24 Dec 2025政府新聞公報#7731
特區政府就個別所謂人權專家對「黎智英案」的不實批評表示不滿和反對
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government today (December 24) expressed strong dissatisfaction with and opposition to false criticisms by certain so-called human rights experts concerning the offences endangering national security with which Jimmy Lai was charged, and the conviction and sentencing handed down by the SAR court in strict accordance with the law and evidence.
A SAR Government spokesperson said that the Government had noted that certain so-called human rights experts had shown no respect for the SAR court’s independent trial of the case based on the facts and evidence; refused to face the evidence set out in the reasons for the verdict; and refused to understand the court’s considerations and reasons for its decision. They had instead launched arbitrary attacks, smeared and attacked the SAR Government, and repeatedly called for Jimmy Lai’s immediate release through vile political manipulation. The supplied statement ends mid-sentence.
香港特別行政區（特區）政府今日（十二月二十四日）對個別所謂人權專家就黎智英被控危害國家安全罪行及特區法庭嚴格依照法律和證據作出定罪判決作出的不實批評，表示強烈不滿和反對。
特區政府發言人指出︰「特區政府留意到有個別所謂人權專家，根本沒有尊重特區法庭基於事實和證據就案件所作的獨立審判，拒絕正視裁決理由羅列的各項證據，並拒絕理解法庭的考慮和裁決理由，就肆意發動攻擊，污衊和攻擊特區政府，及以卑劣的政治操弄，不斷渲染黎智英應立即獲釋。他們完
24 Dec 2025明報#7732
中大伍宜孫學生會停運 新亞研停運備案
After CUHK’s Shaw College Student Union announced on Sunday that it was suspending operations because the university no longer recognised the student union’s status, Wu Yee Sun College emailed students yesterday to announce that its student union was “currently suspending operations until its legal registration procedures are completed”. During this period, the college will take over all student organisations. This newspaper also found that the New Asia College Student Union Council discussed the “2025 Student Union Suspension of Operations Ordinance Bill” at the beginning of this month, aiming to formulate provisions for the student union to “suspend operations indefinitely”. In other words, including Morningside College Student Union, which suspended operations in January last year, student unions at at least four of CUHK’s nine colleges have announced or are preparing to suspend operations.
Li Cheuk-yin, the acting president of the current Wu Yee Sun College Student Union term and chair of its council, told this newspaper yesterday that the college had relayed at a meeting last week that the “university’s request” was for college student unions to suspend operations, but had not stated when this should happen. The union only confirmed that it would suspend operations with immediate effect after receiving the email yesterday. He said it was still discussing subsequent arrangements with the college and that there was not yet a timetable for registration. He thanked students for their continued support, saying: “We will meet again if fate allows, and I believe we will meet again.” Records show that in September this year, the Wu Yee Sun College Student Union amended its constitution and conducted a referendum as required for registration. The amendments were approved, but the next steps in the registration procedure have not yet been explained.
繼中大逸夫書院學生會本周日宣布因校方不再承認學生會地位停運，伍宜孫書院昨向學生發電郵宣布該院學生會「正暫停運作，直至其法律註冊程序完成」，其間書院將接管所有學生團體。本報亦發現，新亞書院學生會評議會本月初曾討論《2025年學生會停止運作條例草案》，旨在為學生會「無限期停止運作」制定條文。換言之，連同去年1月停運的敬文書院學生會，中大9間書院有至少4間的學生會已宣布或準備停運。
今屆伍宜孫學生會署理會長、評議會主席李卓諺昨向本報表示，院方上周在會議轉述「校方要求」要書院學生會停運，但無表明要何時停運，該會昨天收到電郵，才確定即日起停運。他稱仍在與書院商討後續細節，尚未有註冊時間表。他感謝同學一直支持，「我哋有緣再會，亦相信會再會」。翻查資料，伍宜孫學生會今年9月應註冊要求修改會章並展開公投，修訂獲通過，尚未交代下一步註冊程序。
24 Dec 2025明報#7733
宏志閣業主倘回遷 下期補助將停 當局曾稱領補助不可返回 議員指早應仔細解釋
A No. 5 alarm fire broke out at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court last month. When applying for rent subsidies, owners of unaffected Wang Chi House units were required to sign a declaration confirming that they would not live in their units or rent them out while receiving the subsidy; false statements could lead to criminal prosecution. The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau said in a Facebook post the night before last that the declaration was intended only to prevent abuse of the assistance, stressing that “if the building is subsequently unsealed, Wang Chi House owners may still choose to move back even if they are receiving the subsidy, but the subsidy for the next period will not be issued”. Legislative Councillor and lawyer Eunice Yung said the government’s online announcement also had legal effect, but believed the authorities should have considered and explained the matter carefully from the outset rather than providing clarification afterwards.
