23 Sept 2022法庭線#2506
First Western medicine doctor charged over alleged excessive issuance of vaccine exemption certificates; faces three charges including ‘dishonestly accessing a computer’, granted bail pending hearing
警方早前到油麻地一間樓上診所「放蛇」，發現該診所涉以每張 4,000 元簽發「免針紙」，涉及至少 3,000 名病人。警方拘捕 76 歲男醫生戴港盛，他被控一項「不誠實取用電腦」罪，周五（23 日）於九龍城裁判法院首次提堂，再被加控兩項「不誠實地意圖欺騙而取用電腦」罪。
Police earlier conducted an undercover operation at an upstairs clinic in Yau Ma Tei and found that the clinic was allegedly issuing vaccine exemption certificates at HK$4,000 each, involving at least 3,000 patients. Police arrested 76-year-old male doctor Tai Kong-shing. He was charged with one count of ‘dishonestly accessing a computer’ and appeared at Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts for the first time on Friday (23rd), where he was further charged with two counts of ‘accessing a computer with dishonest intent to deceive’.
22 Sept 2022獨媒#2495
Former district councillor Tsang Kam-wing arrested at airport, charged with election fraud and attempted fraud
廉政公署早前拘捕前屯門區議員曾錦榮，指涉在2020年立法會選舉中詐騙選舉開支，其後批准他保釋。惟曾錦榮的社交專頁今早發帖，指他今早準備離境時在機場被捕。廉署傍晚發新聞稿，稱今日正式落案起訴曾錦榮違反《選舉舞弊條例》及企圖欺詐，曾目前獲准保釋，明日於東區裁判法院應訊。
The Independent Commission Against Corruption earlier arrested former Tuen Mun District Councillor Tsang Kam-wing for allegedly defrauding election expenses in the 2020 Legislative Council election, and subsequently granted him bail. A post on Tsang’s social media page this morning said he was arrested at the airport while preparing to leave Hong Kong. The ICAC issued a press release this evening saying it had formally charged Tsang today with offences under the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance and attempted fraud. Tsang is currently on bail and will appear at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow.
22 Sept 2022法庭線#2498
HKJA chair Chan Long-sing denies obstructing police; trial set for May next year, bail granted for UK fellowship
陳朗昇否認控罪，案件排期至明年 5 月 16 日開審，預計審期 2 日。另外，陳朗昇將於 9 月下旬前往英國牛津大學參加路透新聞學研究所的「學人計劃」，為期半年。主任裁判官羅德泉表示，本案沒有離境限制，准陳朗昇保釋期間赴英，但須向警方提供英國住址及聯絡電話。
Chan Long-sing denied the charge. The case is scheduled to go to trial on 16 May next year, with the trial expected to last two days. Chan will also travel to the University of Oxford in the UK in late September to take part in the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism’s “Fellowship Programme” for six months. Chief Magistrate Lo Tak-chuen said there was no restriction on leaving Hong Kong and granted Chan bail to travel to the UK, but required him to provide the police with his UK address and contact telephone number.
22 Sept 2022法庭線#2499
8.31 Two Years | Online Media “Dan Dan Club” Chief Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Police Work and Receives Suspended Sentence
2021 年港鐵太子站「8.31」事件兩周年，網媒「蛋蛋俱樂部」台長在太子站外行人路直播時，被指向警方叫囂。被告早前承認阻礙公職人員及公眾妨擾兩罪，裁判官李志豪考慮被告坦白認罪，認為本案的妨礙及滋擾程度相對不嚴重，周四（22 日）在西九龍裁判法院判被告監禁 14 天，緩刑兩年，兩罪共罰款 3,000 元，刑罰同時執行。
On the second anniversary of the 2021 “8.31” incident at Prince Edward MTR station, the chief of online media “Dan Dan Club” was accused of shouting at police while livestreaming on the pavement outside the station. The defendant had earlier pleaded guilty to charges of obstructing public officers and causing public nuisance. Magistrate Juleus Chee Ho Lee took the guilty plea into consideration and found that the obstruction and nuisance involved were relatively not serious. On Thursday (22nd), at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts, the defendant was sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, and fined a total of $3,000 for the two charges, with the sentences to run concurrently.
