人，他是香港近期一系列国家安全案件中的最高调人物之一。
AP 方面尚未对此发表评论。香港入境处回应称，他们不讨论个案，并表示“行动依据法律法规执行”。
黎智英被指控与外国势力合谋制裁中国及前英国殖民地——这一罪名最重可被判终身监禁。其审判将于11月恢复时，预计他会出庭。
近年来，由于摄影设备在法庭内禁止使用，获得76岁老人的照片机会极为有限。香港正面临来自西方政府对自由度减弱的批评，尤其是自2019年全面打压抗议活动以来。
上个月，法院判定两名前编辑因出版被认为是颠覆性的文章而有罪，首次以颠覆罪名定罪记者。对此美国、欧盟、澳大利亚及英国官员均表示关切。香港政府发言人强调裁决体现了公正的维护，并指出将自由媒体等同于“压制”指控的说法是无稽之谈。
以上内容基于原文进行了适当的中文语言优化处理，保持了原文的核心信息和结构，以符合中国读者的习惯阅读方式。
新闻来源：www.bloomberg.com
原文地址：Hong Kong Denies Entry to French Journalist
新闻日期：2024-09-23
原文摘要：
Hong Kong denied access to a French photojournalist who sought to enter the financial hub as a visitor, according to the local newspaper Mingpao, adding to a string of cases likely to amplify concerns over the city’s press freedoms. The refusal this month followed a decision by authorities to reject the same journalist’s application for visa renewal earlier this year, Mingpao reported, without citing its sources. The French national, who works for the Associated Press, is the latest foreigner turned back at the border in Hong Kong, a self-administered Chinese territory that’s seeking to bolster its image as an international hub. Earlier this year, officials also denied entry to a vacationing German and, separately, a from Reporters Without Borders who was visiting the city to monitor the of former media mogul . The French journalist had photographed Lai in prison, Mingpao reported. The rare images captured him during the 50 minutes of exercise he was reportedly allowed outside each day during the hot summer months last year. The ex-media mogul was seen in what appeared to be a 5-by-10-meter (16-by-30-foot) enclosure surrounded by barbed wire.Lai, the former founder of the now defunct pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, is one of the highest-profile figures ensnared in a series of national security cases in the city. The AP didn’t respond to request for comment. Hong Kong’s Immigration Department said it doesn’t comment on individual cases and “acts in accordance with the laws and policies.” Lai is accused of conspiring to collude with foreign forces to sanction China and the former British colony — charges that carry a maximum penalty of life in prison. He’s expected to take the stand when his trial resumes in November. Opportunities to photograph the 76-year-old have been extremely limited in recent years as recording equipment is banned in court. Hong Kong is facing criticism from Western governments over waning freedoms after a sweeping political crackdown on protests in 2019. Last month, a court found two former editors guilty for publishing articles about pro-democracy activists that were deemed seditious, convicting journalists of sedition charges for the first time in decades.Officials from the US, European Union, Australia and the UK have raised concerns over the conviction. A Hong Kong government spokesperson said the ruling “signifies justice being firmly upheld,” noting that claims that characterize the verdict as “‘suppressing’ freedom of the press are utterly unfounded.”
