22 Aug 2025獨媒#7197
Kevin Yam urged US sanctions on Hong Kong judges; tribunal finds professional misconduct and strikes him off
前「法政匯思」召集人任建峰2023年被警方國安處懸紅100萬元通緝，律政司司長林定國同年向律師會投訴任建峰專業失當。律師紀律審裁組今年7月底裁定，任建峰出席美國國會委員會聽證會請求制裁香港法官及檢控官的投訴屬實，裁定其專業失當。憲報今日確認，已將任建峰從香港律師名冊上除名。
任建峰及後在社交網站發英文聲明，否認曾作出與香港律師身份不符的行為。他稱在香港目前環境，自己在研訊程序中沒有作出抗辯。他強調無悔出席當時的聽證會，又感謝曾一起捍衛香港法治自由的律師。對於被「釘牌」，任建峰就形容百感交集，對被「逐出」香港法律界感到傷感，自己亦不再是香港法律界一員，但香港法律界對其將永遠佔有一席位。
Kevin Yam, former convenor of the Progressive Lawyers Group, was wanted by the police National Security Department in 2023 with a HK$1 million reward. In the same year, Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok complained to the Law Society of Hong Kong that Yam had committed professional misconduct. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal ruled in late July this year that a complaint concerning Yam’s request for sanctions against Hong Kong judges and prosecutors at a hearing before a US congressional committee was substantiated, and found him guilty of professional misconduct. The Gazette confirmed today that Yam had been removed from the roll of solicitors in Hong Kong.
Yam later posted a statement in English on social media, denying that he had engaged in conduct inconsistent with his identity as a Hong Kong solicitor. He said that, in Hong Kong’s current environment, he had not defended himself in the disciplinary proceedings. He stressed that he had no regrets about attending the hearing and thanked the lawyers who had jointly defended Hong Kong’s rule of law and freedoms. Regarding being struck off, Yam described having mixed feelings, saying he was saddened to be “expelled” from Hong Kong’s legal profession. Although he was no longer a member of the profession, he said he would always have a place in Hong Kong’s legal profession.
22 Aug 2025集誌社#7199
National security wanted list｜Kevin Yam struck off after disciplinary tribunal finds misconduct “substantial and serious”; says he has no regrets
前法政匯思召集人任建峰 2023 年 7 月被香港國安處懸紅百萬元通緝、去年 12 月被列為指明潛逃者。政府今日（22日）刊憲公布，按律師紀律審裁組 7 月 22 日裁定，就任建峰於 2023 年 5 月出席美國國會聽證會，要求制裁曾參與國安或政治相關案件的法官、檢控人員，裁定其不當行為屬「重大和嚴重」，將他從律師登記冊除名，以及令其於限期前支付合共 81.7 萬元等律師費、事務費用等。
任建峰在社交媒體形容「百感交集」，在英文聲明否認一切行為失當、不符律師身分的指控。他形容自己於 2022 年返回澳洲後，良心無法容許他袖手旁觀，任由捍衛香港法治和人權的律師被囚禁或噤聲，已為作證和發聲付出沉重代價，但明言不後悔。
Former Progressive Lawyers Group convenor Kevin Yam was wanted by Hong Kong’s National Security Department with a HK$1 million bounty in July 2023 and was listed as a designated absconder last December. The government gazetted today (22nd) that, following a ruling by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal on 22 July, Yam would be struck off the roll of solicitors and ordered to pay a total of HK$817,000 in legal fees and other expenses by the deadline. The tribunal found his misconduct to be “substantial and serious” in relation to his attendance at a US congressional hearing in May 2023, where he called for sanctions against judges and prosecutors who had taken part in national security or politically related cases. Yam described having “mixed feelings” on social media and, in an English-language statement, denied all allegations of misconduct and conduct inconsistent with his status as a lawyer. He said that after returning to Australia in 2022, his conscience would not allow him to stand by while lawyers defending Hong Kong’s rule of law and human rights were imprisoned or silenced. He said he had paid a heavy price for testifying and speaking out, but stressed that he had no regrets.
