16 Jul 2025法庭線#7048
Second Terrorism Case | Judge Reads Juror’s Letter Expressing Disappointment over Repeated Adjournments; Prosecution Says It Can Expedite
2020 年初，明愛醫院、羅湖站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（16 日）於高院踏入第 136 天審訊。
法官陳仲衡開庭時讀出由一名陪審員的信，提到審訊一再延期令人失望。官下令，控辯加快進度，並確認審訊完成的日期。控方稱可加快進行，並繼續作結案陳詞，引次被告李嘉濱的錄影供詞與手機內容，反駁辯方指稱警員曾與李「預演」錄口供及干擾手機的說法。
控方亦開始就第五被告作結案陳詞，指涉案閉路電視片段的女子，衣著、面型都與她相符。審訊周四續。
In early 2020, explosives were found at Caritas Medical Centre and in an MTR carriage at Lo Wu Station. The Telegram channel “Ninety-Two Lots” later claimed responsibility. Seven people were charged with offences under the anti-terrorism law, while the remaining person was charged with “attempting to manufacture explosives”. All eight pleaded not guilty. The trial at the High Court entered its 136th day on Wednesday (the 16th). The judge, Chan Chung-hang, read out a letter from a juror at the start of proceedings, saying that the repeated adjournments had caused disappointment. The judge ordered the prosecution and defence to speed up the proceedings and confirm the date on which the trial would be completed. The prosecution said it could expedite matters and continued its closing submissions, citing the videotaped statement and mobile-phone contents of the second defendant Lee Ka-ban to rebut the defence’s claims that police had “rehearsed” recording a statement with Lee and interfered with the phone. The prosecution also began closing submissions concerning the fifth defendant, saying that the woman in the CCTV footage in question matched her in clothing and facial shape. The trial will continue on Thursday.
16 Jul 2025法庭線#7049
Six in two riot cases denied leave to appeal by CFA Appeal Committee
終院上訴委員會周三（16 日）駁回兩宗 2019 年暴動案件、共 6 名被告的上訴許可申請，指兩案皆沒有合理給予上訴許可的理由。
首宗申請涉 5 人，他們被控 9 月 29 日「全球反極權遊行」時，在金鐘政總外參與暴動，當中一人審後罪成，另 4 人包括一名醫生認罪。他們早前分別就定罪及刑期上訴時，爭議事件被拆成 4 案，惟本案量刑起點最重、達 64 個月，較另案最輕的起點 48 個月多出 16 個月，認為上訴庭應干預，上訴庭最後裁定一人獲減刑 3 個月，其餘均被駁回。
另一宗申請涉一名法律系女學生，被指 8 月 31 日港島區遊行時參與暴動，審後無罪兼獲裁訟費，其後律政司上訴得直，發還原審重新考慮。女學生就該決定，向上訴庭申請上訴至終院證明書被拒。她的案件將在下周二（22 日）在區域法院再次提訊。
The Court of Final Appeal Appeal Committee on Wednesday (16th) rejected applications for leave to appeal by six defendants in two 2019 riot cases, saying there were no reasonable grounds for granting leave to appeal in either case.
The first application involved five people charged with participating in a riot outside the Central Government Offices during the “Global Anti-Totalitarianism March” on September 29. One was convicted after trial, while the other four, including a doctor, pleaded guilty. When they earlier appealed against their convictions and sentences, they argued that the incident had been divided into four cases, but that the sentencing starting point in their case was the heaviest at 64 months—16 months more than the lightest starting point of 48 months in another case—and that the Court of Appeal should intervene. The Court of Appeal ultimately reduced one sentence by three months and dismissed the other appeals.
The other application involved a female law student accused of participating in a riot during a march on Hong Kong Island on August 31. She was acquitted after trial and awarded costs. The Department of Justice subsequently won an appeal, and the case was remitted for reconsideration by the trial court. The student applied to the Court of Appeal for a certificate to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal, but the application was refused. Her case will be mentioned again at the District Court next Tuesday (22nd).
15 Jul 2025法庭線#7044
Anti-terrorism case 2｜Second defendant says he saw police plant evidence; prosecution: Would anyone be so stupid as to plant evidence in front of the accused?
