27 Aug 2025法庭線#7221
Jimmy Lai case | Defence: Accomplice witness Chan Tsz-wah is a “serial liar”; his testimony should be considered with caution
壹傳媒創辦人黎智英被控「串謀勾結外國勢力」等罪，案件周三（27 日）在西九龍裁判法院（暫代高等法院）展開第 155 日審訊，辯方第六日結案陳詞。
辯方指，控方主要依賴從犯證人陳梓華的證供，以舉證陳與黎在台北會面時，已達成串謀協議。辯方強調，法庭須小心謹慎考慮陳的證供，因陳擔任控方證人可受惠，他在庭上亦承認曾撒謊。
辯方形容，陳是「連環騙子」，指陳供稱向黎表明不會使用暴力，但另一從犯證人李宇軒提到，曾與陳商討組流亡政府、發展軍隊，證供顯示陳有如「暴力狂人」。
Next Digital founder Jimmy Lai is charged with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and other offences. The trial entered its 155th day at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court (acting as the High Court) on Wednesday (27), with the defence making closing submissions for a sixth day.
The defence said the prosecution mainly relied on the testimony of accomplice witness Chan Tsz-wah to prove that Chan and Lai had reached a conspiracy agreement when they met in Taipei. The defence stressed that the court must consider Chan’s testimony carefully and cautiously, as he could benefit from serving as a prosecution witness and had admitted in court that he had lied.
The defence described Chan as a “serial liar”, saying that while Chan claimed to have told Lai he would not use violence, another accomplice witness, Lee Yue-shun, said he had discussed forming an exile government and developing an army with Chan. The testimony showed that Chan was like a “violent maniac”, the defence said.
27 Aug 2025法庭線#7222
Government Drinking Water Incident | Businessman Accused of Supplying Counterfeit Water Charged with Fraud; Bail Review Refused and Remanded
政府物流署早前終止由「鑫鼎鑫商貿有限公司」向港島及部分離島辦公室供應「鑫樂觀音山」瓶裝水的合約，董事及股東夫婦被捕。其中，61 歲男子涉投標時使用虛假資料，被控欺詐罪，案件周三（27 日）在東區裁判法院處理保釋覆核。
被告沒有代表律師，自行應訊。署理主任裁判官張志偉聽取陳詞後，拒絕擔保，被告須繼續還押，他保留 8 天保釋覆核權。案件押後至 11 月 11 日再訊。
The Government Logistics Department earlier terminated its contract with “Xin Ding Xin Trading Company Limited” to supply “Xinle Guanyinshan” bottled water to offices on Hong Kong Island and some outlying islands. The company’s director and shareholder couple were arrested. The 61-year-old man was accused of using false information when tendering and charged with fraud. The case was dealt with at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday (27th) for a bail review.
The defendant had no legal representation and appeared in person. After hearing submissions, Acting Chief Magistrate Chi Wai (1965) Cheung refused bail, and the defendant was remanded in custody. He retained the right to seek a bail review within eight days. The case was adjourned until 11 November for mention.
26 Aug 2025法庭線#7212
Second Terrorism Case｜Judge Summarises Expert Evidence: Some Seized Chemicals Commonly Used by Terrorists; Two Explosions Could Have Caused Serious Casualties
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（26 日）於高院踏入第 157 天審訊。
法官總結爆炸品專家證人證供，指明愛醫院及羅湖站的爆炸裝置均為土製炸彈，而警方在宏創方檢取的原材料，部分為恐怖分子常用，而除高性能炸藥 TATP 外的證物，都可有其他用途，陪審團可考慮證物出現的時間及組合。
官引述專家指，爆炸發生在明愛急症室，濃煙會遮擋逃生路線指示，有機會造成嚴重傷亡，亦提及羅湖站的爆炸裝置產生濃煙，如在車廂內爆炸會遮蔽乘客的視線，造成恐慌，亦會將人焗死，多大程度接納專家證供，全憑陪審團決定。周三繼續審訊。
In early 2020, explosives were found at Caritas Medical Centre and in an MTR train carriage at Lo Wu. The Telegram channel “九十二籤” subsequently claimed responsibility. Seven people were charged with offences under the anti-terrorism legislation, 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 157th day on Tuesday (the 26th).\n\nSummarising evidence from an explosives expert, the judge said the devices at Caritas Medical Centre and Lo Wu station were homemade bombs. Some of the raw materials seized by police at Wang Cheong Building were commonly used by terrorists. Apart from the high-performance explosive TATP, the exhibits could have other uses, and the jury could consider the timing and combination in which the exhibits appeared.\n\nThe judge cited the expert as saying that if an explosion occurred in the accident and emergency department at Caritas, thick smoke could obscure signs indicating escape routes and potentially cause serious casualties. The judge also said the device at Lo Wu station would produce thick smoke; if it exploded inside a train carriage, it could obstruct passengers’ vision, cause panic and suffocate people to death. The extent to which the expert’s evidence is accepted is entirely for the jury to decide. The trial will continue on Wednesday.
