15 Jul 2025法庭線#7045
721白衣人案｜英龍圍暴動等罪成 鄧嘉民提上訴 上訴庭10月中處理
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.
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。
15 Jul 2025法庭線#7046
47人案上訴｜王百羽、陳寶瑩到庭 警方劃採訪區、稱不方便讓記者「行嚟行去」
In the pro-democracy primary election 47-person case, 13 convicted defendants have appealed against their convictions and sentences; the Department of Justice has also appealed against the acquittal of Lawrence Wai Chung Lau. The appeal hearing continued at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday morning (15th). At 7:30am, about 50 people were already outside the court queueing for public gallery seats.
One spectator said they had previously volunteered for the League of Social Democrats and helped Lam Cheuk-ting’s election campaign, and hoped to show their support. Another spectator said they had voted in the primary, adding that if the defendants’ participation in the election was illegal, “we would also be accomplices, having authorised them to stand for election.” When reporters interviewed people in the queue, police required them to conduct the interviews in a media area marked off with orange tape and metal barriers. Reporters who subsequently entered the queue were also taken aside by police for a search of their belongings.
民主派初選 47 人案，13 名罪成被告提出定罪及刑罰上訴；在原審獲裁定無罪的劉偉聰，律政司亦提出上訴。上訴聆訊周二（15 日）早上在西九龍裁判法院續審，早上 7 時半，法院外已有約 50 人，排隊輪候公眾席。
有旁聽市民指自己曾為社民連義工，亦曾為林卓廷助選，希望可表達支持。亦有旁聽者直言自己有在初選投票，認為若被告參選違法，「我哋都係共犯、有份授權佢哋選。」記者採訪排隊人士時，被警員要求在警方以橙帶、鐵馬劃分的記者區，才可進行訪問。之後記者進入輪候隊伍，亦被警方帶到一旁搜查隨身物品。
15 Jul 2025法庭線#7047
47人案上訴｜律政司：顛覆罪若僅限武力違立法目的 被告方開始就個人案情陳詞
The appeal hearing in the pro-democracy primary election case entered its second day on Tuesday (15th), with the Department of Justice responding to the defendants’ joint submissions and saying they were based on a “wrong premise”. The prosecution was not merely alleging that the defendants had failed to consider the contents of the budget, but that the entire process—from gaining control of a majority in the Legislative Council to bringing about the Chief Executive’s resignation—constituted an abuse of power. It also said the defendants’ arguments and examples were absurd.
On the defendants’ argument that “unlawful means” in the offence of subversion should, under an analogous common-law principle, be limited to conduct related to the use of force and criminal acts, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Tianxing Zhou said the principle could not be applied. Tianxing Zhou also said the trial court’s ruling was correct, while the defendants’ interpretation was absurd, illogical and contrary to the legislative intent of the National Security Law. The hearing continued in the afternoon.
民主派初選案周二（15 日）展開第二日上訴聆訊，律政司一方回應被告方的聯合陳詞，指是「立足錯誤」，因控方不只是指控被告沒審議預算案的內容，而是由取得立法會大多數控制權至導致特首下台，整個過程才構成濫權，又指被告方的說法及舉例是荒謬。
對於被告方爭議，顛覆罪條文中的「非法手段」，在普通法的同類原則下應限於與使用武力相關及刑事行為。副刑事檢控專員周天行指，不能應用該原則，又指原審裁決正確，而被告方的詮釋是荒謬、不合邏輯、有違《國安法》立法目的。案件下午續審。
14 Jul 2025法庭線#7035
反恐第二案｜次被告聲稱被首被告威脅犯案 控方：若不想繼續可以停止
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.
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。
14 Jul 2025法庭線#7036
47人案上訴｜被告方指原審裁決錯誤：議員否決非濫權 政治應由公眾而非法官決定
The first day of the appeal hearing in the pro-democracy primary election case began on Monday (14th), with Michael Cheuk Kei Pang confirming its withdrawal from the appeal. Regarding the acquittal of Lawrence Wai Chung Lau, the Department of Justice said the trial court had placed excessive weight on Liu’s failure to endorse “No Regrets Once the Ink Is Cast”. In his own defence, Liu reiterated that he had never advocated “five demands, not one less”, called for the Chief Executive to step down, or sought the indiscriminate rejection of budget bills.
Counsel for the defendants also began making submissions, pointing to multiple errors in the trial judgment. On the phrase “unlawful means” in the offence of subversion, the defence said that the National Security Law was intended for Hong Kong citizens and ordinary people, and that “unlawful” should be limited to criminal conduct. They asked: “If ordinary people cannot understand what the provision means, how can that person regulate their own conduct?”
The defence also disputed the trial court’s finding that rejecting budget bills constituted an abuse of power, saying that legislators’ powers were conferred by voters: “They exercise their powers according to their own wishes; this is not an abuse of power.” They further argued that the judiciary should not interfere with the Legislative Council’s operation or the exercise of its powers: “Politics should remain on the political stage and be decided by the public, not judges.”
民主派初選案周一（14 日）展開首日上訴聆訊，彭卓棋確認退出上訴。就劉偉聰獲裁無罪，律政司指原審過度考慮劉沒贊同〈墨落無悔〉一事。劉自辯時重申，不曾提倡「五大訴求，缺一不可」、要求特首下台，或者無差別否決預算案。
被告方各大狀亦開始陳詞，指出原審裁決多處錯誤。就顛覆罪條文的「非法手段」，被告方指《國安法》是為香港市民、普通人而設，當中「非法」應限於刑事行為，反問若一般人無法理解條文意思，「這個人又如何能夠規範自己的行為呢？」
被告方亦爭議，原審裁斷否決預算案是濫權屬錯誤，指立法會議員的權力是由選民賦予，「他們按照自己的意願行使權力，這並非濫權」；又力陳司法不應該干預立法會的運作和權力行使，「政治應留在政治舞台，由公眾決定，而非法官」。
11 Jul 2025法庭線#7029
醫生王秉亮認濫發逾6000張免針紙判囚9月 官斥財迷心竅、利慾薰心
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.
