16 Apr 2025獨媒#6702
林卓廷控告何君堯誹謗 官批准無限期押後案件 以待7.21暴動上訴
Legislative Council member Junius Ho commented during a Facebook livestream in 2019 on the attack by white-clad men in Yuen Long on 7.21. Democratic Party member Lam Cheuk-ting, dissatisfied that the remarks had damaged his reputation, filed a defamation lawsuit against Ho. The trial is scheduled to begin on August 4 this year and is expected to last eight days. The case came before the High Court for a pre-trial review today (the 16th). Ho applied to amend his grounds of defence to add Lam’s conviction in the 7.21 riot case as one item of evidence. Lam then applied for the case to be adjourned sine die pending his appeal in the 7.21 riot case. Judge Keith Kar Hung Yeung approved Ho’s additional evidence and, citing factors including fairness and time, also granted an indefinite adjournment pending the outcome of Lam’s appeal.
立法會議員何君堯於2019年在 Facebook 直播時，就7.21元朗白衣人襲擊事件作出評論，民主黨林卓廷不滿有關言論詆毀其聲譽，入稟控告何君堯誹謗。案件已排期於今年8月4日開審，料需時8天。案件今（16日）於高院作審前覆核。何君堯申請修訂辯護理由，新增林卓廷的7.21暴動定罪作為證據之一。林卓廷遂申請無限期押後案件（adjournment sine die），以待他就7.21暴動案上訴。法官楊家雄批准何新增證據，但同時亦基於公平性、時間等因素，批准案件無限期押後，以等待林卓廷的上訴結果。
16 Apr 2025法庭線#6703
反恐第二案｜首被告稱為追求第七被告訛稱放煙霧彈 看新聞後吹噓「認威」
In early 2020, explosives were found at Caritas Medical Centre and in an MTR Lo Wu-bound train compartment. The Telegram channel “92 Draws” 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 89th day on Wednesday (the 16th).
The first defendant Ho Cheuk Wai continued giving evidence. He explained that, when the Caritas Medical Centre explosion case occurred, he sent the seventh defendant Ho Pui-yan messages saying “the hospital team has set out”, “done, waiting for a comrade to press the button”, and “the thing seems unable to explode”. He said this was because he was pursuing the other defendant at the time and had boasted that reports he had heard about someone planning to deploy smoke bombs at the hospital were his own work, “wanting to take the credit in front of Perth Glory (Ho Pui-yan)”.
Ho Cheuk Wai also said that, during the incident, militant protesters “could more easily attract the attention of the opposite sex within the protest circle”. To attract the other defendant’s attention, he “deliberately said things he had no intention of carrying out or doing”. The trial continues 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（16 日）於高院踏入第 89 天審訊。
首被告何卓為繼續作供，解釋他在明愛醫院爆炸案發生時，向第七被告何培欣稱「醫院小隊出咗發」、「完成 等手足㩒制」、「嚿嘢好似爆唔到」等訊息，是因為當時正追求對方，將聽聞有人打算到醫院放煙霧彈一事，向何培欣吹噓是自己所為，「想喺珀斯光輝（何培欣）面前認威」。
何卓為又稱，案發時勇武抗爭者「喺個抗爭圈度比較容易引起異性注意」，為了吸引對方的注意「故意講一啲冇諗住實行、冇諗住做嘅嘢出嚟」。審訊周四續。
15 Apr 2025法庭線#6694
葡籍男認串謀煽動分裂國家囚5年 刑期上訴被駁回 判詞：串謀罪同受刑期下限約束
A 41-year-old Portuguese male music teacher described as the chairman of the “Hong Kong Independence Party” was arrested upon entering Hong Kong in 2022. He earlier pleaded guilty to the offence of “conspiracy to incite others to commit secession” under the National Security Law and was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment, without receiving the full reduction for his guilty plea. He sought leave to appeal against the sentence, but the Court of Appeal dismissed the application on Tuesday (15th).
The appellant cited the “Hong Kong 47” case, saying that four defendants were found to be “principal offenders”, and that three of them, owing to factors including their guilty pleas, were sentenced to less than 10 years’ imprisonment, below the minimum term. The Department of Justice did not appeal, which, he argued, showed that the sentencing tiers under the National Security Law had reference value and were not mandatory for a “conspiracy offence”.
The Court of Appeal rejected the argument, saying that if the offence of “inciting secession” under the National Security Law had a minimum term, it would be “unreasonable and illogical” for the same offence in conspiracy form to have no minimum term, as both were inchoate offences. The judgment also said that the lower court in the “Hong Kong 47” case had not discussed in detail, or sufficiently considered, the relevant bridging principles and how the “conspiracy offence” should operate within the National Security Law’s sentencing framework. It disagreed that the sentencing tiers were merely of reference value and not mandatory.
