10 Jul 2020獨媒#7761
Private prosecution against Director of Broadcasting over Flight Attendant Beef Rice rejected on review; accuses court of favouring Hui Chi-fung
食店「空姐牛肉飯」老闆郭德英早前提請私人檢控，控告廣播處長梁家榮5項「公職人員行為失當」罪，6月初遭法庭頒下書面判詞拒絕。郭再提覆核，今日（10日）於西九龍法院進行聆訊。郭德英在庭外向記者指覆核再遭拒絕，並大吐苦水，對於法院受理許智峯兩宗私人檢控，卻拒絕她的提請表示不解，憤指此屬「不公平對待」。
The owner of the restaurant “Flight Attendant Beef Rice,” Deying Guo, previously initiated a private prosecution against Director of Broadcasting Leung Ka-wing on five counts of misconduct in public office. The court rejected the prosecution in a written judgment issued in early June. Guo applied for a review again, with the hearing held at West Kowloon Court today (10th). Deying Guo told reporters outside the court that the review had again been rejected and voiced strong dissatisfaction, saying she did not understand why the court had accepted two private prosecutions brought by Hui Chi-fung but rejected hers, and accusing it of “unfair treatment.”
6 Jul 2020眾新聞#7752
[6.21 Police Headquarters siege] Agnes Chow pleads guilty to inciting and taking part in an unauthorised assembly: mentally prepared for imprisonment
前香港眾志秘書長黃之鋒、主席林朗彥和成員周庭，涉於去年6月21日包圍警察總部，被控煽惑、組織、參與未經批准集結罪，案件今日再訊。黃之鋒和林朗彥否認所有控罪，周庭承認煽惑和參與未經批准集結兩項控罪。三人獲准以原有條件保釋。案件押後至8月5日再訊。
Former Demosisto secretary-general Joshua Wong, chairman Ivan Lam and member Agnes Chow were charged with inciting, organising and taking part in an unauthorised assembly over the siege of Police Headquarters on June 21 last year. The case came before the court again today. Wong and Lam denied all charges, while Chow pleaded guilty to two charges of inciting and taking part in an unauthorised assembly. The three were granted bail on their existing conditions. The case was adjourned until August 5.
6 Jul 2020獨媒#7755
Nearly 200 Groups Alleged Not to Meet Eligibility for Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication Voters; Lawyer Decries Lack of Notice as Breach of Procedural Justice
民主派力爭於來屆立法會議席過半，多個功能組別的選民人數登記急升。其中「體育、演藝、文化及出版」界別的登記選民，由2016年的2,920人，升至2020年的4,163人，升幅達四成半。香港出版總會有限公司向選舉事務處反對201個團體選民申請，今日聆訊。代表多個團體的律師在庭上斥，被反對方並未收到列明反對理由的通知書，違反程序公義，與反對方及選管會代表律師在庭上爭論一個上午。
With the pro-democracy camp seeking to win more than half the seats in the next Legislative Council, the number of registered electors in several functional constituencies has risen sharply. In the Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication constituency, registered electors increased from 2,920 in 2016 to 4,163 in 2020, a rise of 45%. The Hong Kong Publishing Federation Limited objected to the voter applications of 201 groups with the Registration and Electoral Office, and a hearing was held today. A lawyer representing several groups criticised the fact that the groups objected to had not received notices setting out the reasons for the objections, arguing that this breached procedural justice. The lawyer argued for the entire morning in court with lawyers representing the objected-to groups and the Electoral Affairs Commission.
3 Jul 2020聞庫（立場）#7745
Judicial review over cancelled History exam question dismissed; judge criticises Education Bureau remarks as intimidatory, says a “strong country” cannot be harmed by a question
今屆中學文憑試（DSE）歷史科必答題， 要求考生評論 1900 年至 1945 年間，「日本為中國帶來的利多於弊」。試題引起爭議及教育局多次公開譴責，考評局最終宣布取消有關試題。一名應屆歷史科考生早前入稟高等法院申請司法覆核， 要求推翻局方 DQ 試題的決定。法官高浩文今日指，教育局的公開批評幾乎確定有政治因素，有威嚇成份，但是法庭不能確認這種行為屬於濫權，而考評局在作出決定時沒有違反任何程序，故裁定考生敗訴，需向考評局支付訟費。
The compulsory question in this year’s Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE) History paper asked candidates to comment on whether Japan brought more benefits than disadvantages to China between 1900 and 1945. The question sparked controversy and repeated public condemnation by the Education Bureau, after which the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority announced that it would cancel the question. A candidate sitting the History examination applied to the High Court for a judicial review, seeking to overturn the authority’s decision to disqualify the question. Justice Anderson Chow Ho-man said today that the Education Bureau’s public criticism almost certainly involved political factors and contained an intimidatory element, but the court could not confirm that the conduct amounted to an abuse of power. He ruled that the authority had not breached any procedures in making its decision, dismissed the candidate’s application and ordered the candidate to pay the authority’s legal costs.
12 Jun 2020立場新聞#7735
【11.11 Three Strikes】Primary school teacher convicted of assaulting police officer during stop over alleged slow driving; judge says defendant was “full of lies” and had a hostile look towards police, questions his mental state and remands him in Siu Lam
網民去年 11 月 11 日發起「黎明行動」及「三罷」，於多區堵路。一名小學男教師被指於清晨時在上水迴旋處慢駛，遭警方截查時腳踢警長，被控襲警罪，今（12 日）在粉嶺裁判法院被裁定罪名成立。
Netizens launched the “Dawn Action” and “Three Strikes” on November 11 last year, blocking roads in multiple districts. A male primary school teacher was accused of driving slowly at a Sheung Shui roundabout in the early hours and kicking a police sergeant when stopped for questioning. He was convicted of assaulting a police officer at Fanling Magistrates’ Courts today (the 12th).
14 Feb 2020立場新聞#7734
Police Previously Linked Man to Spark Alliance Money-Laundering Case; Only Charged with Drug Trafficking and Granted Bail
警方去年 12 月以涉嫌「洗黑錢」﹐拘捕抗爭者支援組織「星火同盟」四人。警方本周二以販毒及洗黑錢罪，再拘捕一名 18 歲男子，指他曾從星火相關的空殼公司收取 4.8 萬港元。18 歲男子暫時被落案起訴一項販毒罪，不過，男子未有被控洗黑錢罪名，庭上亦未提及有關星火的指控。
Police arrested four people from the protester-support organisation Spark Alliance last December on suspicion of money laundering. This Tuesday, police arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of drug trafficking and money laundering, alleging that he had received HK$48,000 from a shell company linked to Spark Alliance. The man was initially charged with one count of drug trafficking. However, he was not charged with money laundering, and the allegations relating to Spark Alliance were not mentioned in court.
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Chow Hang-tung’s Appeal Against Conviction and Sentence Over 2021 June 4 Gathering to Be Heard on October 11
前支聯會副主席鄒幸彤早前涉及2021年六四集會，被裁定煽動他人參與未經批准集結罪成，她就定罪和判刑上訴，案件將於10月11日高等法院進行聆訊。
Former Hong Kong Alliance vice-chair Chow Hang-tung was convicted of inciting others to participate in an unauthorised assembly in connection with the 2021 June 4 gathering. She has appealed against her conviction and sentence, and the case will be heard in the High Court on October 11.
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