大埔宏福苑上月發生五級火，未受波及的宏志閣業主申請租金補助時需簽署聲明書，確認領取補助期間不會居於宏志閣單位或把單位出租，若陳述虛假將有遭刑事檢控之虞。民青局前晚於facebook專頁發帖文解釋，聲明只為防止濫用資助，強調「若之後大廈解封，宏志閣業主即使正接受補助，仍可選擇搬回單位，惟下一期補助將不會發放」。立法會議員兼律師江玉歡表示，政府的網上公布亦具法律效力，但認為當局應一早仔細考慮及解釋，而非事後補充。
23 Dec 2025法庭線#7725
膳心小館遭檢走月餅放棄申訴 官下令撤銷申訴指對雙方最公平公正
The social enterprise “Saan Sam” had its mooncakes seized by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department last year. It subsequently challenged the decision in court, seeking an order to revoke the department’s decision and compensation. An FEHD officer testified during the trial that the mooncakes were evidence in a criminal case and that the Department of Justice had been consulted before the operation. The magistrate expressed concern that the Department of Justice’s prosecution decisions should not be interfered with. “Saan Sam” decided to abandon the challenge, while the department argued that the court should order its withdrawal.
On Tuesday (23), Magistrate Pang Leung-ting formally ordered the challenge withdrawn at Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts, saying this was the fairest and most just course for both sides. In response to the department’s reliance on the Criminal Procedure (Costs) Ordinance to argue that the court could make a costs order, the magistrate said the case was civil in nature. He questioned whether the department had distorted the original intention of the Ordinance and said its argument was far-fetched, holding that the court had no power to make a costs order.
社企「膳心小館」去年遭食環署查封及檢走月餅，其後向法庭申訴，要求頒令撤銷署方決定及賠償。食環署職員在審訊供稱，月餅為刑事案證物，行動前已徵詢律政司意見。官關注，律政司檢控決定不受干預，「膳心」一方決定放棄申訴，署方則指應由法庭撤銷申訴。
裁判官彭亮廷周二（23 日）在觀塘裁判法院，正式下令撤銷申訴，指做法對雙方最公平、公正。就署方引《刑事案件訟費條例》，指法庭可頒訟費令，官反駁指本案屬民事性質，質疑署方扭曲《條例》原意、說法牽強，指法庭無權頒訟費令。
23 Dec 2025法庭線#7726
反恐第二案｜無罪何培欣向終院申上訴許可 終院要求提出不應駁回原因
In the second case under the anti-terrorism legislation, five of the eight defendants, including Ho Pui-yan, were acquitted of all charges. After the verdict, Ho applied for costs, but High Court trial judge Chan Chung-hang said she had brought suspicion upon herself and dismissed the application. The judge also ruled that HK$163,000 and RMB400 found by police at Ho’s residence had been obtained by the defendants in the course of committing the offence and entrusted to Ho for safekeeping, and ordered the money forfeited.
Ho Pui-yan subsequently applied to the Court of Final Appeal for leave to appeal, reportedly in relation to the costs and the handling of the exhibits. On Tuesday (23rd), the Registrar of the Court of Final Appeal said there was no reasonably arguable point, and required the applicant to provide, by 20 January next year, reasons why the application should not be dismissed.