26 Aug 2025法庭線#7213
19-year-old woman charged with incitement over alleged calls to vote to establish “Hong Kong Parliament”; remanded until Oct 31
19 歲女子被指於今年 3 月至 5 月期間拍攝宣傳短片等，被控一項煽動罪，指她煽惑和鼓勵香港居民參與投票以成立「香港議會」。案件周二（26 日）在西九龍裁判法院首度提堂。
被告穿黑色短袖上衣，家人到庭旁聽。控方指辯方需要閱讀案件文件、索取法律意見，再決定答辯意向，同意押後案件。
被告有保釋申請。《國安法》指定法官、總裁判官蘇惠德聽罷控辯陳詞後，拒絕保釋申請，並押後至 10 月 31 再訊，被告須還押。官亦要求辯方在 10 月 24 日，提前向法院表達答辯意向。
A 19-year-old woman was charged with one count of incitement over allegations that she filmed promotional short videos and other materials between March and May this year, inciting and encouraging Hong Kong residents to vote to establish the “Hong Kong Parliament”. The case was first brought before the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday (the 26th).
The defendant wore a black short-sleeved top, and family members attended the hearing. The prosecution said the defence needed to review the case documents and seek legal advice before deciding on the defendant’s plea, and agreed to an adjournment.
The defendant applied for bail. After hearing submissions from both sides, designated National Security Law judge and Chief Magistrate So Wai-tak refused the bail application and adjourned the case until Oct 31 for a further hearing. The defendant was remanded in custody. The magistrate also directed the defence to inform the court of the defendant’s plea indication in advance on Oct 24.
26 Aug 2025法庭線#7214
Jimmy Lai case | Defence says government pushed extradition bill despite opposition, and articles merely pointed out its mistakes; judge questions claim
壹傳媒創辦人黎智英被控「串謀勾結外國勢力」等罪，案件周二（26 日）在西九龍裁判法院（暫代高等法院）展開第 154 日審訊，辯方第五日結案陳詞。
辯方指，涉案 161 篇刊物在煽動罪下均有合理辯解，舉例指政府於社會出現嚴重憂慮、諮詢不足下，仍強推《逃犯條例》修訂，文章可指出政府犯錯。法官屢質疑，可能是公眾被媒體誤導，而非政府出錯。辯方回應，因此更需要媒體提供資訊，促進公眾討論，強調社會不應只得一個立場。
針對涉及重光團隊（SWHK）的勾結罪，辯方指沒證據顯示黎與李宇軒、陳梓華等人串謀，要求外國實施制裁，陳及李於《國安法》後的行為，僅出於個人意願等原因。至於黎在《國安法》生效前，曾向陳梓華發訊指「準備戰鬥到最後」，辯方指可解作「合法地戰鬥到最後」，不一定涉及違法行為。審訊周三續。
The trial of Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai, who is charged with offences including conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, entered its 154th day on Tuesday (26th) at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts, sitting as the High Court. It was the fifth day of the defence’s closing submissions.
The defence said all 161 publications in question had a reasonable defence to the sedition charges. It cited the government’s pushing ahead with amendments to the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance despite serious concern in society and insufficient consultation, saying the articles were entitled to point out the government’s mistakes. The judge repeatedly questioned whether the public might instead have been misled by the media, rather than the government having made mistakes. The defence replied that this made it even more necessary for the media to provide information and promote public discussion, stressing that society should not have only one viewpoint.
