September 2025 – On The Way…….

陈冠希道歉声明 (2008年2月21日)

英文原文：

　　Today I’ve come back to Hong Kong to stand before you,and account for myself,I’ve never escaped away from my responsibility.

　　During the past few weeks,I’ve been with my mother,and my family,and love ones,to show

　　support and care,and at the same time have their support and care for me.

　　I admit most of the photos being circulated on the Internet were taken by me,but these photos were very private,and have not been shown to people,and were never intended to be shown to anyone.

　　Their photos were stolen from me illegally,and distributed without my consent.There is no doubt whoever obtained these photos had been uploading them on the Internet with malicious and deliberate intent.

　　This matter has intercalated to the extend that the society as a whole has been effected by this,and in this regard,I am deeply sad in it.

　　I would like now to apologise to all the people for all the suffering that has been caused and the problems that have arisen from this.

　　I would like to apologies to all the ladies and to all their families,for any harm or hurt that they’ve been feeling,I’m sorry.I would like to also apologies to my mother and my father,for the pain and suffering that I cost them during these past few weeks.Most importantly,I would like to say sorry to all the people in Hong Kong,I give my apology sincerely to you all,and reservedly it be,and with my heart.I know young people in Hong Kong look up to many figures in our society,and in this regard,I had failed,I had failed as a role model.However,I wish this matter would teach everyone a lesson,to all the young people in our community,let this be a lesson for you all,this is not an example to be set for you.

　　During my time away,I’ve made an important decision,I will wholeheartedly fulfill all commitments that I have to date,but after that,I’ve decided to step away from the Hong Kong entertainment industry,I’ve decided to do this to give myself an opportunity to heal myself and to search my soul.I will delicate my time to charity and community work within the next few months,I will be away from Hong Kong entertainment indefinitely,there is no time refrain.

　　I’ve be assisting to the police since the first day that the photos were published,and I will continue to assist them,after this press conf.,our obligations to help their investgation,and hope that this case can end soon,as everyone I think has the same wish.

　　I would like to use this opportunity to thank the police for their hard work on this case.Thank you.I believe everyone’s priority now,my priority now,is to stop suffering the pain,for not letting this, we do not want to let this situation to be more out of control,we need to protect all the innocents and all the young for matters like this.In this regard,I’ve been instructing my lawyers to do everything possible within the law to protect all the innocent victims in this case.

　　I believe that the press today that been issued as we speak are what my lawyers had advised me to do.

　　Lastly,I would like to thank everyone for coming here today,and listening to what I have to say.I would like to also apologies once again to all the ladies and their families,my family,and to everyone in Hong Kong,and everyone in our society.I’m deeply in sad by this,and I apologies to everyone that had to go through this.I would like to also thank you for giving me this opportunity to say what I wanna to say all along in my heart.I hope after today,I can have your forgiveness.With regard to this case,with everything,everything that had happened,I’m deeply sorry.

　　I hope you all would accept my apology,and give me a chance.Thank you.

I would like to thank everyone for coming here today.

I’ve been away from Hong Kong for the past few weeks, thinking about myself and what I want to say today. Most importantly, to be honest and sincere in what I say. I must not hide away from my responsibility.

Today, I have come back Hong Kong to stand before you all, and to account for myself. I’ve never escaped from my responsibility.

In the past few weeks, I’ve been with my mother and my family, to show support and care for them. They’ve been under a lot of pressure and hardship.

I admit that most of the photos being circulated on the internet were taken by me. But these photos are very private and have not been shown to people, and are never intended to be shown to anyone. They were stolen from me illegally and distributed without my consent.

Nobody has the right to spread them around the world. I believe that everyone has the right to privacy. This whole incident is very debilitating and very traumatic. The victims are all the people who have been hurt by this.

I am sorry to all the ladies and their families involved. I’m sorry for the pain and the hardship that they are going through. I’m sorry to all their parents for the trauma and the disruption that has been caused to their families.

I’m sorry to the people of Hong Kong. I give my apology to all the people in Hong Kong and everyone in our society. I’m deeply saddened by this.

I also apologize to my mother and my father for the pain and the suffering that they have to go through during this very difficult time.

Most importantly, I apologize to all the people of Hong Kong and everyone in our society. I’m deeply saddened by this.