反恐條例第二案，8 名被告中有 5 人獲裁定全部罪名不成立，包括何培欣。何在裁決後申請訟費，原審高院法官陳仲衡指她自招嫌疑，駁回申請。官另裁斷，警方在何住所搜出的 16.3 萬元港幣及 400 元人民幣，是案中被告在犯案過程中取得，交由何保管，予以充公。
何培欣其後向終院申請上訴許可，據悉與訟費及證物處理有關。終院司法常務官周二（23 日）指案件沒有合理可供爭辯之處，限申請方在明年 1 月 20 日前，提出不應駁回其申請的原因。
23 Dec 2025法庭線#7727
郭鳳儀父否認企圖處理潛逃者財產 控辯方結案爭議保單權益誰屬 明年2.11裁決
The 68-year-old father of Kwok Fung-yi, executive director of the Hong Kong Democracy Council, who is wanted by the Police National Security Department, was accused of attempting to deal with his daughter’s insurance policy and charged under Article 23 with attempting to deal with a fugitive’s property. The case entered its fourth day of trial at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday (the 23rd), with the prosecution and defence completing their closing submissions. The case was adjourned until Feb. 11 next year for judgment.
The prosecution said the policy in question was a trust policy, with the insured person also being the beneficiary. Even though Kwok Fung-yi had not signed the form transferring the policy interest, the policy was a gift and she would “automatically” become its owner upon reaching adulthood. The defence argued that the legislative intent of the charge was to target “sanctions” or “countermeasures” and prevent members of the public from supporting people overseas who endanger national security, rather than dealing with “a baby policy bought a long time ago”. It described the current prosecution as “in effect a prosecution of family ties”.
遭警方國安處通緝的「香港民主委員會」執行總監郭鳳儀，其 68 歲父親郭賢生被指企圖處理女兒的保單，被起訴「23 條」下企圖處理潛逃者財產罪。案件周二（23 日）在西九龍裁判法院展開第四天審訊，控辯完成結案陳詞，押至明年 2 月 11 日裁決。
控方指，涉案保單為信託保單，受保人亦即受益人，即使郭鳳儀沒簽署保單權益轉移回條，該保單屬餽贈，她成年後會「自動」成為擁有人。辯方則指，本案控罪的立法原意針對「制裁」或「反制措施」，防止市民支援在外國危害國安的人，並非處理「一個人好耐之前買嬰兒單」的情況，形容現時的檢控「變相係對親情嘅檢控」。
23 Dec 2025集誌社#7728
宏福苑火災｜$ 41 億援助金 已用 $ 12 億 公眾捐款 去向盤點
The Government said recently that the Wang Fuk Court Aid Fund in Tai Po had accumulated about $3.8 billion in donations. Together with the Government’s $300 million seed funding, the fund totalled about $4.1 billion. About $1.2 billion has so far been spent on the various aid measures announced, while there have also been occasional reports of disaster victims lacking supplies. The Collective reviewed the support measures launched by the fund, finding that about $870 million, or 77%, was used to provide subsidies to owners.
政府日前稱，大埔宏福苑援助基金現時累積約 38 億元捐款，連同政府投入的三億元啟動資金，總額約為 41 億元，目前已公布的各項援助措施用了約 12 億元，另一邊廂，偶有災民缺乏物資的消息。《集誌社》整合基金已推出的各項支援措施，當中約 8.7億、即 77% 用於為業主提供補助。
23 Dec 2025集誌社#7729
工傷回顧｜ 118 宗工作致命個案 較去年升 55% 工權會：建造業、外傭最高危
Multiple industrial accidents occurred this year. On the 23rd, the Industrial Accident Victims’ Rights Association reviewed the work injuries and occupational safety incidents of 2025. As of the 22nd of this month, the association had followed up on 118 fatal accidents across various industries, up 55% from 76 during the same period last year. Of these, 54 were sudden deaths, while the remaining 64 fatal cases were the highest number since the association began keeping records. The association’s secretary-general Sin Man Siu said this year’s cases included rare accidents, such as the incident in October in which two airport security officers and their patrol vehicle were hit by an aircraft and fell into the sea. The government announced its preliminary investigation findings one month after the accident. Sin Man Siu hoped the government would adopt the same approach in future serious accidents, enabling the public to better understand their causes and increasing transparency, and said: “Hopefully there will be fewer accidents next year, and everyone can return home safely.”
