20 Mar 2025法庭線#6604
8.31灣仔｜男子回港探病母被捕 開審前認暴動罪 判囚3年9個月
Clashes broke out in Wan Chai on 31 August 2019, and multiple people were arrested. The man, who was 21 at the time of the incident, was arrested after returning to Hong Kong in 2023 to visit his ill mother. He changed his plea to guilty last Friday before the trial and was sentenced at the District Court on Thursday (20th). Judge Kit Yee (1971) Cheung adopted five years’ imprisonment as the sentencing starting point, reduced the sentence for his guilty plea, and ultimately sentenced him to 3 years and 9 months in prison. Before entering the detention room, the defendant shouted “Take care” to relatives and friends in the public gallery.
In mitigation, the defence said the defendant had masks and gloves in his possession for defensive purposes and had played only a minimal role in the riot. The judge accepted that the items were not capable of causing injury, but noted that he was wearing black clothing, gloves and a surgical mask, while his backpack also contained gloves, masks and filter cartridges. The judge considered that, in light of the Court of Appeal’s categorisation, the defendant had not participated in the riot merely by being present at the scene in black clothing to encourage others.
2019 年 8 月 31 日，灣仔爆發衝突，多人被捕。案發時 21 歲男子，2023 年回港探望患病母親被捕，上周五開審前改認罪，周四（20 日）在區院判刑，法官張潔宜以監禁 5 年為量刑起點，經認罪減刑，最後判囚 3 年 9 個月。被告步入羈留室前向旁聽親友高呼「保重」。
辯方求情時提到，被告藏有口罩、手套，均為防禦性質，僅以最低程度參與暴動。官接納物品不具殺傷力，但指他穿黑衣、手套及外科口罩，背囊另有手套、口罩及濾芯。官認為，考慮上訴庭的分類，被告並非僅以身穿黑衣置身現場以鼓勵形式參與暴動。
20 Mar 2025法庭線#6605
9.29金鐘｜案發時21歲學生就暴動定罪提上訴被駁回 官指完全沒勝訴機會
On 29 September 2019, internet users organised a “Global Anti-Authoritarianism” march. Ninety-six people were charged with rioting in Admiralty. In one of the cases, all 11 defendants were convicted; nine were sentenced to three and a half years’ imprisonment and two were sent to training centres. One of the students appealed against her conviction, with the case heard by the Court of Appeal on Thursday (the 20th).
2019 年 9 月 29 日，網民發起「全球反極權」遊行，96 人被控在金鐘暴動，其中一案 11 名被告全部罪成， 9 人被判囚 3 年半，2 人判入教導所。其中一名學生不服定罪提上訴，周四（20 日）於高院上訴庭審理。
上訴方指，原審大律師嚴重失職，沒清楚告知上訴人「一定要畀證供」，令她失去勝算機會。法官彭偉昌質疑，如被告作供但說法牽強，舉例指「到長洲買糯米糍」，「講句好俗嘅廣東話，講咗仲衰多兩錢重」。
律政司一方則指，上訴人曾表示自己口齒不伶俐，又擔心盤問下會動搖及被羞辱，故不打算出庭作供，認為原審大律師沒嚴重失職。3 名法官聽取陳詞後，駁回上訴人的上訴申請，指「完全冇勝訴嘅機會」。
20 Mar 2025法庭線#6606
反恐第二案｜控方專家指涉案61片段顯示測試炸藥 估計有人談及調配材料比例
In early 2020, explosives were found at Caritas Medical Centre and in an MTR carriage at Lo Wu. The Telegram channel “九十二籤” later claimed responsibility. Seven people were charged with offences under the Anti-Terrorism Ordinance, while the remaining defendant was charged with “attempting to manufacture explosives”. All eight pleaded not guilty. The trial entered its 73rd day at the High Court on Thursday (20th).
A senior bomb disposal officer from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau testified as an expert witness. He confirmed that 61 video clips retrieved from the first and second defendants and the Telegram group involved showed the testing of low-performance explosives. The clips also showed electronic matches, fuses and sparkler sticks being used to ignite the explosives. The man who ignited the explosives deliberately crouched down, indicating that he knew explosives were being tested.