2020 年初，明愛醫院、羅湖站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（15 日）於高院踏入第 135 天審訊，控方繼續結案陳詞。
就次被告李嘉濱聲稱，曾被警方曾「打、嚇、𠱁」，控方反駁，李嘉濱於錄影會面中，對搜到的證物，均表示「冇嘢講」、「唔清楚」，指李「從頭到尾不斷行使佢嘅緘默權」，次數達 20 次，認為若警方真的威嚇招供，「唔會畀佢答冇嘢講。」
李嘉濱一方又指，目睹警員在搜查其西營盤單位時，將炸藥、鎂粉等證物放置於單位中，指控警員插贓嫁禍。控方則反駁「有冇人會蠢到喺被告人面前，插贓嫁禍啲爆炸品？」並補充李的電話內，有「水喉通炸彈」的相片和設計草圖。即若警員曾插贓嫁禍，須在發現相片後，即時製造相同物件，再放進單位內，「有冇咁多巧合？」
In early 2020, explosives were found at Caritas Medical Centre and in an MTR train carriage at Lo Wu Station. The Telegram channel “Ninety-Two Divinations” 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. On Tuesday (the 15th), the trial at the High Court entered its 135th day, with the prosecution continuing its closing submissions.
Regarding the second defendant Lee Ka-ban’s claim that police had beaten, threatened and coaxed the defendant, the prosecution argued that, during video-recorded interviews, Lee Ka-ban responded to the exhibits recovered by repeatedly saying “nothing to say” and “not clear”. It said the second defendant had exercised the right to silence throughout, doing so 20 times, and argued that if the police had really threatened the defendant into making a confession, “they would not have let the defendant answer ‘nothing to say’.”
The defence for Lee Ka-ban also said the defendant had seen police place explosives, magnesium powder and other exhibits inside the defendant’s flat in Sai Ying Pun during a search, accusing the officers of planting evidence to frame the defendant. The prosecution countered: “Would anyone be so stupid as to plant explosives to frame the accused in front of the accused?” It added that the defendant’s phone contained photographs and design sketches of a “water-pipe bomb”. Thus, if the police had planted the evidence, they would have had to make identical objects immediately after discovering the photographs and then place them inside the flat. “Could there really be so many coincidences?”
15 Jul 2025法庭線#7045
721 White-Clad Men Case | Convicted of Rioting at Ying Lung Wai and Other Charges, Tang Ka-man Appeals; Court of Appeal to Handle Case in Mid-October
元朗 721 事件快將六周年。經審訊後被裁定暴動等罪成、判囚 4 年 1 個月的「白衣人」鄧嘉民，不服定罪提出上訴。司法機構網頁顯示，上訴庭將在 10 月 15 日，處理他的上訴許可申請，料需時 150 分鐘，負責的法官有待公布。
據《法庭線》統計，721 事件的 6 宗法庭案件已全數審結，共 21 人罪成。白衣人佔 13 人，被判囚 3 年半至 7 年；非白衣人佔 8 人，被判囚 2 年 1 個月至 3 年 1 個月。當中，前立法會議員林卓廷與白衣人黃英傑的量刑起點同為 3 年半。
The Yuen Long 721 incident will soon reach its sixth anniversary. Tang Ka-man, a “white-clad man” who was convicted after trial of rioting and other charges and sentenced to 4 years and 1 month in prison, has appealed against his conviction. The Judiciary’s website shows that the Court of Appeal will deal with his application for leave to appeal on 15 October. The hearing is expected to last 150 minutes, while the judges handling it have yet to be announced.
According to statistics compiled by The Witness, all six court cases arising from the 721 incident have concluded, with 21 people convicted in total. Thirteen were white-clad men, who were sentenced to between 3½ and 7 years in prison; eight were not white-clad men, and were sentenced to between 2 years and 1 month and 3 years and 1 month. Among them, former Legislative Council member Lam Cheuk-ting and white-clad man Stanley Ying Kit Wong had the same sentencing starting point of 3½ years.
14 Jul 2025法庭線#7035
Second Anti-Terrorism Case｜Second Defendant Says First Defendant Threatened Him into Committing Offence; Prosecution: He Could Have Stopped If He Did Not Want to Continue
2020 年初，明愛醫院、羅湖站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（14 日）於高院踏入第 134 天審訊，控方繼續結案陳詞。
次被告李嘉濱聲稱在「五飛」（被指首被告何卓為）的威脅下，把煙彈放在明愛醫院急症室男廁後離開。控方反駁指，涉案物品屬爆炸品，認為李嘗試減輕罪責，如他不想繼續，理應可以停止。
控方又稱，次被告的行動並非針對警方，而是全港所有市民，李不顧現場「有老有嫩」，依然繼續犯案，故唯一不可抗拒的推論，是他參與串謀，並有意圖導致人命傷亡。
In early 2020, explosives were found at Caritas Medical Centre and in an MTR train at Lo Wu Station. The Telegram channel “Ninety-Two Lots” 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 Monday (14th), the trial at the High Court entered its 134th day, with the prosecution continuing its closing submissions.
The second defendant Lee Ka-ban claimed that he placed a smoke bomb in the male toilet of the Accident and Emergency Department at Caritas Medical Centre and left after being threatened by “Ng Fei”, identified as the first defendant Ho Cheuk Wai. The prosecution countered that the items involved were explosives, and said Lee was attempting to lessen his criminal responsibility. If he did not want to continue, he could have stopped.