Regarding the collusion charge involving Stand with Hong Kong (SWHK), the defence said there was no evidence that Lai had conspired with Andy Li and Chan Tsz-wah, among others, to ask foreign countries to impose sanctions. It said Chan’s and Li’s actions after the National Security Law took effect were attributable to their personal wishes and other reasons. As for a message Lai sent Chan Tsz-wah before the National Security Law took effect, saying “prepare to fight to the end”, the defence said this could be understood as “fight to the end lawfully” and did not necessarily involve unlawful conduct. The trial will continue on Wednesday.
25 Aug 2025法庭線#7206
Radiographer Jailed 13 Months for Inciting Assault on Police in LIHKG Comment Saying “Kill the Dogs”; Leave to Appeal Refused, Judge Says Intent Was Plain
案發時 29 歲放射師，於 2019 年 12 月在「連登」帖文留言提及「殺狗」等字眼，被指煽惑他人襲警，事隔近 3 年被起訴一項「煽惑他人有意圖傷人而致有人身體受嚴重傷害」，2024 年 9 月被判監 13 個月。他不服定罪提上訴許可申請，今年 6 月被上訴庭法官潘敏琦即日駁回。官周一（25 日）頒判詞，稱上訴理據不具合理爭拗之處。
法官批評，申請方把留言斬件式，或分拆式考慮，「對其他整體情況置若罔聞的做法，根本不切實際」，又指申請人沒作供，法庭毋須憑空為其想像答辯理由。官並同意原審裁斷，申請人案發前後其他帖文，曾多番以相同侮辱字眼稱呼警員，反映涉案留言並非因一時意氣或情緒失控，心態和意圖「無所遁形，昭然若揭」。
法官另向他發出「減時命令」，即他有權再提上訴許可申請，惟若被駁回，上訴庭有權把他聽候上訴裁定的扣押期，不計算在他刑期之內。
The radiographer, aged 29 at the time of the offence, commented on a LIHKG post in December 2019 using words including “kill the dogs”. He was accused of inciting others to assault police and, nearly three years later, was charged with one count of “inciting another with intent to cause grievous bodily harm to a person”. He was sentenced to 13 months’ imprisonment in September 2024. He applied for leave to appeal against his conviction, but the application was dismissed on the same day in June by Court of Appeal judge Justice Pang Min-ki. In reasons handed down on Monday (25th), the judge said the grounds of appeal had no reasonable prospect of argument.
The judge criticised the applicant’s approach of considering the comment in fragments or separately, saying that “the practice of turning a blind eye to the other overall circumstances is simply unrealistic”. As the applicant had not given evidence, the court was not required to invent a defence for him. The judge also agreed with the trial court’s finding that the applicant had repeatedly used the same insulting terms to refer to police officers in other posts before and after the offence. This showed that the comment in question was not made in a moment of anger or emotional loss of control, and that his state of mind and intent were “inescapable and plain”.
The judge also issued a “time deduction order”, meaning that he may renew his application for leave to appeal. However, if the application is refused, the Court of Appeal may order that the period for which he is detained pending the appeal decision not be counted towards his sentence.
