Justice Centre 聯同17個其他公民社會組織呼籲立法會在疫情期間確保弱勢社群及公民社會參與公共事務之權利。
在其上次會議，《2020年入境(修訂)條例草案》委員會以新型冠狀肺炎疫情爲由拒絕舉行公聽會，只願意透過書面方式接受公衆意見。這是立法會第二次以疫情為由不舉行公聽會。
自2021年1月13日開始，立法會已經開始使用Zoom進行網上會議。我們相信網上舉行公聽會能夠處理相關公共衛生考量。
除了能夠讓公民社會組織發表意見外，公聽會能夠讓難民、尋求庇護人士及前入境羈留人士與立法會議員及官員分享他們尋求免遣返保護及被羈留在入境羈留中心的經歷。
透過以下連結閱讀完整聲明：http://bit.ly/2KMK0mo
相關媒體報道：
1）https://news.mingpao.com/ins/港聞/article/20210125/s00001/1611571958832
2) https://hk.appledaily.com/……/HO66M3RFPZFTLNMEHISZZBM2RE/
（聯署團體名單請見下方）
Justice Centre and 17+ civil society organisations are calling upon the Legislative Council to facilitate civil society’s continued participation in public affairs amidst the pandemic.
At its last meeting, the Bills Committee on Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2020 declined to convene a public hearing, citing Covid-19. This is the second time Covid-19 has restricted public hearings.
Since 13 January 2021, LegCo has been meeting via Zoom, and we believe any public health concerns can be easily addressed by convening virtual public hearing.
A public hearing would enable refugees, asylum seekers and former immigration detainees to share their lived experiences of seeking non-refoulement protection and being detained at immigration centres with legislators and officials, in addition to allowing civil society organisations to make representations.
Read the statement in full here: http://bit.ly/2KMK0mo
Relevant press coverage (in Chinese):
1) https://news.mingpao.com/ins/港聞/article/20210125/s00001/1611571958832
2) https://hk.appledaily.com/……/HO66M3RFPZFTLNMEHISZZBM2RE/
聯署團體 Co-signing organisations：
– CIC Detainees’ Rights Concern Group
– CivicSight
– 民權觀察 Civil Rights Observer
– Father Mella Franco 甘浩望神父
– Grassroots Cultural Centre 草根文化中心
– 香港亞洲家務工工會聯會 Hong Kong Federation of Asian Domestic Workers Unions FADWU
– The Hong Kong Society for Asylum-Seekers and Refugees
– Hong Kong Unison 香港融樂會
– Human Rights in China – 中国人权
– Human Rights Watch
– International Domestic Workers Federation
– Justice Centre Hong Kong
– Les Corner 女角平權協作組
– RUN Hong Kong
– Sounds of the Silenced – SOS
– The Refugee Ministry Group
– Time Auction
– Union Church
– 香港佑寧堂
– 石牆花 Wall-fare