The prosecution also said that the second defendant’s actions were not directed at the police, but at all members of the public in Hong Kong. Lee continued to commit the offence despite the presence of “the old and the young” at the scene. The only irresistible inference, it said, was that he had participated in the conspiracy and intended to cause loss of life or injury.
11 Jul 2025法庭線#7029
Doctor Wong Ping-leung admits issuing over 6,000 vaccine exemption certificates; jailed for 9 months as judge condemns greed
2022 年新冠疫情期間，醫生王秉亮被指濫發 6,000 張「免針紙」，被控 6 項「不誠實地意圖欺騙而取用電腦」罪。他承認其中 4 罪，其餘 2 罪存檔法庭。王周五（11 日）在區域法院被判囚 9 個月，為首宗濫用免針紙定罪判刑案件。
法官郭偉健批評，被告「財迷心竅、利慾薰心」，在 4 個半月內謀取逾 460 萬元診金，吸引想逃避接種疫苗人士應診「同流合污」。法官又指，被告濫用職權，對要求免針紙求診者來者不拒，破壞政府對私家醫生的信任，減慢社會復原，嚴重影響公共健康。
法官指，被告涉及 4 項控罪，每罪量刑起點為 6 個月，部分刑期同期執行，被告認罪減刑三分一，再考慮被告被捕後參與義工活動，額外減刑一個月，判處被告監禁 9 個月。
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022, doctor Wong Ping-leung was accused of issuing more than 6,000 vaccine exemption certificates and was charged with six counts of accessing a computer with a dishonest intent to deceive. He pleaded guilty to four charges, while the remaining two were filed on the court record. On Friday (11th), he was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment in the District Court, in the first conviction and sentencing case involving the abuse of vaccine exemption certificates. Judge Kwok Wai-kin criticised the defendant as having been blinded by money and consumed by greed. The judge said Wong had sought to earn more than HK$4.6 million in consultation fees over four and a half months, attracting people seeking to evade vaccination to attend his clinic and going along with them. The judge said Wong had abused his authority, accepted without exception people seeking exemption certificates, undermined the government’s trust in private doctors, slowed the recovery of society and seriously affected public health. The judge said the defendant faced four charges, each with a starting point of six months’ imprisonment. Some of the sentences were to run concurrently. After a one-third reduction for his guilty pleas and a further one-month reduction for taking part in volunteer work after his arrest, he was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment.
11 Jul 2025法庭線#7030
Terrorism Case Two | Prosecution Continues Closing Submissions: Third Defendant Highly Involved; Second Defendant’s Claim of Police Coercion Unfounded
2020 年初，明愛醫院、羅湖站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，周五（11 日）於高院踏入第 133 天審訊，控方繼續結案陳詞。
針對第三被告吳子樂，控方指閉路電視片段拍到，他的行蹤與涉案 Telegram 群組成員「夠鐘改名」的訊息脗合，認為他就是負責草擬、發布承認責任聲明及帖文的人，參與程度非常高，並有意圖執行串謀計劃，造成人身傷亡。
至於次被告李嘉濱，辯方曾指警員以武力讓他招供，但控方反駁指，李數次與律師會面，均未作出任何投訴，亦拒絕就醫，「佢話佢俾人打，呢個根本係唔成立」。審訊下周一續。
In early 2020, explosives were found at Caritas Medical Centre and in an MTR train carriage at Lo Wu Station. The Telegram channel “九十二籤” subsequently claimed responsibility. Seven people were charged with offences under the Terrorism Ordinance, while the remaining person was charged with “attempting to manufacture explosives”. All eight pleaded not guilty. On Friday (11th), the trial at the High Court entered its 133rd day, with the prosecution continuing its closing submissions.
Regarding the third defendant Tsz Lok Ng, the prosecution said CCTV footage showed that his movements corresponded with messages posted by “夠鐘改名”, a member of the Telegram group involved in the case. It believed he was the person responsible for drafting and publishing the statement and posts claiming responsibility. The prosecution said his level of involvement was very high and that he intended to carry out the conspiracy plan, causing personal injury and death.
As for the second defendant Lee Ka-ban, the defence had alleged that police officers used force to make him confess. The prosecution rebutted that Lee had met his lawyer several times without making any complaint and had refused medical treatment. It said: “He said he was beaten, but that simply is not established.” The trial will continue next Monday.
10 Jul 2025法庭線#7024
Anti-terrorism case 2 | Third defendant says he was assaulted and forced to confess; prosecution: confession only implicated others — “If they wanted to frame him, would they frame him too?”