20 Aug 2025法庭線#7183
Second terrorism case | Judge continues summing up; O Bureau officers say Ho Cheuk Wai was not beaten, threatened or coaxed, surveillance officer certain he identified the right person
2020 年初，明愛醫院、羅湖港鐵車廂被發現有爆炸品，Telegram 頻道「九十二籤」事後承認責任。7 人被控《反恐條例》罪名，餘下 1 人被控以「企圖製造炸藥」罪。8 人不認罪，周三（20 日）於高院踏入第 154 天審訊。法官陳仲衡繼續引導陪審團，總結警員證供。
官指拘捕第一被告何卓為的 O 記警員均提及，何被捕後沒有被「打、嚇、氹」，而何曾指胸口不適，救護車亦曾到警署，何及後表示無需送院。何完成 5 次錄影會面後要求去醫院，期間亦沒向值日官解釋不適的原因。官指不能因被告沒回覆警員，而作出對他不利的推測。
官亦指，制服第二被告李嘉濱的警員指，李在旺角離開一輛私家車後，他全程跟著李。而李被捕後向警員提供錯誤的住址，警員帶李到該處搜屋。及後李在警誡下確認實際住在另一單位，警員後來帶李到該單位，檢取化學物品。審訊周四續。
Explosives were found at Caritas Medical Centre and in a Lo Wu MTR train compartment in early 2020. The Telegram channel “92 Divination Sticks” subsequently claimed responsibility. Seven people were charged with offences under the Anti-terrorism Ordinance, while the remaining person was charged with attempting to manufacture explosives. All eight pleaded not guilty. The trial entered its 154th day at the High Court on Wednesday (the 20th), with Judge Chan Chung-hang continuing to direct the jury and summarise the police officers’ evidence.
The judge said all the Organised Crime and Triad Bureau officers who arrested first defendant Ho Cheuk Wai mentioned that Ho had not been “beaten, threatened or coaxed” after his arrest. Ho had said that he felt discomfort in his chest, and an ambulance had gone to the police station, but Ho later said he did not need to be taken to hospital. After completing five video-recorded interviews, Ho requested to go to hospital, but during that period did not explain the reason for his discomfort to the duty officer. The judge said no adverse inference could be drawn against the defendant because he had not responded to police officers.
The judge also said the officer who apprehended second defendant Lee Ka-ban stated that he followed Lee throughout after Lee left a private car in Mong Kok. After his arrest, Lee provided the police with an incorrect address, and officers took him there to conduct a search. Lee later confirmed under caution that he actually lived in another flat. Officers subsequently took Lee to that flat and seized chemical substances. The trial will resume on Thursday.
19 Aug 2025法庭線#7177
Kwun Tong IVE hillside chemical case: Five minors charged with three offences including conspiracy to manufacture explosives, granted bail
警方去年在專業教育學院（IVE）觀塘分校後山檢獲化學品等物品，5 名未成年男女涉串謀製造爆炸品，以及在專業教育學院（IVE）觀塘分校管有爆炸品，被控「串謀製造爆炸品」、「串謀有意圖縱火」、「管有爆炸品」3 項罪名。
其中兩人另被控「意圖妨礙司法公正」罪，控罪指被告涉指示他人將指控推卸，以及將刪除手機內資料。
案件周二（19 日）在東區裁判法院首度提堂，署理主任裁判官張志偉押後至 9 月 29 日再訊，批准被告以 5,000 元保釋，期間禁離港並須交出旅遊證件、每星期到警署報到，以及不能返回案發地 100 米範圍。控罪書顯示案件由國安處負責。
Police seized chemicals and other items last year on the hillside behind the Kwun Tong campus of the Institute of Vocational Education (IVE). Five male and female minors were charged with three offences: conspiracy to manufacture explosives, conspiracy with intent to commit arson, and possession of explosives at the Institute of Vocational Education (IVE) Kwun Tong campus.
Two of them were additionally charged with intent to pervert the course of justice. The charges allege that the defendants instructed others to shift blame for the allegations and delete data from mobile phones.
The case was first brought before the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday (19th). Acting Chief Magistrate Chi Wai (1965) Cheung adjourned it to 29 September for further hearing and granted the defendants bail of $5,000. They were barred from leaving Hong Kong, required to surrender their travel documents, report to a police station weekly, and stay at least 100 metres from the scene of the case. The charge sheet shows that the case is being handled by the National Security Department.
