The lawyers, doctors and artists behind the Hong Kong protests

The FT spoke to professionals risking their jobs to help from beyond the front line

【翻译】香港抗议运动背后的律师、医生和艺术家

《金融时报》采访了一些冒着失去工作风险，深入前线提供帮助的专业人士

Nicolle Liu, Sue-Lin Wong 和 Alice Woodhouse 在香港报道

2019年9月30日

For the past three months in Hong Kong, the government has been waiting for public sentiment to turn against pro-democracy protests that have plunged the territory into its worst political crisis in decades. Yet each time the more radical frontline protesters escalate their use of violence, the more moderate demonstrators remain supportive, turning to slogans of the movement including “We fight on, each in our own way”.

过去三个月，香港政府一直在等待公众情绪转为反民主抗议，这场抗议运动已使香港陷入数十年来最严重的政治危机。然而每一次，激进派前线抗议者越是升级使用暴力，温和派示威者就会越是维护并支持使用运动口号，包括诸如“我们以各自方式来继续战斗”等口号在内。

This past weekend was no different. Tens of thousands of peaceful demonstrators staged rallies as protesters hurled petrol bombs at police firing water cannons and tear gas, and arresting at least 100 demonstrators. Mass protests are also expected across the territory to coincide with the 70th anniversary of communist rule in China on October 1.

上周末也不例外，数以万计的和平示威者举行集会，警察发射水枪和催泪瓦斯，而抗议者则向警察投掷汽油弹，至少有100名示威者遭逮捕。预计席卷香港各地的大规模抗议活动，也将凑巧在10月1日的中共执政70周年纪念日同时上演。

“Never in Hong Kong’s history have you seen so many different professional groups or identities and social roles coming out to protest,” said Samson Yuen, a political scientist at Lingnan University in Hong Kong.

香港岭南大学(Lingnan University)政治学家袁瑋熙(Samson Yuen)表示，“在香港历史上，你从未见过如此多不同的专业团体、知名人士和社会角色出来抗议。”

However, many professionals, including lawyers, doctors and accountants, feel unable to join the front-line, fearing that they could be charged with a criminal offence for participating in an unauthorised assembly. Providing services is a way round this challenge.

然而，包括律师、医生和会计师在内的许多专业人士觉得无法加入前线，他们担心因参与未经授权的集会，可能会被控刑事犯罪。提供服务是绕过这一挑战的一种方式。

The Financial Times spoke to a wide range of individuals who are using their skills and knowledge to support a movement that has caught both the Hong Kong government and Beijing by surprise for its durability and broad support among moderate sections of Hong Kong society.

《金融时报》采访了许多个人，他们利用自己的技能和知识来支持这场运动。该运动的持久性以及来自香港社会温和派的广泛支持，让香港政府和北京方面都感到意外。

The lawyers 律师

‘It’s self-defence against an unjust system’ 这是对不公正制度的自卫

On the front lines, protesters often stamp their lawyers’ phone number on their wrists, using hairspray to prevent it from smudging. They do this so that if they are apprehended — more than 1,500 have been arrested since June — they know whom to call.

在前线，抗议者经常把律师的电话号码印在手腕上，还喷上发胶以防弄脏。他们这样做是为了，如果他们被逮捕，他们知道该给谁打电话。自从今年6月份以来，已有1500多人被捕。

Help comes from lawyers such as Angeline Chan, who show up bleary-eyed to police stations across the territory after a night of violent protests, to meet clients.

Angeline Chan等律师提供了帮助。在经历了一晚的暴力抗议后，她睡眼惺忪地出现在香港各地的警察局与客户见面。

Ms Chan says about 200 Hong Kong lawyers provide pro bono legal assistance to arrested protesters, adding that law students have scrambled to sign up to help since the protests started.

Chan女士说，大约有200名香港律师为被捕的抗议者提供无偿法律援助，并补充道，自抗议开始以来，法律专业的学生竞相报名提供帮助。

Supporting the movement is risky, explains another lawyer who preferred to remain anonymous.

另一位不愿透露姓名的律师解释说，支持这项运动是有风险的。

“Because of what I do, I can’t get convicted of any criminal offence including unauthorised assembly so I can’t really stand on the frontline with them,” the barrister said, choosing instead to provide legal aid and donate money to the movement.

“由于我所从事的工作原因，我不能被判犯有任何刑事罪行，包括（参加）未经授权的集会，因此我无法真正与他们站在第一线。” 这位律师表示，他转而选择提供法律援助并向该运动捐款。

“It’s self-defence against an unjust system and systematic and institutional violence,” he said.

