【逃犯条例】Apple员工联署批评警方　声明：希望尊重制服的意义

因政府修订逃犯条例一事而掀起的社会风波，至今未见缓和，甚至更引发多次警民冲突，困局仍未解锁，而苹果公司（Apple）的香港前线员工（俗称蓝精灵）亦于今天（7月30日）发表联署声明，就警方过去的执法表现发表意见，并期望政府能回应市民提出的“五大诉求”。

网上讨论区“连登”本日出现一条以“[遍地开花]香港苹果零售服务业前线员工发表声明”为题的帖文，内容为一群Apple前线零售人员就政府条订逃犯条例风波及警方近日执行职务的表现发表联署声明。

此声明先提及政府对民意的漠视，令一众参与联署的Apple前线零售员工“没有选择中立的余地”，而且就算社会有“二百万零四人再次上街，政府仍然无动于衷，没有真正回应香港人的诉求”。

此外，文中亦有批评警方近日的执法水准，认为“每次示威活动中警察对示威者使用的过度武力、选择性执法……其后的游行集会行动中更因过份使用暴力而令无辜市民，甚至是小孩和老人受伤，情况令人发（发）指。”

一众参与联署的“蓝精灵”表示，“作为零售业前线员工，虽然我们不是纪律部队，但穿上制服的我们就是代表公司，担起服务客人的承诺……希望同为制服团队的香港警察，能够尊重制服的意义，秉承服务市民的承诺，而不是与民为敌”，并在文末强调“我们都有一个梦想，希望追求一个自由、公义的社会”。

Apple前线零售人员联署声明全文：

致香港市民、Apple Fans 及Apple仝人

我们是一群Apple Store 的员工，在香港为不同的Apple用户服务了八年。我们热爱工作，更热爱我们的家 - 香港。

自六月以来，香港处于一个水深火热当中，让我们没有选择中立的余地。连串反送中示威活动，一百万人上街，二百万零四人再次上街，政府仍然无动于衷，没有真正回应香港人的诉求。

每次示威活动中警察对示威者使用的过度武力、选择性执法。以至近日白衣暴徒无差别袭击元朗市民，警方更没有及时制止和有效执法。而再其后的游行集会行动中更因过份使用暴力而令无辜市民，甚至是小孩和老人受伤，情况令人发（发）指。

作为零售业前线员工，虽然我们不是纪律部队，但穿上制服的我们就是代表公司，担起服务客人的承诺。在面对不同客人的咨询时，无论情况顺逆我们总会用最专业的态度去面对，帮助客人解决问题。希望同为制服团队的香港警察，能够尊重制服的意义，秉承服务市民的承诺，而不是与民为敌。

我们只是香港 Apple一个小小的职员，我们不能在做些什么。但当社会各界，包括港铁车长、公务员也纷纷作出联署的时候。我们还能默默无声吗？

香港人，我们都有一个梦想，希望追求一个自由、公义的社会。

We are here to enrich lives.
To help dreamers become doers,
to help passion expand human potential,
to do the best work of our lives.

这是Apple 告诉我们的社会价值，我们希望能协助梦想家变成实践者。所以以此抛砖引玉，希望更多同事和零售业的同仁能表态。令政府真正回应市民的诉求，不能让施政一错再错。

1. 彻底撤回逃犯条例
2. 撤回暴动定性
3. 必不追究反送中抗争者
4. 成立独立委员会，彻查警方滥权滥暴及元朗暴力事件
5. 全面落实双真普选

光复香港，时代革命！

一群服务香港的蓝精灵上

据相关人士指，至截稿时，上述联署共有44名Apple员工参与。虽然他们未有计划响应下星期一（8月5日）的全港罢工活动，但亦表示公司对他们发表是次声明并没有作任何反应。

“一世都用苹果！”

上述声明一出，随即引来不少网民留意支持，有人表示因此声明，因此觉得以使用iPhone自豪，也有人笑言“要转会”，从其他品牌的手机转用Apple的产品，也人趁机讽刺华为与小米的员工就不敢联署这样的声明。

网民留言（按图了解）：

其实早在Apple员工公开表态前，公务员、港铁车长及十一间大专院校等行业及单位已先后就政府施政及警方执法表现联署表态，网民更期望这种做法可“遍地开花”，鼓励更多行业及单位参与。很多人暗忖港人“揾食至上”，为保饭碗宁愿心中有一套也不敢发声，但从近期的事情可见，愈来愈多人敢于走出来，为所信的公义说话，相信这次风波也是令香港职场启蒙的机会吧！

Apple前线零售员工联署声明（英文版）：

Apple has long been known for its philanthropy, participating in charity and social welfare work. In 2014, Tim Cook voiced the support for the LGBTQ+ on Bloomberg Businessweek, and Apple gifted the pride watch band to staff members who have taken part in the Pride Parade. These are significant symbols of the company’s dedication to gender equality. In 2018, Apple collaborated with Malala Fund on providing better educational opportunities for young women around the world. Moreover, Apple over these years has dedicated to environmental protection, contributing to the reduction of carbon emission. Every deed done by Apple contributes to making our world a better place. On behalf of all the staff members around the world, we would like to show our sincerest gratitude to Apple.

Since Apple established its first store in Hong Kong in 2012, us, a group of Hong Kong Retail Store team members have been enriching Hong Konger’s lives by creating irresistible customer experiences, our lives enriched along with the progress. We pride ourselves to be one of apple’s key business area, millions of customers come to us to buy, learn something new or have their device repaired each year, Apple has become a part of Hong Kong people’s lives. We thank apple for brining postive changes and impact to the world, and we sincerely believes that there is always an opportunity to do better.

This city has become increasingly unsafe in past few months, citizens are unsettled because there was an extradition law which could lead us to potentially unfair justice system in China, police were abusing powers, firing tear gas and bullets to peaceful protesters. Youngsters in Hong Kong are no longer free to speak out nor can work or live in peace.

The event occurred in Yuen Long at 21.7 was a random killing spree, attacking unarmed civilians for hours, repeating attacks happened in different areas of Yuen Long, the reason behind is probably causing panic in every corner of the city.

In the ongoing anti-extradition movement towards our Hong Kong identity and freedom from China, many of our staff members have been countlessly injured. Despite the pain, we always report for our work duties with our greatest effort in the hope that the daily operation of our company would not be affected. This hope is upheld because of our firm belief in “Our people is our soul”, in Apple’s committed support for every single staff member, and in Apple’s willingness to place great emphasis on and voice for diversity throughout the years. In the past few months, Hong Kong’s dire situation has not received proper resolution but instead worsen more and more. The situation has become so dire that we would worry if it is safe to leave our homes for work.

In view of the despondent escalation of this disconcerting situation, we would plead for your consideration of voicing for your staff in Hong Kong and announcing the demand for:

1. Complete withdrawal of the Extradition Bill
2. Setting up of independent commission of inquiry that conducts thorough investigation of the accountability for police crackdown on activists and its abuse of power
3. Release and exoneration of arrested activists
4. Retraction of characterizing the 12 June protest as a riot
5. True Universal Suffrage


We would hope that Apple could protect its staff in Hong Kong from this life-threatening situation and enable us to work for Apple without fear.

Apple Hong Kong retail staff

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