19 Aug 2025法庭線#7178
Second anti-terrorism case | Judge continues directing jury: Must consider whether Telegram messages were meant to be acted on or merely “empty talk”
2020 年初，明愛醫院、羅湖港鐵車廂被發現有爆炸品，Telegram 頻道「九十二籤」事後承認責任。7 人被控《反恐條例》罪名，餘下 1 人被控以「企圖製造炸藥」罪。8 人不認罪，周二（19 日）於高院踏入第 153 天審訊，法官陳仲衡繼續引導陪審團。
官提醒陪審團，裁決時須考慮涉案 TG 訊息是否一定會付諸實行，抑或只是「吹水」；陪審員必須是在毫無合理疑點之下，肯定涉案被告是為了實行爆炸計劃，而作出相關陳述和行為，才能裁定被告罪成。
官並引述「共謀者原則」，指假如陪審團肯定相關 TG 帳戶就是被告本人，而且有針對各被告的獨立證據，證明個別被告是串謀的一份子，便可憑其發出的訊息指證其他被告的參與程度、性質及規模。案件周三續。
In early 2020, explosives were found at Caritas Medical Centre and in a Lo Wu MTR train carriage. The Telegram channel “九十二籤” later claimed responsibility. Seven people were charged with offences under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance, while the remaining person was charged with “attempting to manufacture explosives”. All eight pleaded not guilty. On Tuesday (19th), the trial entered its 153rd day at the High Court, where Judge Chan Chung-hang continued directing the jury.
The judge reminded the jury that, in reaching its verdict, it had to consider whether the relevant Telegram messages were necessarily intended to be acted upon or were merely “empty talk”. Jurors had to be sure beyond reasonable doubt that the defendants had made the relevant statements and carried out the relevant acts for the purpose of implementing the bombing plan before they could find them guilty.
The judge also referred to the co-conspirator principle, saying that if the jury was sure that the relevant Telegram accounts belonged to the defendants themselves, and there was independent evidence concerning each defendant proving that the individual was a member of the conspiracy, it could rely on messages sent by that defendant to assess the degree, nature and extent of the other defendants’ participation. The case continues on Wednesday.
19 Aug 2025集誌社#7179
Civil Servants’ Water Scandal | On-site at Delivery Hub: Logistics Firm Loses More Than $600,000, Large Number of Empty Bottles Left Behind; Operator: “Helpless!”
特區政府買水懷疑被呃，「鑫鼎鑫商貿有限公司」涉嫌以假冒內地品牌飲用水，投得政府逾 5000 萬元合約，負責人呂子聰與其妻被控詐騙，今日（19日）於東區法院提堂， 一名內地男被通緝。為鑫鼎鑫運水的的中港跨境物流公司，被指將樽裝水從東莞運到物流公司深圳貨倉，再運貨至元朗牛潭尾貨倉再配送。
《集誌社》記者找到該物流公司，負責人劉先生確認，經內地中介公司結識呂子聰夫婦，他呼冤指，公司僅按對方提供地址送貨，內地海關批出的報關單亦合法，「我哋有咩權利質疑？」劉先生又表示，未計及為今次運輸臨時購置物品開支，已虧損逾 60 萬元，但仍被指與鑫鼎鑫「同流合污」。
The Hong Kong government is suspected of having been defrauded in its purchase of water. Xin Ding Xin Trading Company Limited is suspected of using counterfeit mainland-brand drinking water to win government contracts worth more than $50 million. Its person in charge, Lui Tsz-chung, and his wife have been charged with fraud and appeared at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts today (19th). A mainland man is wanted. The cross-border logistics company that transported water for Xin Ding Xin was alleged to have taken the bottled water from Dongguan to the logistics company’s warehouse in Shenzhen, then transported it to a warehouse in Ngau Tam Mei, Yuen Long, for distribution.
Reporters from The Initium found the logistics company, whose person in charge, Mr Lau, confirmed that he had met Lui Tsz-chung and his wife through a mainland intermediary. He said the company had only delivered the goods to the addresses provided by them, and that the customs declarations approved by mainland customs were also lawful: “What right did we have to question it?” Mr Lau also said that, excluding the cost of items temporarily purchased for this transportation operation, the company had already lost more than $600,000, but was still accused of “colluding” with Xin Ding Xin.