他说：“这是对不公正的制度、系统和体制暴力的自卫。”

The finance professionals 金融专家

‘I use my influence and connections’我利用我的影响力和人脉

One banker in his 30s describes himself as “originally quite politically apathetic”. But that changed in early August, when he started a Facebook page to encourage colleagues in the financial services industry to support the protests. The page now has more than 85,000 followers and the banker says he has donated more than HK$500,000 ($63,765) to the movement.

一位30多岁的银行家形容自己“最初对政治相当麻木不仁”。但这种情况在8月初发生了转变，当时，他在Facebook上创建了一个页面，鼓励金融服务业的同仁支持抗议活动。该网页目前已有逾8.5万名粉丝，这位银行家表示，他已向该运动捐款逾50万港元(合63765美元)。

“I use my influence and connections to tell people around me what is happening. It doesn’t sound very original but it is useful,” he said, adding that about 70-80 per cent of his friends support the movement but prefer to donate money rather than being vocal.

他说，“我利用我的影响力和人脉告诉我周围的人正在发生什么。这听起来不是很新颖，但很有用。”他补充说，大约70%到80%的朋友支持这项运动，但他们更愿意捐款，而非出声。

Hong Kong’s crowdfunding campaigns have raised about $15m since the start of the protests in June. After a weekend of violence last month, people donated $1m within an hour to buy advertisements in international newspapers in a bid to raise awareness of what protesters said was growing police brutality. A separate “612 Humanitarian Relief Fund” that helps protesters with legal fees and medical bills has raised nearly $10m.

自从6月份抗议活动开始以来，香港的众筹活动已募集了约1500万美元。上个月，在经历了一个周末的暴力活动后，人们在一个小时内捐出100万美元，在国际报纸上投标购买广告，以提高人们对抗议者所说的、警察日益增多暴行的感知。一个专门帮助抗议者支付法律费用和医疗账单的“612人道救援基金”（612 Humanitarian Relief Fund），已募集了近1000万美元。

An accountant who was a member of a six-person accounting team says he ensures the financial statements underpinning the campaign are properly done.

一个六人会计团队的一名会计说，他确保支持该活动的财务报表得到妥善处理。

“People have a right to know how their donations are being used and, as an accountant, I am able to help present the crowd-funded accounts professionally to the public,” he said.

他说：“人们有权知道他们的捐款是如何使用的，作为一名会计师，我有能力向公众专业地展示众筹账户。”

The medical staff 医务人员

‘With greater power comes more responsibility’ 权力越大，责任越大

At almost every protest in Hong Kong, volunteer teams of doctors, nurses, medics and social workers don their yellow vests marked with red crosses and stand by, ready to provide medical care and psychological assistance to protesters hit by tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets.

几乎在香港每一场抗议活动中，由医生、护士、医务人员和社会工作者组成的志愿者队伍，都会穿上他们标有红色十字架的黄色背心，随时待命为被催泪瓦斯、胡椒喷雾和橡皮子弹击中的抗议者提供医疗和心理援助。

“We have a lot of privilege in our society as healthcare professionals and with greater power comes more responsibility,” said Alfred Wong, a cardiologist at a public hospital and spokesman for Médecins Inspirés, a group of pro-democracy medical staff.

“作为医疗保健专业人员，我们在社会上享有很多特权，权力越大，责任越大，” Alfred Wong说道，他是一家公立医院的心脏病专家兼“杏林觉醒”（Médecins Inspirés）—— 一个支持民主的医务人员团体 ——的发言人。

Teams of medical volunteers also run hotlines and provide consultation services to protesters who are afraid to seek medical help through Hong Kong’s healthcare system. Dr Wong says reports that police have entered hospitals to access patients’ confidential information to make arrests was a particular cause of concern for protesters.

医疗志愿者队伍也开通了热线，为那些害怕通过香港医疗保健系统寻求医疗帮助的抗议者，提供咨询服务。Wong医生说，警方曾进入医院，获取病人机密信息进行逮捕，该报道尤其引起了抗议者的关注。

Rebecca Leung, a 29-year-old social worker, helps protesters process their emotional distress. “I sometimes go to the front line and talk to people who are preparing themselves to be arrested or beaten by the police,” she said. “We just listen to their stories and we try to help them see what’s ahead of them so they can be more prepared.”

29岁的社会工作者Rebecca Leung帮助抗议者处理他们的情绪困扰。 “我有时会去前线，与那些准备被警察逮捕或遭殴打的人士进行交谈，” 她说。“我们只是倾听他们讲故事，并试着帮助他们了解他们会面对什么，这样他们可以做更多的准备。”

The creatives 创意人士

‘We’ve finally got the chance to do something’ 我们终于有机会做点事了