【新唐人2014年01月14日訊】香港明報突然撤換總編輯一事，引發外界對香港傳媒赤化的憂慮。事隔一週後，明報管理層才首次和明報員工關注組見面，並首次會見傳媒。《明報》編務總監張健波表示，最理想是由香港人擔任總編輯，但就指明報老闆張曉卿有自己的考慮。

明報員工關注組星期一下午和管理層開會四個多小時後，和傳媒見面。

管理層之一，擔任明報總編16年的《明報》編務總監張健波，強調總編位置很重要，對於外界擔心赤化的憂慮，他也有無奈。

《明報》編務總監張健波：「我自己覺得最理想是一個大家公認了解情況的香港人，不過老闆有自己的考慮，老闆要找一個他信得過的人來做。」

至於盛傳是接任人的前《南洋商報》總編鍾天祥，張健波形容是比較大可能的人選。他強調人選的任命權在老闆。」

《明報》編務總監張健波：「他自己本身要為自己的眼光負責任。這個亦都是公平的。員工代表指，雙方仍未有共識，下週四再開會。」

明報員工關注組成員冼韻姬：「除了編輯部的信任外，我們認為總編輯要熟悉香港的情況，但就這兩點，剛才討論都未達成共識。」

據香港大紀元披露，明報老闆張曉卿和中共江澤民派系關係密切，亦是薄熙來的親信，最近一個時期明報轉向支持習近平，引起江派極大不滿，懷疑因此觸發換總編一事。

新唐人記者梁珍在香港報導

Ming Pao Editor-In-Chief Replacement: Cheung Kin-por Says Chief Executive Tiong Hiew King Is Responsible

The replacement of the Ming Pao editor-in-chief has

triggered concerns about the Chinese Communist regime

invading Hong Kong media.

A week after the change, Ming Pao management staff

met with Ming Pao staff members and the media

for the first time.

Ming Pao Editorial Director Cheung Kin-por stated that

the best candidate for editor-in-chief is someone

from Hong Kong, but the owner Tiong Hiew King

has his own concerns.

Concerned staff at Ming Pao met with the media after

a more than four-hour meeting with the management

group on Monday afternoon.

Editorial Director Cheung Kin-por, a 16 year Ming Pao

veteran, emphasized the importance of the editor-in-chief

position, but said he was given no choice in the matter.

Ming Pao Editorial Director Cheung Kin-por: “I think the ideal

person is an accepted Hong Kong resident who understands

the conditions; but the owner has his own concerns

and needed to find a trustworthy person to address them."

As for whether the rumored successor is former

Nanyang Siang Pau Chief Editor Zhong Tianxiang,

Cheung Kin Bor said it is possible.

He stressed that the chief executive has the right

to appoint candidates.

Ming Pao Editorial Director Cheung Kin Bor: “He has to be

responsible for his own decision, since that is also fair.

The employee representative said both sides have not

reached a consensus and will meet again next Thursday."

Ming Pao Staff Concern Group member Xian Yunji: “In

addition to the trust of the editorial department, we believe

that Ming Pao’s chief editor should be familiar

with Hong Kong’s situation.

But a consensus wasn’t reached on these two matters

in previous discussions."

According to the Epoch Times’ Hong Kong branch,

Ming Pao Chief Executive Hiew-king Tiong has close ties

to the Chinese Communist Party Jiang Zemin faction

and is a trusted follower of Bo Xilai.

Its recent support of Xi Jinping triggered the Jiang faction’s

resentment, which is suspected to be the reason behind

the change of editor.

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