The witness also confirmed that iron bowls, iron trays and other items seized by police from Room 503 at The Octagon matched the containers seen in the videos, and bore signs of having been burned at temperatures exceeding 1,000 degrees. In one clip, male and female voices mentioned “5 to 2 to 1 to 1” and other figures. The witness estimated that someone was discussing the proportions for mixing the materials. The trial will continue on Friday.
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，周四（20 日）於高院踏入第 73 天審訊。
爆炸品處理課（EOD）高級炸彈處理主任以專家證人身分作供，他確認在首、次被告及涉案 Telegram 群組擷取的 61 段影片，顯示測試低性能炸藥的過程，並且有使用電子火柴、引信、煙花棒等燃點炸藥，而片中點燃炸藥的男子刻意蹲下，反映他知道正在測試爆炸品。
證人亦確認，警方在宏創方 503 室搜出的鐵碗、鐵盤等物，與影片所見的容器吻合，並有以過千度高溫燒過的痕跡。其中一段，有男聲及女聲提及「5 比 2 比 1 比 1」等，證人估計有人談及調配材料的比例。審訊周五續。
19 Mar 2025法庭線#6599
反恐第二案｜控方專家確認涉案單位物料可製恐怖組織常用炸藥 電路板可控制引爆
In early 2020, explosives were found at Caritas Medical Centre and in a Lo Wu MTR train carriage. The Telegram channel “92 Lots” subsequently claimed responsibility. Seven people were charged with offences under the Anti-terrorism Ordinance, 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 72nd day on Wednesday (19th).
A senior bomb disposal officer from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau testified as a prosecution expert witness. He said the 57 kilograms of ammonium nitrate found by police in two units at Wang Cheong Factory Building could be mixed with aluminium powder to make ANAL, a high-performance explosive commonly used by terrorist organisations. If TATP explosives, also found by police, were added, it could cause serious injuries within a 50-metre range. The circuit-board devices found in the units could control the detonation.
The prosecution said the second defendant, Lee Ka-ban, had discussed adding screws to a bomb with a man. The expert confirmed that photographs extracted from Lee’s phone showed a device bound with iron nails, and that adding nails would increase the bomb’s lethality. The trial will continue on Thursday.
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，周三（19 日）於高院踏入第 72 天審訊。
爆炸品處理課（EOD）高級炸彈處理主任以控方專家證人身分作供，他指警方在宏創方兩單位搜出的 57 公斤硝酸銨，可混合鋁粉製成恐怖組織常用的高性能炸藥 ANAL，若加入同樣由警搜出的 TATP 炸藥，可在 50 米範圍內造成嚴重傷害，而單位內的電路板裝置可控制引爆。
控方指，次被告李嘉濱曾與一名男子討論在炸彈加入螺絲釘。專家確認，在李電話擷取的照片顯示綑上鐵釘的裝置，而加入鐵釘會增強炸彈的殺傷力。審訊周四續。
18 Mar 2025法庭線#6596
721暴動罪成 林卓廷、庾家豪提上訴 暫共5名非白衣人提上訴
Former Legislative Council member Lam Cheuk-ting and six other “non-white-shirt” defendants were convicted of rioting for participating in the 721 riot in the concourse of Yuen Long Station. They were sentenced last month to between two years and one month and three years and one month in prison.
High Court records show that Lam Cheuk-ting and Yu Ka-ho have appealed against their convictions and sentences. Together with the three defendants—Yeung Long, Wan Chung-ming and Yip Yam-sing—who earlier appealed against their convictions (see report), a total of five “non-white-shirt” defendants have so far lodged appeals. The case has not yet been scheduled for a hearing.
前立法會議員林卓廷與另外 6 名「非白衣人」，被裁定 721 在元朗站大堂參與暴動罪成，上月被判囚 2 年 1 個月至 3 年 1 個月。
高院資料顯示，林卓廷、庾家豪已提出定罪、刑期上訴，連同早前提出定罪上訴的另 3 名被告楊朗、尹仲明及葉鑫昇（見報道），暫共 5 名非白衣人提出上訴。案件暫未排期聆訊。
18 Mar 2025法庭線#6598
反恐第二案｜辯方指被告裝置編程可用作啟動汽水機屏幕 專家確認可作開關功能
Explosives were found at Caritas Medical Centre and in an MTR train compartment at Lo Wu in early 2020. The Telegram channel “92 Lots” subsequently claimed responsibility. Seven people were charged under the Anti-terrorism Ordinance, 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 71st day on Tuesday (18th).