25 Aug 2025法庭線#7207
Man jailed 24 months for inciting wounding after posting “stab the small-intestine area”; leave to appeal sentence refused, judge says remarks were inciting
2021 年銅鑼灣七一刺警案當晚，23 歲男子被指在「連登」發布「下次應該插身體中間小腸嘅部位」等留言，經審訊後被裁定「煽惑他人有意圖而傷人」罪成，判監 24 個月。他不服判期提上訴許可申請，今年 7 月聆訊後，被上訴庭法官潘敏琦即日駁回，至本周一（25 日）頒判詞。
判詞指，申請方提出的唯一上訴理據，是指原審法官以判監 24 個月為量刑起點，忽略上訴庭就「張敬生案」的判詞及情節，判刑明顯過重。官於判詞反駁，指比較兩案嚴重性沒實質意義，又提到申請人在警員被刺後 12 分鐘，已發首個留言「乘勢狙擊」，且理直氣壯回應他人「教人點插都唔得呀」等，認為其留言並非開玩笑，而是「目標為本」、血腥兇殘、極具教唆性。
判詞稱上訴理據不具合理爭拗之處，另下達「減時命令」，即他有權再向上訴法庭提出上訴許可申請，但假如申請最終被駁回，上訴法庭有權命令他在聽候上訴裁定時間的扣押期，不計算在他所受刑罰的刑期之內。
On the night of the 2021 July 1 police stabbing in Causeway Bay, a 23-year-old man was alleged to have posted comments on LIHKG including, “Next time, the part in the middle of the body where the small intestine is should be stabbed.” After trial, he was convicted of inciting another to wound with intent and sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment. He applied for leave to appeal against the sentence. After a hearing in July this year, Court of Appeal judge Poon Man-ki dismissed the application on the same day, with the judgment handed down this Monday (25th). The judgment stated that the applicant’s sole ground of appeal was that, by adopting 24 months’ imprisonment as the sentencing starting point, the trial judge had failed to take proper account of the Court of Appeal’s judgment and the circumstances in the Cheung King-sang case, resulting in a sentence that was manifestly excessive. The judge rejected that argument, saying that comparing the relative seriousness of the two cases served little substantive purpose. She also noted that, just 12 minutes after the police officer was stabbed, the applicant had already posted his first comment, effectively “seizing the opportunity to encourage further attacks”, and had defiantly responded to others with remarks such as, “So you can’t even teach people where to stab?” The judge found that his comments were not made in jest, but were purpose-driven, graphic and brutal, and highly inciting in nature.
The judgment held that the proposed ground of appeal was not reasonably arguable. The court also made a loss-of-time order. This means that the applicant may still renew his application for leave to appeal before the Court of Appeal, but if that application is ultimately refused, the Court of Appeal may order that some or all of the time he spends in custody pending determination of the appeal not count towards his sentence.
25 Aug 2025法庭線#7209
Jimmy Lai case | Defence: Media have a duty to scrutinise those in power and should enjoy greater freedom of expression than the public
壹傳媒創辦人黎智英被控「串謀勾結外國勢力」等罪，案件周一（25 日）在西九龍裁判法院（暫代高等法院）展開第 153 日審訊，辯方第四日結案陳詞。
辯方指，《蘋果》是傳統報紙媒體，而記者有責任向公眾提供資訊，應較公眾享有更大言論自由，若有文章提到制裁，法庭須考慮該文章是否新聞報道。
辯方另質疑「從犯證人」、前壹傳媒行政總裁張劍虹供詞矛盾不可信，舉例指張在誓章提到，沒參與制定《蘋果》編採政策，但他在庭上則指會審閱文章，確保員工遵從編採指示。辯方又指，張確認曾在獄中與警員傾談數小時，質疑他被游說轉任控方證人。案件周二續審。
Next Digital founder Jimmy Lai is charged with “conspiracy to collude with foreign forces” and other offences. The case entered its 153rd day of trial at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts, sitting temporarily as the High Court, on Monday (25th), with the defence making closing submissions for a fourth day.
The defence said Apple Daily was a traditional newspaper and that journalists had a duty to provide information to the public, and should therefore enjoy greater freedom of expression than the public. It said that if an article mentioned sanctions, the court must consider whether the article constituted news reporting.
The defence also questioned the credibility of “accomplice witness” and former Next Digital chief executive Cheung Kim-hung, citing contradictions in his testimony. For example, Cheung said in an affidavit that he had not participated in formulating Apple Daily’s editorial policy, but told the court that he reviewed articles to ensure staff complied with editorial instructions. The defence also said Cheung confirmed that he had spoken with police officers for several hours while in prison, and questioned whether he had been persuaded to become a prosecution witness. The trial will continue on Tuesday.