今年發生多宗工業意外，工業傷亡權益會今（23日）回顧 2025 發生的工傷及職安大事。截止本月 22 日，工會從各行各業跟進 118 宗致命意外，較去年同期的 76 宗，升五成半，當中有 54 宗為猝死， 其餘的 64 宗死亡個案，為工會有紀錄以來最多。工業傷亡權益會總幹事蕭倩文指，今年個案中有罕見意外，如今年十月兩名機場保安人員，連人帶巡邏車被飛機撞入海中，而政府在事故發生後一個月公布了初步調查結果，期待政府往後在嚴重事故中採取同樣做法，讓社會大眾更了解事故原因，增加透明度，願明年「少啲意外，大家都可以平平安安咁返屋企。」
23 Dec 2025集誌社#7730
宏福苑火災｜獨立委員會成員 首入災場視察
Members of the “Independent Commission” investigating the Wang Fuk Court fire in Tai Po visited the fire scene for the first time today (23rd). At about 10:45am, dozens of people wearing protective suits, including police officers and firefighters and those believed to be members of the Independent Commission, entered Wang Chi House together for an inspection. Wang Chi House was the only building not affected by the fire. The members are understood to have subsequently inspected another building and left at about noon.
大埔宏福苑火災的「獨立委員會」成員，今（23日）首次來到宏福苑火災現場視察，早上約 10 時 45 分，數十名身穿保護衣的人員，包括警方及消防員，及相信是獨立委員會的成員，一起進入宏志閣內部視察。宏志閣是唯一一座未受火火波及的樓宇。據了解，委員其後有到另外一幢樓宇視察，他們約中午 12 時離開。
22 Dec 2025追光者#7720
蘋果案｜岑耀信批「西方將香港拱手相讓予極權主義」 外交部駐港公署再批英美在黎案「指手劃腳」
Jonathan Sumption, a former non-permanent overseas judge of Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal, recently published an article in the British magazine New Statesman entitled “The West has abandoned Hong Kong to totalitarianism”. He said the “Jimmy Lai case” bore the hallmarks of Hong Kong’s transformation into a totalitarian society, and quoted an unnamed senior judge of Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal as asking what Britain and other Western countries could offer the city “apart from moralising and a second passport”.
Sumption criticised the Hong Kong court’s evidential reasoning in finding that Jimmy Lai had “colluded with foreign forces”, describing it as exceptionally thin. He said most of the reasoning relied on Lai’s criticisms of the National Security Law in interviews or columns in Apple Daily, as well as private conversations with his assistant Mark Simon. Sumption considered the court’s inferences to be “strained”, and said they disregarded the protections for “freedom of speech, the press and publication” under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
前香港終院海外非常任法官岑耀信（Jonathan Sumption）近日在英國評論雜誌《新政治家》（New Statesman）發表題為《西方已將香港拱手相讓予極權主義》（The West has abandoned Hong Kong to totalitarianism）文章，指「黎智英案」是香港極權化的標誌（hallmarks），又不具名引述一位香港上訴庭資深法官，批評英國及其他西方國家「除了道德說教和第二本護照外，還能為這座城市提供甚麼？」
岑耀信在文中批評香港法庭裁定黎智英「勾結外國勢力」的證據推論極其薄弱（exceptionally thin），大部分採用黎智英在《蘋果日報》的訪問或專欄中對《國安法》的批評，以及與助理Mark Simon的私人對話。岑耀信認為法庭這些推論都是「牽強附會」，無視《公民權利和政治權利國際公約》中對「言論、新聞、出版的自由」的保障。
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