【时代论坛讯】《明报》前总编辑刘进图昨日遇袭，各界对凶徒的暴行深表愤怒。香港基督教协进会社会公义与民生关注委员会今天（2月27日）发表中、英文声明，强烈谴责凶徒，促请警方必须尽快把把凶徒缉捕归案，并祈求上主伸张公平公义。该委员会也呼吁，各信徒为刘进图祈祷，并继续关注和捍卫新闻自由。
该委员会在声明表示，虽然仍未知悉有关事件与新闻工作者是否有关，但已引起新闻界及市民极度愤怒与不安，忧虑此乃对新闻自由的挑战与威吓。因此，该委员会促请警方尽快破案，以解市民的忧虑。
声明全文如下：
香港基督教协进会社会公义与民生关注委员会
就刘进图先生遇袭事件的声明
新闻工作者刘进图先生昨天受到凶徒袭击受伤，我们深感震惊，并为着刘先生恳切祷告，也向其家人致以深切慰问。我们也强烈谴责凶徒，祈求上主伸张公平公义。
虽然我们还未知悉是次事件是否与他身为新闻工作者有关，但却已引起所有新闻工作者及市民极度愤怒和不安，担忧这是对新闻自由的挑战和威吓。所以我们促请警方必须尽快把凶徒缉捕归案，以解市民的忧虑。
我们也恳请各信徒为刘先生代祷，也继续关注及捍卫香港的新闻自由，为这城求平安。
Hong Kong Christian Council
Justice and Social Concern Committee
Statement on the attack of Mr. Kevin Lau Chun-to
We are deeply shocked to hear that Mr. Kevin Lau Chun-to, a journalist, was ambushed yesterday. We earnestly pray for him and would like to offer our deepest sympathy to his family. And we strongly condemn the attackers, and ask the Lord to uphold justice and righteousness.
We do not know if Mr. Lau was attacked due to his work in the media, but the incident has aroused the emotion of anger and agitation among journalists as well as Hong Kong people. They worry that it is an assault on and a threat to press freedom. So we urge the police to apprehend the attackers as soon as possible to ease the deep concern of the people.
We call upon all Christians to pray for Mr. Lau and to keep watch on and defend the future of press freedom in Hong Kong Let us all seek the peace of our city.
（www.christiantimes.org.hk，时代论坛每日快拍，2014.02.27）