22 Sept 2022Channel C#2500
Three doctors arrested this morning over suspected over-issuing of vaccine exemption certificates; 22 certificate holders arrested for alleged conspiracy to defraud
警員亦於今日及較早前拘捕共22名人士，他們曾向元朗及油麻地2名已經被捕的醫生求醫並領取免針紙，同涉嫌「串謀詐騙」。西九龍重案組總督察李嘉蕙透露，其中8人於警方油麻地放蛇行動當日購買免針紙。 警方指，案件仍然在調查中，不排除有更多人被捕。
Police also arrested a total of 22 people today and earlier. They had sought medical consultations from two doctors in Yuen Long and Yau Ma Tei who had already been arrested and obtained vaccine exemption certificates, and were suspected of conspiracy to defraud. Senior Inspector of the Kowloon West Regional Crime Unit Lee Ka-wai said eight of them bought vaccine exemption certificates on the day of the police undercover operation in Yau Ma Tei. Police said the investigation is continuing and more arrests cannot be ruled out.
22 Sept 2022法庭線#2502
12 Hong Kong people | Liao Tsz-man’s application for bail pending appeal rejected; judgment reveals sentencing flaw that added six months to actual term
2022 年 7 月，18 歲廖子文先後就「12 港人」潛逃案、2019 年灣仔倉庫管有爆炸品兩案，分別判監 10 及 27 個月，法官下令部份刑期同期執行，總刑期為 31 個月。廖不服刑期提出上訴，上周四（15 日）並申請保釋候上訴，即日被駁回。
上訴庭周四（22 日）頒下判詞，透露原審區院法官游德康判刑前，不知廖已服畢「12 港人」案刑期，故即使法官下令兩案部份刑期同期執行，懲教署也無法遵循相關命令，令實際刑期較判刑多出半年。判詞又透露，原審指如早知情況，會修訂判刑令總刑期維持 31 個月，惟已無權更改，因此建議廖上訴「修補缺陷」。
In July 2022, 18-year-old Liao Tsz-man was sentenced to 10 months and 27 months’ imprisonment respectively in the “12 Hong Kong people” absconding case and a 2019 Wan Chai warehouse case involving possession of explosives. The judge ordered part of the two sentences to run concurrently, making the total sentence 31 months. Liao appealed against the sentence and applied for bail pending appeal last Thursday (15th), but the application was rejected the same day.
The Court of Appeal handed down its judgment on Thursday (22nd), revealing that before sentencing, the trial District Court judge Douglas Tak Hong Yau did not know that Liao had already completed his sentence in the “12 Hong Kong people” case. As a result, although the judge ordered part of the sentences in the two cases to run concurrently, the Correctional Services Department was unable to implement the relevant order, causing the actual term to be six months longer than the sentence imposed. The judgment also revealed that the trial judge said that, had he known the circumstances earlier, he would have amended the sentencing orders to maintain the total sentence at 31 months. However, he no longer had the power to make the change and therefore suggested that Liao appeal to “remedy the defect”.
20 Sept 2022法庭線#2489
Two Charged with Throwing Flammable Objects at Government House; One Has Charges Dropped, One Intends to Plead Guilty in March Next Year
兩男女被指於 2021 年 7 月 1 日向禮賓府投擲易燃物，被控一項縱火罪。案件周二（20 日）在區域法院提訊，控方提出修訂控罪，決定不再對次被告 19 歲女子提控，控罪只繼續針對 24 歲無業男被告，而他擬認罪。
A man and a woman were accused of throwing flammable objects at Government House on 1 July 2021 and charged with one count of arson. When the case was mentioned in the District Court on Tuesday (20th), the prosecution proposed amending the charge and decided not to proceed against the second defendant, a 19-year-old woman. The charge will continue against the 24-year-old unemployed male defendant, who intends to plead guilty. The case will be heard for plea in March next year.
