《明報》被砍前總編傷勢好轉

Hong Kong police issued a third photo of the suspects sought in a knife attack on a Hong Kong journalist earlier this week that has sent shockwaves through the city.

香港警方公佈了持刀行刺嫌犯的第三張照片。本週早些時候，兩名歹徒持刀襲擊了香港一位新聞工作者，此事在該市掀起軒然大波。

Kevin Lau, the former editor of respected Chinese-language Ming Pao, was slashed with a knife half-a-dozen times Wednesday near a restaurant he was known to regularly frequent. Just weeks before the attack, Mr. Lau had been abruptly dismissed from his Ming Pao post to make way for a successor from Malaysia, in a move that stirred fierce waves of protest within the newsroom.

香港中文報紙《明報》前總編劉進圖(Kevin Lau)週三在一家他經常光臨的餐館附近被砍六刀。遇襲幾周前，劉進圖剛剛被免去《明報》總編職務，其“接班人”來自馬來西亞。劉進圖被免一事曾引發《明報》內部強烈抗議浪潮。

Mr. Lau was hospitalized after the attack and has been in critical condition for two days. On Friday, his condition was upgraded to serious from critical. No arrests have been made.

遇襲後，劉進圖被送往醫院救治，已連續兩天處於危急狀態。週五，他的狀況由危急轉爲嚴重。目前還無嫌疑人被捕。

Police, who earlier released two grainy photos of the two suspects involved--one who perpetrated the attack, the other who drove the getaway motorcycle--on Thursday night released a third image showing one of the suspects boarding a taxi while carrying a travel bag and helmet. Police say they believe the taxi was headed toward Kornhill, a large private housing development, and are seeking the driver of the cab.

香港警方早些時候公佈了兩名嫌犯較爲模糊的兩張照片，其中一人發起襲擊，另一人駕駛摩托車逃跑。週四晚間，警方又公佈了一張其中一名嫌犯拿着旅行袋和頭盔登上出租車的照片。警方說，他們認爲出租車向大型私人住宅康山花園(Kornhill)駛去，目前正在尋找出租車司機。

Legislative Council President Jasper Tsang, who was among several legislators who visited Mr. Lau in the hospital Friday morning, said he appeared to have improved. 'His spirits are quite good--he was even able to greet me,' he said. Another legislator, James Tien, reported that Mr. Lau was even able to joke about wanting a coffee fix.

香港立法會主席曾鈺成(Jasper Tsang)說，劉進圖似有好轉。週五上午，包括曾鈺成在內的幾名立法會議員去醫院探望了劉進圖。曾鈺成說，他精神狀態很好，還能跟我打招呼。另一名議員田北俊(James Tien)表示，劉進圖甚至能開玩笑說，想來一杯咖啡。

Though police have offered no motive, some local residents and journalists have questioned whether the attack on Mr. Lau--who has become a rallying point for press-freedom advocates since his dismissal--was intended as an occupational threat or warning. Ming Pao is one of the city's best-respected Chinese newspapers and recently collaborated with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists to expose offshore companies held by relatives of mainland officials in tax havens.

雖然警方尚未提供任何作案動機，但一些市民和新聞從業者懷疑，襲擊劉進圖的行爲可能意在威脅或警告香港媒體。自從被免職以來，劉進圖便成了倡導新聞自由的號召力量。《明報》是香港最受尊重的中文報紙之一，前不久與國際調查記者同盟(International Consortium of Investigative Journalists)合作，曝光中國內地官員親屬在避稅地所開的離岸公司。

In an editorial on Thursday, the state-run Chinese tabloid Global Times lambasted those who have suggested Mr. Lau's attack might be the product of his work at Ming Pao. 'Before the perpetrators are caught, it is highly irresponsible to imply who was behind the incident or what forces plotted the attack,' the paper said, calling suggestions that the attack might have been provoked because Mr. Lau offended mainland authorities a 'groundless allegation.'

有中國政府背景的《環球時報》週四在社論中批評那些把劉進圖遭襲與《明報》之前的報道相聯繫的人。社論說，在兇徒未抓到之前，暗示某些人或力量是這起重案的謀劃者，是高度不負責任的；有香港反對派人士把劉的遭襲與《明報》之前的具體報道掛起鉤來，暗示劉因得罪內地高官而遭此不幸，這樣毫無根據地在輿論中給案件提前定性應當受到譴責。

Ming Pao earlier this week offered a 1 million Hong Kong dollar (US$130,000) reward for information on the attack. That sum has now more than tripled thanks donations, the newspaper said. The publication is currently working with police and will review its reporting from 2013 to try to determine whether any of its coverage might have prompted the ambush.

《明報》本週早些時候懸賞100萬港元（約合13萬美元）徵集劉進圖遇襲事件的線索。《明報》稱，已收到讀者捐款，連同原來的100萬港元，懸紅金額將超過300萬港元。《明報》正在配合警方工作，將對2013年以來的報道進行覈對，看是否有報道可能引發了此次襲擊。

Previous attacks on Hong Kong journalists--with the exception of a 2008 plot to assassinate pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai--generally have yielded few convictions.

香港過去發生過多起針對記者的襲擊，但幾乎都未結案，只有2008年的事件是個例外，當時有人試圖暗殺親民主傳媒大亨黎智英(Jimmy Lai)，後來行兇者被逮捕並判刑。

Ming Pao staff and students held scattered protests in Mr. Lau's support this week, some clothed in black and wearing black ribbons. The Hong Kong Journalists Association is planning a rally Sunday to denounce the attack, a week after another march in support of press freedoms in the former British colony. Global press freedom groups have recently warned that the city's atmosphere for local reporters is growing distinctly chillier.

《明報》工作人員和一些學生本週舉行了零星的抗暴活動，聲援劉進圖。一些人自發穿上黑衣，佩戴藍絲帶參與聲援。香港記者協會(Hong Kong Journalists Association)計劃週日舉行集會，抵制暴力。一些抗議者上週末已經舉行了集會，支持香港的新聞自由。全球新聞自由組織近期警告說，毫無疑問，香港的新聞自由氛圍越來越弱。

In an unrelated earnings news conference Friday afternoon, Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, who is Asia's richest man, also condemned the attack. 'Violent activities are wrong, no matter what the circumstances are,' he said. 'Rule of law is the bedrock of Hong Kong. Without rule of law, we are nothing.'

在週五下午舉行的與遇襲事件無關的業績發佈會上，亞洲首富李嘉誠也譴責了暴力罪行。他說，不論什麼原因都不應該使用暴力，香港是法治社會，失去法治是不行的。