「升旗易」稱百萬元供健仔等食宿 否認利用眾籌

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4名欲乘船潛逃台灣的反修例案被通緝者周三（13日）被捕，包括在荃灣衝突中槍的「健仔」曾志健。YouTube頻道「升旗易得道」昨日上載兩段影片，承認經Telegram「探子Channel」認識健仔等人，其後花費過百萬元為4人提供潛藏期間的食宿，又在去年底安排他們乘貨櫃輪離港，最終事敗。「升旗易」強調並無收取偷渡費及利用4人拍片眾籌，批評警方單方面指控，反指「Friends of Hong Kong」創辦人「肥仔德」收取4人費用。

警方回應稱，採取任何行動會按實際情况依法處理，不評論個別個案。另外，政府飛行服務隊定翼機被發現曾於周三在西貢一帶低飛，該隊昨回應稱當日飛行行動與案件無關。台灣陸委會回應本報查詢稱，絕不鼓勵以非法方式來台，反對有心人藉相關名義詐財。

「Friends of Hong Kong」昨在facebook發聲明，稱組織去年10月已停運，否認曾以曾志健名義眾籌，只曾推過一個月訂閱，共收300英鎊，又稱對「西貢計劃」毫不知情。該組織又表示與「升旗易」無關，雙方曾於前年12月見面，但因理念分歧，未有再聯繫。「探子Channel」昨晚稱「升旗易」部分指控不實，稍後公開反駁。

Friends of HK稱不知潛逃計劃
探子頻道：升旗易部分指控不實
「升旗易」兩名男主持在影片中表示，曾出資為4人提供食宿，聘專人煮食及送飯，又購買遊戲機、影碟給他們娛樂，每月支出約數萬元，累計花費逾百萬元，因擔心消息外泄，從未藉4人名義籌款，全由自己出資。身處英國的二人承認不清楚有否被「落格」、4人有否被刻薄虐待。

兩名主持透露，去年12月曾經收買貨櫃輪船長，欲安排4人離港，考慮船途長、易生意外，故着4人拍片交代情况。該次行程最終因有人向外籌款及張揚路線，船家遭警方截查而事敗，後來已再難找船，後期亦無法接觸4人，估計他們今次被船家出賣而拘捕。

稱安排坐貨櫃輪離港事敗
兩主持稱早於2020年7月離港，同年8月底至9月初，「探子Channel」稱有人想離港，向他們了解方法，因而認識健仔。兩人曾建議健仔等人到美國駐港澳總領事館尋求庇護，被館方拒絕，負責接載的司機其後亦赴英，相關介紹人亦移居英國，並稱有200萬元要轉帳至英國。

對於警方稱4人曾支付逾40萬元偷渡費，「升旗易」稱收款者為肥仔德，他收款後亦赴英。兩人稱大部分在英港人知悉肥仔德的身分，而宣稱曾志健流亡的「Friends of Hong Kong」正是由肥仔德及另一人創立，不排除4人曾拍片供肥仔德眾籌。「升旗易」另提到，曾為健仔的15歲女友買機票赴英，女生後來遭肥仔德利用及籌款，「（肥仔德）到𠵱家仲呃緊（人）」。

https://m.mingpao.com/pns/要聞/article/20220716/s00001/1657908645599/「升旗易」稱百萬元供健仔等食宿-否認利用眾籌

「探子團隊」正在撰寫聲明，聲明中將會盡全力保障並尊重被捕四人的權利及緘默權。

但是由於YouTube 頻道「升旗易得道」主動公開並承認及提供部份不實指控，聲明內容需要一定時間詳細分析並判斷可提供之證據及描述會否影響四人案件的發展情況，並對「升旗易得道」的不實指控及公開之論述作重點反駁及提供相關「升旗易得道」在英國非人道對待「香港流亡年青人」及其頻道已公開指控或論述之描述的「失實」相關證據。

由於相關證據及錄音牽涉年份及數量繁多，需要詳細整理後才能公開，請細心等待。

本團隊亦已經就事件尋求專業法律意見，同時已尋求英國相關部門人士協助。

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Statement
15 July 2022
We are all very disappointed and sad on the re-arrest of Tsang Chi-Kin 曾志健. We would like to make a brief statement:-

Friends of Hong Kong had ceased functions since October 2021. The decision was taken to close our Twitter account and webpage but to remain our Facebook page for archival purposes. This was well known within the UK.

We have always been a very small organisation. When we became aware of the support and need from Tsang back in December 2020, we released that statement on behalf of Tsang. We stand by on our beliefs for the need to release that statement.
The functions of Friends of Hong Kong had never been through crowdfunding. We did for a short time, unrelated to the support of Tsang, had a small subscription plan that was active for 1 month. The amount received was within £300. Friends of Hong Kong had always operated out of personal funds.
We never seek funding for Tsang, any such attempts had nothing to do with Friends of Hong Kong or any members of Friends of Hong Kong. On a personal basis, our members had provided support. Any further support made to Tsang was never handled by Friends of Hong Kong and we had never seek to do so.

The operations of the YouTube Channel Tuesday Road 升旗易得道 is in no way related to Friends of Hong Kong. Indeed, certain members had met the 2 hosts in December 2020 but we had huge disagreements on beliefs and ended communications or support within weeks.

No members at Friends of Hong Kong were made aware of the organisations and planning in Sai Kung.

Former Exec committee of
Friends of Hong Kong