好鄰舍北區教會的戶口早前被凍結,其會堂主任陳凱興傳道和其妻子的戶口也同時被凍結,當時他們要求匯豐盡快解凍,並指是政治打壓。結果,警方於昨天到好鄰舍北區教會搜證,帶走教會兩名女子,而社工劉家棟也同樣被帶走。陳凱興於日前拍片上載簡述情況,指他們一家身無分文,目前原本在英國放假,但如今將可能無法返港。
陳傳道直斥政府行為,認為凍結戶口將直接影響無家者宿舍及照顧服務,令無家者流落街頭。他質疑在第四波疫情下,匯豐這樣做是不人道,又問「政府是否想藉此打壓社工們,要他們服從」。
他們剛發表新文章,強調帳目清晰,無懼對簿公堂。他們續指,「警方所謂的「洗黑錢罪」只是障眼法,實質就是政權赤裸裸的打壓。」,而前董事及職員目前仍在警署。好鄰舍北區教會強調,每年都會聘請專業會計師進行核數,以確保符合政府規定的慈善團體牌照的資格,所以警方指控不會成立。
【陳傳道就教會及個人戶口被凍更新】8/12/2020 【Update on Pastor Roy Chan Asset Freezes 】8/12/2020
English version were below【陳傳道就教會及個人戶口被凍更新】8/12/2020【Update on Pastor Roy Chan Asset Freezes 】8/12/2020現在我們好鄰舍北區教會及我個入戶口已被匯豐凍結。我們一家五口現身處英國,因凍結沒有生活金錢。本想安靜與家人放幾個月安息假,並探索在英國開教會分會的可能。現在是宗教及社會服務的壓迫!過去一年我們以守護孩子行動,走在前線,用愛去緩衝,盡力去化解矛盾紛爭,為有需要的人祈禱,亦是信仰實踐最重要一部份。今天匯豐就清算過去一年我們所作,透過封戶作政治打壓。當銀行也成為了建制,香港仍是香港嗎?政權現在是否和理非也不能做?現在凍結我們戶口,直接影響我們無家者宿舍及照顧服務。作為註冊慈善團體,因應疫情,透過眾籌開展前後提供共30個無家者免費住宿宿位,亦騁請了4位社工跟進及外展工作,服務超過70個個案。現時凍戶口讓我們無法支付宿舍租金、社工服務,令無家者流落街頭。這個責任,特別是在第四波疫情下,匯豐是不人道的舉動。政府是否想藉此打壓社工們,要他們服從?現在匯豐向我們奉公守法家庭、持有慈善團體牌照的教會下手,意味著匯豐可任意就政治或目的操控所有用戶資產。這次事件不單是我們一家的事件,更是衝擊了所有香港人、在港外國投資者、教會、社福界的底線,個人資產已變得不再被保障,教會眾籌每一分一毫都是合法的捐款。在此我懇請各位一同匯豐施壓,向不公義政權抗議,保護香港人最核心價值,保護你自己的人身與財產。 現時我們一家五口更身無分文,想不到前路如何,小朋友如何照顧。我們只想做基層服侍、傳揚福音。但現在政權把我們政治化,不准我們做和理非,現被更被政權趕上困境,被迫不能再回到這個不安全的香港、我們的家。現在政治壓迫宗教及社會服務!請大家都關注,禱告記念!This is Roy, pastor of Good Neighbour North District Church of Hong Kong, the church with HSBC bank account frozen yesterday. My family is with me right now in UK, having a few months of vacation and looking for the chances to plant the church here. In 2019, we formed “Safeguard the generation” to stand at the frontline of the protest to protect, to resolve and to pray for the needy, which is also the core of acting out the faith. Today, HSBC freezes our accounts for political retaliation, becoming one of the pro-Beijings . Hong Kong is no longer the Hong Kong we knew.What HSBC has done is outrageous and inhuman especially under the fourth wave of the epidemic. As a registered charitable organization, we hired four social workers with public donations and operate more than 30 free hostel places, serving more than 70 cases. Now, being not able to pay the rent for the hostels and the salary for our dedicated social workers, we are forced to sweep the homeless out and make them homeless again. HSBC is harming us, a church with registered licence plus a law-abiding family, where every penny we get is through legal donation. They now have the power to manipulate the asset of any entity out of political reason to whatever extend it can do. This is not just about our family, but rather about the bottom line of every Hongkonger, churches, social service providers and foreigner investors.. So, right now, Hongkongers, I ask for your alliance to fight against HSBC and safeguard our personal assets as well as our core values. My family of five is living with an empty wallet, and we are still figuring how we can take care of our kids and sustain our living here. We are determined to serve the needy and tell people about Jesus, but the regime politicalized us and stopped us from being soft protestors. Now we have been forced not being able to go back to this unsafe Hong Kong, our dear home. Still, just as what I have vowed to do when forming “safeguarding the generation” group, I would do my utmost to act out our faith under any circumstances.Please pray for our family, my colleagues in Hong Kong and all justice-seeking Hongkongers.May God prevail, may justice reveal.
Posted by 好鄰舍北區教會 on Monday, December 7, 2020