The then-acting chief inspector of the Crime Wing’s Technical Support Group, who testified as an expert witness, agreed under questioning by the defence that the circuit boards, single-board computers and batteries seized from Room 503 of Wang Cheong Fong, the fourth defendant’s home and office, and other locations could easily be purchased on the market.
The defence also said that the programming on a device using a circuit board found in the fourth defendant’s office could be used to activate the advertising screen of a soft-drink machine there. The expert confirmed that the relevant commands could perform an on/off function, but said the functionality would be limited: “It just does one thing; your soft-drink machine (screen) cannot possibly do only one thing.” The trial will resume on Wednesday.
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（18 日）於高院踏入第 71 天審訊。
以專家證人身分作供的刑事部技術支援組時任署理總督察，在辯方盤問下同意，在涉案宏創方 503 室、第四被告住所和辦公室等地搜出的電路板、單板機和電池，坊間很容易購買。
辯方又指，在第四被告辦公室電路板的裝置編程，可以用來啟動辦公室內汽水機的廣告屏幕，專家確認相關指令可用作開關功能，但指功能會有限制，「做一樣嘢嘅啫，咁你汽水機（屏幕），冇可能只做一件事」。審訊周三續。
17 Mar 2025法庭線#6588
嶺大學生會副會長賴卓賢參選校董會等遭DQ 提司法覆核 5.13聆訊
Lai Cheuk-yin, vice-president (external affairs) of the Lingnan University Students’ Union, was disqualified by the university’s election officer last November from standing for election to the Council, Court and Senate. He filed an application for judicial review last week, seeking to overturn the election officer’s decision to disqualify him, the Council’s decision that his complaint was unfounded, as well as the election results and related appointments, and to order a by-election.
The Judiciary website shows that the case is listed for a “rolled-up hearing” on May 13, meaning that the court will deal with the application for leave for judicial review and the substantive judicial review hearing together. The application states that the election officer disqualified Lai on the grounds that he promoted his candidacy through “unofficial channels”, including Instagram, campus posters and interviews with media outside the campus.
嶺南大學學生會外務副會長賴卓賢，去年 11 月被校方選舉主任 DQ 校董會、諮議會、教務會的參選人資格，他上周入稟申請司法覆核，要求推翻選舉主任 DQ 他、校董會指他的投訴不成立的決定，以及選舉結果和相關委任，並下令舉行補選。
司法機構網頁顯示，案件排期 5 月 13 日處理「合併聆訊」（rolled-up hearing），即法庭一併處理覆核許可申請及實質覆核聆訊。入稟狀指，選舉主任指賴以 Instagram、校園海報及接受校外媒體訪問等「非官方渠道」宣傳，而取消其參選資格。
17 Mar 2025法庭線#6589
《頭條新聞》案｜通訊局向終院申上訴許可 終院初步認為沒合理理據 要求進一步陳詞
In 2020, the Communications Authority ruled that some episodes of RTHK’s Headliner had insulted the police. The Hong Kong Journalists Association and an RTHK staff union brought a judicial review challenging the decision and partially won in 2021. The Communications Authority, the RTHK staff union and the Journalists Association each appealed against the parts they had lost. The Court of Appeal earlier unanimously dismissed the Communications Authority’s appeal, while the union and the Journalists Association succeeded in their appeals. The Court of Appeal ordered the Communications Authority’s warning to be withdrawn.
Dissatisfied with the decision, the Communications Authority applied to the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal, but was refused. It then applied directly to the Court of Final Appeal for leave for a final appeal. On Monday (17th), the Registrar of the Court of Final Appeal issued a summons stating that the court considered the Communications Authority to have no reasonable grounds for applying for leave to appeal. The authority was requested to submit written submissions by 14 April, setting out before the Appeal Committee why its application should not be dismissed.