20 Sept 2022法庭線#2490
Sut Ieng Chong, who filed 2021 judicial review over female prisoners’ summer ban on shorts, withdraws application; no reason given in court
前「本土民主前線」成員鍾雪瑩，被指涉及 2019 年 12 月大埔開槍案，被控一項無牌管有槍械或彈藥罪，現正還押。她不滿懲教署要求女囚犯，夏天仍要穿長褲，2021 年入稟高等法院提出司法覆核，指署方做法涉性別歧視，違反《基本法》及《人權法》。
司法覆核申請人為鍾雪瑩，曾任立法會議員梁頌恆和游蕙禎助理，建議答辯人為懲教署署長。案件周二（20 日）在高等法院提訊，鍾沒有到庭，亦沒有律師代表。法官高浩文指鍾在雙方同意下撤回申請，庭上未有進一步提及原因。
Sut Ieng Chong, a former member of Hong Kong Indigenous, is alleged to have been involved in the December 2019 Tai Po shooting case. She has been charged with one count of possession of firearms or ammunition without a licence and is currently remanded in custody. She objected to the Correctional Services Department requiring female prisoners to wear trousers in summer, and filed a judicial review in the High Court in 2021, arguing that the department’s practice involved sex discrimination and breached the Basic Law and the Human Rights Ordinance.
The judicial review applicant was Sut Ieng Chong, who had previously worked as an assistant to former Legislative Council members Leung Chung-hang and Yau Wai-ching. The proposed respondent was the Commissioner of Correctional Services. The case was mentioned in the High Court on Tuesday (the 20th). Chung did not attend court and had no legal representation. Mr Justice Anderson Chow said that Chung had withdrawn the application with the consent of both parties. No further reason was mentioned in court.
19 Sept 2022獨媒#2483
Chan Long-sing Due to Leave for UK in 10 Days Charged with Obstructing Police; Appears in Court on Thursday
網媒《Channel C》 副採訪主任、記協主席陳朗昇今日月初在旺角麥花臣球場外打算採元朗朗屏邨業主法團大會，被警方拘捕。警方今正式落案起訴他阻差辦公，案件周四（22日）在西九龍裁判法院提堂。陳朗昇原定在本月29日前往英國參加牛津大學路透研究所的學人計劃，陳相信行程將會受阻，但指最終若因為他是記協主席、《立場新聞》前記者等原因而失去出訪英國機會，自己不感後悔。
Chan Long-sing, deputy assignment editor of online media outlet Channel C and chairperson of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, was arrested earlier this month outside MacPherson Stadium in Mong Kok while attempting to cover a meeting of the owners’ corporation of Long Ping Estate in Yuen Long. Police formally charged him today with obstructing a police officer. The case will be brought before the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Thursday (22nd). Chan was due to travel to the United Kingdom on the 29th of this month to take part in the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism’s journalism fellowship programme at the University of Oxford. Chan believes the trip will be affected, but said he would not regret it if he ultimately lost the opportunity to visit the UK because he is the chairperson of the Hong Kong Journalists Association and a former reporter for Stand News, among other reasons.
19 Sept 2022法庭線#2485
Chan Hung-sau and seven others acquitted at trial over Wan Chai riot; Department of Justice appeals, hearing scheduled for January 2023
2019 年 8 月 31 日灣仔衝突中，「陣地社工」陳虹秀等 8 人被控暴動罪；陳 2020 年獲裁表證不成立，其餘 7 人亦獲判無罪。律政司不服裁決，以案件呈述方式提出上訴，並於 2021 年 12 月引用《區域法院條例》重新拘捕各被告。
During the 31 August 2019 clashes in Wan Chai, “frontline social worker” Chan Hung-sau and seven others were charged with rioting. Chan was found to have no case to answer in 2020, while the other seven were also acquitted. Dissatisfied with the ruling, the Department of Justice appealed by way of case stated and, in December 2021, re-arrested all the defendants, citing the District Court Ordinance.
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