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。
11 Jul 2025法庭線#7030
反恐第二案｜控方續結案：第三被告參與程度高 次被告指警逼供等不成立
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.
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。
11 Jul 2025法庭線#7031
涉參與台灣成立的「港獨」組織 15歲男生及另兩人被控串謀分裂國家 還押8.28再訊
The National Security Department of the police recently arrested four men, alleging that they were members of the Hong Kong Democratic Nation-Building Alliance and had taken part in establishing in Taiwan an organisation aimed at promoting Hong Kong independence. Three of them, including a 15-year-old male student, were charged with one count of conspiracy to secede under the national security law. The case came before the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts for the first time on Friday (11th). The other arrested man was released on police bail pending investigation.
警方國安處日前拘捕 4 名男子，指他們為「香港民主建國聯盟」成員，參與在台灣成立旨在推動「港獨」的組織。其中 3 人被控一項國安法下的「串謀分裂國家」罪，包括一名 15 歲男學生。案件周五（11 日）於西九龍裁判法院首次提堂，涉案另一名被捕男子，則獲警方暫准保釋候查。
3 名被告暫毋須答辯，控方申請押後案件，待警方調查被告的電子裝置，是否有其他涉案資料。15 歲男生申請保釋遭拒，須還押屯門兒童及青少年院。另外兩名男子則沒保釋申請，還押至 8 月 28 日再訊。
辯方一度為 15 歲男生保留 8 日保釋覆核權利，惟控方提醒裁判官，在《維護國家安全條例》下，涉及國安案件不可每 8 天申保釋覆核。
11 Jul 2025光傳媒#7032
黨員跳船｜香港民主建國聯盟2日內4聯黨員退黨
The National Security Department arrested four members of the Hong Kong Democratic and Nation-Building Alliance the day before yesterday, and today (the 11th) charged three of them with one count of conspiracy to secede. The case was brought before the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts this afternoon. Three party members issued statements announcing their resignations this afternoon, saying that the leakage of the party’s communications records had led to members in Hong Kong being arrested. They said the situation was serious and therefore decided to leave the party with immediate effect. Party chairman Au Wing-kong had also resigned two days earlier.
Hong Kong Democratic and Nation-Building Alliance members Hau Chung-yu, Chu Ka-ki and Sze Lok-yin said in their statements that the party had long used unencrypted chat tools and public groups, and that the recent leakage of communications records had led to members in Hong Kong being arrested. They said information-security risks had still not been properly addressed, and that several members felt the situation was serious. They therefore decided to leave the party with immediate effect to protect their own safety and that of others.
Hau Chung-yu and Chu Ka-ki are elected members of the Hong Kong Parliament. They said they would “continue to fulfil their responsibilities to the public” and would temporarily use the social-media platforms of the Hong Kong National Front to disseminate information.
國安處前日拘捕4名「香港民主建國聯盟」成員，並在今（11日）落案起訴其中3人一項「串謀分裂國家」罪，案件今午在西九龍裁判法院提堂。三名黨員今午發退黨聲明，指該黨因通訊紀錄外洩，導致香港地區黨員被捕。三人指事態嚴重，遂決定自即日起退黨。另外，黨主席歐永康則已在兩日前退黨。
「香港民主建國聯盟」黨員侯中宇、朱嘉祺及施樂賢今午發退黨聲明，指黨內長期採用未加密之聊天工具及公開群組，近日更因通訊紀錄外洩，導致香港地區黨員被捕。認為資安風險至今未獲妥善處理，多位黨員深感事態嚴重，遂決定自即日起退黨，以保障自身及他人安全。
其中侯中宇和朱嘉祺為「香港議會」當選議員，二人指將「持續履行對公眾的責任」，並暫借「香港民族陣綫」的社交媒體平台作為資訊發佈之用。
10 Jul 2025法庭線#7022
《立場》案｜鍾沛權刑滿出獄 囚21月不獲行為良好扣減 據報私家車清晨接走
In the case involving Stand News, in which the former editor-in-chief was charged with conspiracy to publish seditious publications, Chung Pui-kuen was sentenced to 21 months’ imprisonment in September 2024. Chung completed his sentence and was released on Thursday (10th). According to media reports, he was picked up by a private car at around 5.30am and driven away from Stanley Prison, with the car curtains drawn during the journey.
Including the time previously spent on remand, Chung was imprisoned for a total of 21 months and was not granted the one-third remission for good behaviour in prison. Lam Siu-tong, the acting editor-in-chief convicted in the same case, was given a sentence that allowed for immediate release at the time of sentencing because of his health condition. Lam has appealed against his conviction, with the appeal scheduled to be heard in September 2026.
《立場新聞》被控「串謀發布煽動刊物」案，前總編輯鍾沛權於 2024 年 9 月被判監禁 21 個月。鍾周四（10 日）刑滿出獄。據傳媒報道，鍾沛權於清晨 5 時半左右，由私家車接載離開赤柱監獄，期間私家車拉上窗簾。
計算連同早前已還押日子，鍾沛權一共被囚 21 個月，未獲三分一獄中行為良好扣減。同案中定罪的署任總編輯林紹桐，判刑時則因身體狀況，獲判可即時釋放的刑期。林已就定罪提出上訴，排期 2026 年 9 月處理。
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