What has happened has happened, and is not to be continued. The whole society has been affected by this. In this regard, I am sorry.

I would like to now apologize to all the people for what has happened.

and I think the most important thing first and foremost （两个形容词作定语要后置） is to apologize to all the people. I would like to express my sincerest apologies to all of the people in Hong Kong and all of the people in our society. I am deeply sorry.

I also would like to apologize to all the ladies and to all their families, for any harm or hurt （Harm客观伤害，时间长； Hurt主观肉体或者精神疼痛） that they’ve been feeling. I am sorry. I also would like to apologize to my mother and my father for the pain and the suffering （Pain一般指物理性，身体疾病引起，也可指精神，时间一般较短。 Suffering是一种比pain更深更长时间的折磨） that this situation has caused them.

Most importantly, I would like to say sorry to all the people in Hong Kong. I give my apology sincerely to all of you, and I apologize to everyone in this society.

I know the young people in Hong Kong look up to many figures in our society. And in this regard, I have failed. I have failed as a role model. However, I wish this matter would teach everyone a lesson. To all the young people in our community, let this be a lesson for you all. This is not an example to be set for you.

I have been away from Hong Kong during the past few weeks. I have been doing a lot of soul-searching, to reflect on myself. I will wholeheartedly fulfill all commitments that I have. But after that, I have decided to step away from the Hong Kong entertainment industry. I have decided to do this to give myself an opportunity to heal and to search my soul. I will dedicate my time to charity and community service within the next several months.

I will be away from Hong Kong entertainment indefinitely无限期地. There is no time frame.

Please allow me to thank the police for their hard work on this case. Thank you very much.

I believe everyone’s priority now is to stop the suffering and the pain. Not to let this situation become more out of control. We need to protect all the innocents and the victims from this. I would like to use this opportunity to thank everyone for their patience and for giving me this chance to speak my heart today.

And I would like to apologize once again to all the ladies and their families, my family, and to everyone in Hong Kong and everyone in our society.

I am deeply sorry.

Thank you.”

中文翻译大意：

“我今天来到这里，站在你们的面前，首先我认为最重要的事情，是向所有人道歉。我要向香港社会的所有人，致以最诚挚的歉意。我非常抱歉。

我也要向所有的女士和她们的家庭，为她们所受到的伤害和痛苦，表示道歉。对不起。我还要向我的母亲和父亲道歉，为这个事件给他们带来的痛苦和折磨。

最重要的是，我想向所有香港人道歉。我真诚地向你们所有人道歉，我向整个社会道歉。

我知道香港的年轻人仰望我们社会的许多人物。在这一点上，我失败了。我作为一个榜样失败了。但是，我希望这件事能给大家一个教训。给我们社会的所有年轻人，让这成为你们所有人的一个教训。这不是一个应该为你们树立的榜样。

在过去几周里，我一直在香港以外。我做了很多灵魂深处的思考，进行自我反省。我将全心全意履行完我所有的承诺。但在那之后，我决定退出香港娱乐圈。我决定这样做，是为了给自己一个治愈和寻找灵魂的机会。在接下来的几个月里，我将把时间投入到慈善和社区服务中。

我将无限期地离开香港娱乐圈。没有期限。

请允许我感谢警方为此案所做的辛勤工作。非常感谢。

我相信现在每个人的首要任务是停止痛苦和伤害。不要让情况进一步失控。我们需要保护所有无辜者和受害者。我想借此机会感谢大家的耐心，并给我这个机会在今天说出我的心里话。

我再次向所有的女士和她们的家人、我的家人、以及所有香港人和我们社会中的每一个人道歉。

我深感抱歉。

谢谢。”

背景与关键点分析：

时间与地点：2008年2月21日，于香港召开新闻发布会。
事件背景：针对当时轰动一时的“艳照门”事件。
核心举措：宣布无限期退出香港娱乐圈（”step away from the Hong Kong entertainment industry indefinitely”），这一决定成为事件的关键转折点。
道歉对象：全社会、受害女性及其家庭、自己的父母。
自我定性：承认自己作为公众人物和榜样失职。
后续承诺：表示将投身慈善和社区服务。
影响：此次发布会及其声明被视为危机公关中的一个重要案例。

Month: September 2025

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