內容：許多人認為, 香港的言論自由是英式法治的遺產; 自1990年代末以來, 香港更被認為是倡導言論自由的城市。本書廣泛而深入地分析各種史料, 質疑這一老生常談, 對於英國在香港的法律制度提出新的詮釋。作者指出, 直到港英殖民末期之前, 香港的傳媒和學校, 一直被港府嚴厲政治審查與監控。香港的言論自由和司法獨立的變化, 與英國的對華政策密切相關。二百年來, 香港的法制歷史深受中外關係的影響, 全球政治大勢風雲詭譎, 香港的言論自由也隨之消長變化。
Description: Drawing on archival materials, this book challenges the widely accepted narrative that freedom of expression in Hong Kong is a legacy of British rule of law, demonstrates that the media and schools were pervasively censored for much of the colonial period and only liberated at a very late stage of British rule, and reveals that the free press, freedom of speech, and judicial independence are all products of Britain’s China strategy.
講者：吳海傑博士
Speaker: Dr. Michael Ng
Philip K.H. Wong Centre for Chinese Law (香港大學法律學院黃乾亨中國法研究中心) at The University of Hong Kong promotes legal scholarship with the aim to develop a deeper understanding of China and facilitate dialogue between East and West. For more information, visit: https://www.ccl.law.hku.hk/