25 Aug 2025法庭線#7210
Anti-terrorism case: Prosecution cites suspected protest items found at fifth defendant’s home; jury told not to use them to support case
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（25 日）於高院踏入第 156 天審訊，法官續引導陪審團。
法官陳仲衡完成解釋警員供詞的部分。官提及，第五被告楊怡斯家中被搜出有勞工手套、護髀、黑色手袖等物品，提醒陪審員「可能認為同示威有關物品，大家唔好有太多考慮，新聞成日見到示威、成日睇到物品，大家唔好（就物品）對第五被告案情作考慮」，指示不要用楊家中被檢取的該些物品，支持控方對楊的指控。
另外官開始就專家證人的部分開始引導，官提及警方刑事部技術支援組時任署理總督察盧永楷曾指，他以第四被告張家俊被檢取的手機，測試張手機中的 Telegram 機械人程式，而該程式出現與羅湖案爆炸裝置一樣的憑證（token)。案件周二（26 日）續審。
In early 2020, explosives were found at Caritas Medical Centre and in a Lo Wu MTR train compartment. 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 Monday (25th), the trial at the High Court entered its 156th day, with the judge continuing to direct the jury.
Judge Chan Chung-hang completed the part concerning explanations of police officers’ evidence. The prosecution referred to items including work gloves, thigh guards and black arm sleeves found at the home of the fifth defendant Yeung Yee-sze. The judge reminded the jurors that they might regard the items as related to protests, but told them not to attach too much significance to them, noting that protests and such items were frequently seen in the news. He directed them not to use the items seized from Yeung’s home in considering the prosecution’s case against Yeung.
The judge also began directing the jury on the expert evidence. He referred to evidence from Lo Wing-kai, then acting chief inspector of the Police Criminal Investigation Department’s Technical Support Unit, that he used a mobile phone seized from the fourth defendant Christopher Ka Tsun Cheung to test the Telegram bot program on Cheung’s phone, and that the program contained the same token as the explosive device in the Lo Wu case. The trial will continue on Tuesday (26th).
24 Aug 2025法庭線#7205
Chan Fai-wong inquest jury recommends cameras in police vehicles; family urges serious consideration: “If there had been one then, could the truth have emerged?”
死因庭今年 7 月裁定的士司機陳輝旺「非法被殺」，陪審團向警方建議在警車安裝可收音的錄像鏡頭，保障被捕人的安全。陳輝旺的女兒回覆《法庭線》指，建議「非常具體及明確」，促請當局認真回應及考慮。
女兒提及，爸爸因警員箍頸致全身癱瘓，幸好西隧的錄影鏡頭拍攝了當刻情況，否則箍頸致癱的原因只會石沉大海，但爸爸身上亦有 20 多處非致命的瘀傷，他生前指遭警員用警棍毆打，但可惜警車上沒有錄影鏡頭，「我爸滿身瘀傷的原因依然成謎」。
女兒續問，「到底我爸雙手被反鎖、被箍上警車後，在那狹小空間的 20 分鐘裡，發生甚麼事？若果當年警車有錄影鏡頭，這 20 分鐘所發生的事情可否水落石出？」
她又指，作為市民亦非常關注錄影鏡頭衍生的私隱問題，爸爸曾申請西隧片段被拒絕，最後經由死因庭申請才能查看當晚片段，反映只要設立嚴謹程序就能保障私隱，同時有助社會維護公義與揭露真相。
The Coroner’s Court ruled in July this year that taxi driver Chan Fai-wong was unlawfully killed. The jury recommended that police vehicles be fitted with video cameras capable of recording sound to safeguard the safety of arrested people. Chan Fai-wong’s daughter told The Witness that the recommendation was “very specific and clear”, and urged the authorities to respond to and consider it seriously.
The daughter said her father became paralysed from the neck down after a police officer restrained his neck. Fortunately, cameras at the Western Harbour Crossing recorded what happened at the time; otherwise, the cause of his paralysis would have remained unknown. However, he also had more than 20 non-fatal bruises. He said before his death that police officers had beaten him with batons, but there were no cameras in the police vehicle. “The reason my father was covered in bruises remains a mystery.”
She continued: “What exactly happened during those 20 minutes in that confined space after my father’s hands had been handcuffed behind his back and he had been put into the police vehicle? If there had been a camera in the police vehicle then, could what happened during those 20 minutes have come to light?”
She also said members of the public were very concerned about privacy issues arising from the use of cameras. Her father had been refused access to the Western Harbour Crossing footage and was ultimately able to view the footage from that night only after applying through the Coroner’s Court. This showed that, as long as rigorous procedures were established, privacy could be protected while helping society uphold justice and uncover the truth.
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