18 Aug 2025集誌社#7166
Civil Servants’ Water Scandal | Supplier Xin Ding Xin Couple Arrested over Suspected Purchase of Water in Dongguan’s Zhangmutou and Passing It Off as Robust; 30,000 Bottles Delivered and Detained
由七月至八月，港島及部分離島區的公務員，已飲用了由政府物流服務署物色的供應商「鑫鼎鑫商貿有限公司」所提供的懷疑冒充「樂百氏」水。警方昨日拘捕了一對夫婦，他們被指涉詐欺，入標時聲稱會提供由由樂百氏（廣東）製造的飲用水，實際上所供的水只是由東莞樟木頭一間水廠生產。警方在元朗牛潭尾一個貨倉，檢獲 2600 支「冒牌水」，送出約有三萬支，已被扣起，現正通緝一名內地男。合約逾 5000 萬元，警方指，由於有 30 日找數期，初步了解政府未付錢。物流署在 8 月 15 日已向警方報案，在 8 月 16 日公布更換供應商時，只表示「未能信納鑫鼎鑫能繼續履行合約」，對懷疑已受騙，及公務員飲的並非樂百氏水隻字不提。
From July to August, civil servants in Hong Kong Island and some outlying islands drank water suspected of being passed off as Robust, supplied by Xin Ding Xin Trading Company, a supplier selected by the Government Logistics Department. Police arrested a couple yesterday on suspicion of fraud. When submitting its tender, the couple allegedly claimed they would provide drinking water manufactured by Robust (Guangdong), but the water actually supplied was produced by a water plant in Zhangmutou, Dongguan. Police seized 2,600 bottles of counterfeit water at a warehouse in Ngau Tam Mei, Yuen Long. About 30,000 bottles had been delivered and have been detained. A mainland Chinese man is now wanted. The contract was worth more than HK$50 million. Police said that, as there was a 30-day payment period, their preliminary understanding was that the Government had not paid. The Logistics Department reported the case to police on 15 August. When it announced the replacement of the supplier on 16 August, it only said it was “unable to be satisfied that Xin Ding Xin could continue to perform the contract”, making no mention of the suspected deception or that the water consumed by civil servants was not Robust water.
18 Aug 2025法庭線#7167
Terrorism Trial 2 | Judge Continues Jury Directions, Says Degree of Participation Need Not Be Considered and Intentional Agreement to Commit Offences Constitutes Conspiracy
2020 年初，明愛醫院、羅湖港鐵車廂被發現有爆炸品，Telegram 頻道「九十二籤」事後承認責任。7 人被控《反恐條例》罪名，餘下 1 人被控以「企圖製造炸藥」罪。8 人不認罪，周一（18 日）於高院踏入第 152 天審訊。法官陳仲衡繼續引導陪審員。
官指，陪審員需要確定，涉案的爆炸裝置，設計的目的是有能力導致他人死亡，或造成嚴重程度傷害，或造成巨大物質傷害，才可以將被告定罪。官亦就「串謀」的意思向陪審員作出指引，指「一個人唔可以同自己串謀」，必需是兩人或以上，協議去干犯一種或多種罪行，無論最後有沒有成事，本身已是違法。
官續指，各被告人參與串謀的程度可以不一樣，各被告對串謀中實際的內容、認知亦可以不一樣。陪審員不需理會被告參與程度輕或重，或是加入的時間。如果陪審員認為被告沒有意圖，或可能沒有意圖加入串謀，或假裝表示加入，則不能當作參與串謀的一部分。
In early 2020, explosives were found at Caritas Medical Centre and in an MTR carriage at Lo Wu. The Telegram channel “Gau Sap Yi Cim” later claimed responsibility. Seven people were charged with offences under the Anti-Terrorism Ordinance, while the remaining defendant was charged with “attempting to manufacture explosives”. All eight pleaded not guilty, and the trial at the High Court entered its 152nd day on Monday (18th). Judge Chan Chung-hung continued directing the jury.