通訊事務管理局 2020 年裁定港台《頭條新聞》有集數辱警，記協與港台工會提司法覆核挑戰決定，2021 年獲判部分勝訴。通訊局、港台工會與記協各就敗訴部分提上訴。上訴庭早前一致駁回通訊局上訴，工會、記協則上訴得直，上訴庭下令撤銷通訊局的警告。
通訊局不服決定，向上訴庭申請上訴至終審法院被拒，再向終院直接申終極上訴許可。終院司法常務官周一（17 日）發傳票指，認為通訊局沒合理原因申請上訴許可，要求局方於 4 月 14 日或之前提交書面陳詞，在上訴委員會席前提出不應駁回其申請的理由。
14 Mar 2025法庭線#6580
反恐第二案｜控方專家測試被告電路板裝置 成功啟動加熱 但不能燃點火柴
In early 2020, explosives were found at Caritas Medical Centre and in an MTR train compartment at Lo Wu. The Telegram channel “Ninety-Two Divination Sticks” later claimed responsibility. Seven people were charged with offences under the Anti-Terrorism Ordinance, while one remaining defendant was charged with “attempting to manufacture explosives”. All eight pleaded not guilty. The trial entered its 70th day at the High Court on Friday (the 14th).
The then acting senior superintendent of the Crime Wing continued to testify as an expert witness on circuit devices. He confirmed that the Python programming on a laptop seized from the residence of the fourth defendant, Christopher Ka Tsun Cheung, and the Darlington transistors seized from the defendant’s office and the devices at Lo Wu Station all showed the user as “Christopher Ka Tsun Cheung”.
The witness also said that a design diagram identified by the prosecution as showing a tombstone-type bomb indicated the model of a single-board computer. A single-board computer of the same model was found in Christopher Ka Tsun Cheung’s car. Testing the Python programming from the defendant’s computer showed that it could activate a relay through a Telegram bot, causing the device’s heating wire to heat up. However, as the setup had not been completed, it was believed to be unable to ignite a match. The trial will resume next Tuesday.
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，周五（14 日）於高院踏入第 70 天審訊。
時任刑事部署理總督察續以電路裝置專家證人身分作供，確認在第四被告張家俊住所檢取的手提電腦 Python 編程，以及在其辦公室、羅湖站裝置檢取的「達靈頓電晶體」，都顯示用戶為「張家俊」。
證人又指，控方指為墓碑型炸彈設計圖顯示了單板電腦的型號，警方在張家俊的車上亦搜出同型號的單板電腦，經置入被告電腦的 Python 編程測試，可透過 Telegram 機械人程式（bot）啟動繼電器，令裝置的發熱線加熱，但因未完成設置相信不能燃點火柴。審訊下周二續。
13 Mar 2025法庭線#6577
反恐第二案｜控方電路裝置專家測試 成功啟動羅湖站裝置 指可點燃電子火柴
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” later claimed responsibility. Seven people were charged with offences under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance, while one other person was charged with attempting to manufacture explosives. All eight pleaded not guilty, and the trial at the High Court entered its 69th day on Thursday (13th).
An acting chief inspector from the Criminal Investigation Department gave evidence as an expert witness on circuit devices. He tested a circuit-board device recovered by police at the scene after the Lo Wu station explosives case and said he had successfully activated its programme, causing the device to switch to high voltage and enabling it to ignite an electronic match.
He also confirmed that Telegram messages extracted from the fourth defendant’s phone showed that the name and token of a bot set up by the phone’s owner were the same as those of the device at Lo Wu station. A USB memory device found at the person’s residence contained Python code capable of activating electronic matches and a speaker.
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，周四（13 日）於高院踏入第 69 天審訊。
時任刑事部署理總督察以電路裝置專家證人身分作供。他測試在羅湖站爆炸品案發生後，警方在場檢獲的電路板裝置，指成功啟動程式，令裝置切換為高電壓，可以點燃電子火柴。
他亦確認，警方在第四被告電話擷取的 TG 訊息，顯示機主設立的機械人程式（bot）名稱、憑證（token）與羅湖站的裝置相同。而在其住所搜出的 USB 記憶體，含有可啟動電子火柴、喇叭的 Python 編程。
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