2020 年初，明愛醫院、羅湖站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，周四（9 日）於高院踏入第 132 天審訊。控方繼續結案陳詞。
辯方指稱，第三被告吳子樂遭警員將頭塞入馬桶沖水，威迫他招認與案有關。控方反駁指，吳的招認供詞指證「五飛」、「山雞」等同案被告製作炸藥，對案中細節又表示不知情，質疑警方若要誣捏吳，不可能容許他撇清責任，「若然要屈，係咪要屈埋佢呢？」
控方又質疑，辯方稱警員用武力逼供，但吳在錄影會面片段中，臉上無傷痕，事後亦沒有就醫，質疑警方不可能在控制吳及施襲的同時，確保他不會受傷，「呢個簡直係匪夷所思」。審訊周五續。
Explosives were found in early 2020 at Caritas Medical Centre and in an MTR train at Lo Wu station. The Telegram channel “Ninety-Two Lots” later claimed responsibility. Seven people were charged with offences under the Anti-Terrorism Ordinance, while one remaining person was charged with “attempting to manufacture explosives”. All eight pleaded not guilty. The trial at the High Court entered its 132nd day on Thursday (9th), with the prosecution continuing its closing submissions.
The defence alleged that third defendant Tsz Lok Ng had his head forced into a toilet and flushed by police officers to pressure him into confessing to involvement in the case. The prosecution countered that Wu’s confession implicated co-defendants including “Ng Fei” and “Shan Gai” in making explosives, while he said he knew nothing about details of the case. It questioned why police would have allowed Wu to distance himself from responsibility if they wanted to fabricate a case against him: “If they wanted to frame him, would they frame him too?”
The prosecution also questioned the defence’s claim that police had used force to obtain the confession. It said Wu had no injuries on his face in the video-recorded interview footage and did not seek medical treatment afterwards, questioning how police could have restrained and assaulted him while ensuring that he was not injured. “This is simply inconceivable,” it said. The trial will continue on Friday.
9 Jul 2025法庭線#7018
35-year-old man charged with four counts of bomb hoaxing over false claims of bombs at Central Government offices and elsewhere; remanded until July 29
警方國安處早前以國安法下「串謀恐怖活動」罪拘捕 5 人，指他們今年 4 月底至 5 月中，多次經電話、電郵和即時通訊軟件向警方發放虛假訊息，聲稱會引爆在中央駐港機構和啟德體育園內的炸彈，並發放宣揚「台獨」和「港獨」等訊息。被捕 4 名女子獲准保釋候查，35 歲男子則被控 4 項《公安條例》下「炸彈嚇詐行為」罪，周三（9 日）於西九龍裁判法院提堂。
控方指，案件仍有待警方調查，申請押後再訊。《國安法》指定法官、署理主任裁判官鄭念慈批准案件押後至 7 月 29 日再訊。被告沒有保釋申請，繼續還押。
The Police National Security Department earlier arrested five people for conspiracy to commit terrorist activities under the National Security Law. Police said that from late April to mid-May this year, they repeatedly sent false information to the police by telephone, email and instant messaging applications, claiming that bombs would be detonated at Central Government offices in Hong Kong and Kai Tak Sports Park, and disseminating messages promoting “Taiwan independence” and “Hong Kong independence”. Four women arrested were released on bail pending investigation, while the 35-year-old man was charged with four counts of bomb hoaxing under the Public Order Ordinance. He appeared at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday (the 9th).
9 Jul 2025法庭線#7019
7.14 Sha Tin | After compensating four officers injured on duty, government seeks over $2 million from To Kai Wa and three other protesters
2019 年 7 月 14 日沙田新城巿廣場衝突中，警方拘捕多人，亦有多名警員執勤時受傷。律政司周二（8 日）分 3 案入稟區域法院，就被咬斷指警長、受傷高級警司及 2 名受傷警員的僱員賠償及相關訟費等，分別向杜啟華等 4 名示威者索償。其中兩案的索償額共逾 200 萬元。
翻查資料，杜啟華襲警、對他人身體加以嚴重傷害等罪成，被判囚 5 年半；另 3 名示威者承認暴動罪，被判囚 3 年 4 個月至 4 年。
During the clashes at Sha Tin New Town Plaza on 14 July 2019, police arrested a number of people, while several officers were injured on duty. The Department of Justice filed three cases in the District Court on Tuesday (8th), seeking compensation for employees and related legal costs from four protesters, including To Kai Wa, in connection with a sergeant whose finger was bitten off, an injured senior superintendent and two other injured officers. The claims in two of the cases total more than $2 million.
According to records, To Kai Wa was convicted of assaulting a police officer, causing serious bodily harm to another person and other offences, and sentenced to five and a half years in prison. The other three protesters pleaded guilty to rioting and were sentenced to between three years and four months and four years in prison.
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