The judge said the jury had to be satisfied that the explosive devices in question were designed to be capable of causing death, serious injury or extensive property damage before the defendants could be convicted. He also directed the jury on the meaning of “conspiracy”, saying that “a person cannot conspire with himself”; there must be two or more people who agree to commit one or more offences, and the agreement itself is unlawful regardless of whether the offence is ultimately carried out.
The judge continued that the extent of each defendant’s participation in the conspiracy could differ, and that the defendants could also have different knowledge of and understanding of the conspiracy’s actual content. The jury did not need to consider whether a defendant’s participation was minor or substantial, or when the defendant joined. If the jury considered that a defendant had no intention, or might not have intended, to join the conspiracy, or had only pretended to indicate that they had joined, that could not be treated as participation in the conspiracy.
18 Aug 2025法庭線#7168
Lam Cheuk-ting and Two Others Acquitted of Allegedly Forcing Deletion of Protesters’ Photos and Intending to Pervert Justice; DOJ Appeal to Be Heard in June 2026
2019 年 7 月「光復屯門公園」遊行後，時任立法會議員林卓廷等 3 人，被指要求他人刪去 「7.1 包圍警總」示威者照片，2023 年 1 月被裁定意圖妨礙司法公正、不誠實意圖取用電腦等罪不成立。
律政司早前以案件呈述方式，就林卓廷、網媒記者及女社工無罪裁決提上訴。根據司法機構網頁顯示，案件排期 2026 年 6 月 5 日審理，預料審期一日。
After the July 2019 “Liberate Tuen Mun Park” march, then-Legislative Council member Lam Cheuk-ting and two others were accused of asking others to delete photos of protesters from the “7.1 Siege of Police Headquarters”. In January 2023, they were found not guilty of intending to pervert the course of justice and accessing a computer with dishonest intent, among other charges.
The Department of Justice earlier appealed by way of case stated against the acquittals of Lam Cheuk-ting, an online media reporter and a female social worker. According to the Judiciary’s website, the case is scheduled to be heard on 5 June 2026, with the hearing expected to last one day.
18 Aug 2025法庭線#7169
Defendant in ‘Returning Valiant case’ has charges dropped over alleged HK$4.73m fraud involving 100% Guarantee Loan Scheme; female defendant pleads guilty and becomes prosecution witness
4 名男女涉透過中小企百分百擔保貸款計劃提供虛假資料，詐騙銀行批出逾 473 萬元貸款，被警方國安處起訴串謀欺詐、洗黑錢等 4 罪。案件周一（18 日）於區域法院開審。庭上透露，男被告張昊揚早前在「光城者案」認罪，經認罪協商後，律政司在本案不繼續起訴張。涉案女文員則承認串謀詐騙等 3 罪，將以控方證人身分出庭作供。
案情指，女被告月薪應為 1.3 萬元，惟在申請貸款時報稱月薪 8.1 萬元，並在得到虛假薪金後，只保留真正薪金，將餘額分別以現金、轉賬等方式交還公司負責人。她在警誡下指，「當初我都有懷疑咁做係唔合法」，但最後聽從對方指示行事。案情透露，該名公司負責人被捕後，在保釋期間潛逃。
Four men and women allegedly provided false information under the SME Financing Guarantee Scheme’s 100% Guarantee Product to defraud banks of more than HK$4.73 million in loans. They were charged by the Police National Security Department with four offences, including conspiracy to defraud and money laundering. The case began trial at the District Court on Monday (the 18th). The court was told that male defendant Cheung Ho-yeung had earlier pleaded guilty in the ‘Returning Valiant case’. Following a plea agreement, the Department of Justice will not continue prosecuting Cheung in this case. The female clerk involved pleaded guilty to three offences, including conspiracy to defraud, and will testify as a prosecution witness.
The prosecution alleged that the female defendant’s monthly salary should have been HK$13,000, but she reported it as HK$81,000 when applying for the loan. After receiving the falsely stated salary, she kept only her actual salary and returned the balance to the person in charge of the company through cash, bank transfers and other means. Under caution, she said: “I did suspect at the time that doing this was illegal,” but ultimately followed the other party’s instructions. The court was told that the person in charge of the company absconded while on bail after being arrested.
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