被指為「香港獨立黨」主席的 41 歲葡籍男音樂教師，2022 年入境時被捕，早前承認《國安法》下的「串謀煽動他人實施分裂國家」罪，被判囚 5 年，不獲全數認罪扣減。被告不服刑期提上訴許可，上訴庭周二（15 日）駁回申請。
上訴方引「47 人案」指，當中 4 名被告被裁定屬「首要分子」，其中 3 人因認罪等因素，獲判囚 10 年以下，跌出刑期下限，律政司沒提出上訴，顯示《國安法》下的刑罰分級具參考價值，非強制套用於「串謀罪」。
上訴庭反駁，如《國安法》下的「煽動分裂國家」罪有刑期下限，「串謀」同樣的罪行卻沒下限，兩者都是未遂罪，「這不合理也不合邏輯」。判詞又提到，下級法院就「47 人案」沒詳細討論，或充分考慮相關銜接原則，以及「串謀罪」應如何在《國安法》的量刑框架內運作，不同意分級制不具強制性而只有參考價值。
15 Apr 2025法庭線#6699
反恐第二案｜發訊息著人追蹤「九十二籤」頻道 首被告供稱僅扮有關
Explosives were found at Caritas Medical Centre and in a Lo Wu MTR train carriage in early 2020. The Telegram channel “Ninety-Two Fortune 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, and the trial at the High Court entered its 88th day on Tuesday (15th).
The first defendant Ho Cheuk Wai testified recently that he chatted with a Telegram user named “Freedom Hai” because the person was “pretty and young”. He said he believed “Freedom Hai” had accepted an influencer’s remarks attacking him, so he sent the person photographs or videos of smoke flea bombs and mentioned, “Smoke bombs, release tomorrow”. He explained that he had inferred this from messages received in open groups and had “packaged it as if I had made it myself”, becoming emotional in court.
He also sent the person posts from the “Ninety-Two Fortune Sticks” group and told the person to follow the channel. In court, however, he explained that he was unrelated to the channel and had merely “pretended to be connected with the same group of people”. He also testified that the Telegram account involved in the case, “一支半弓”, belonged to the second defendant Lee Ka-ban. The case continues 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（15 日）於高院踏入第 88 天審訊。
首被告何卓為日前供稱，與 Telegram 用戶「Freedom Hai」對話，因對方「靚女又後生」，故與對方攀談。何周二稱，認為「Freedom Hai」相信了網紅攻擊他的說話，故他向對方發送煙霧滅蚤彈的相片或影片，提到「煙彈 明天放」。他解釋，當時是據公海群組收到的消息推算，並「包裝成自己做嘅」，庭上一度哽咽。
何又曾向對方發送「九十二籤」群組的帖文，又叫對方追蹤頻道，但他庭上解釋，與該頻道無關，僅「扮同班人有關」。他另供稱，涉案 TG 帳戶「一支半弓」為次被告李嘉濱。案件周三續。
14 Apr 2025法庭線#6690
反恐第二案｜首被告TG訊息曾稱「專心調鋁熱彈」 庭上稱僅「吹水」吸引異性
In early 2020, explosives were found at Caritas Medical Centre and in an MTR train compartment at Lo Wu. The Telegram channel “Ninety-Two Divinations” subsequently 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, and the trial at the High Court entered its 87th day on Monday (14th). The first defendant, Ho Cheuk Wai, continued to be questioned by the defence about his conversations in November 2019 with a Telegram user named “Freedom Hai”.
Ho said he and “Freedom Hai” were ordinary friends, but that she was “quite pretty and young, so I just flirted with her and chatted with her”. Ho had sent a message mentioning, “Tonight I’ll focus on mixing thermite bombs.” He explained that he had heard demonstrators say they would make thermite bombs, that he did not know how to make them, and that he had pretended to “Freedom Hai” that he was doing such things “to attract her attention”. In response to questioning by the defence, he agreed that he was merely “talking rubbish”.
In the messages, Ho also mentioned “giving up everything to take part in the protest”. He explained in court that he meant he had invested a great deal of time and resources, but had “of course put it somewhat more exaggeratedly and somewhat more emotively”. The case continues on Tuesday (15th).
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（14 日）於高院踏入第 87 天審訊。首被告何卓為續接受辯方主問，問及他於 2019 年 11 月 與 Telegram 用戶「Freedom Hai」的對話內容。
何稱與「Freedom Hai」為普通朋友，但指她「幾靚女又後生，咪撩吓佢傾計咁樣」。何曾發訊提及「今晚專心調鋁熱彈」，他解釋「當時聽過啲示威者講會整鋁熱彈，我唔識整嘅，同佢（Freedom Hai）扮我做緊呢啲嘢」，「吸引吓佢注意」，在辯方提問下，同意只是「吹水」。
訊息中何又提到「自己放棄晒所有嘢去抗爭」，他庭上解釋，「會話我投入咗好多時間資源，當然講得誇張咗少少、煽情咗少少」。案件周二（15 日）續。
11 Apr 2025法庭線#6675
新田科技城司法覆核撤銷 謝世傑：失望、已盡最大努力 陳嘉琳指同受滋擾
Social worker Tse Sai-kit filed for a judicial review seeking to overturn the Environmental Protection Department’s approval of the San Tin Technopole environmental impact assessment report. The case had originally been scheduled to be heard in June this year. On Friday (11th), High Court judge Ko Ho-man approved Tse Sai-kit’s withdrawal and rejected former Sai Kung District Councillor Chan Ka-lam’s application to join or replace Tse Sai-kit, bringing the case to an end.
The two issued a joint response, saying they were disappointed and puzzled by the court’s decision. Tse said the application to replace the claimant was “an extremely reluctant decision” and that they had done their utmost. Chan said that even if the case was discontinued, “it cannot change the fact that the San Tin Technopole environmental impact assessment was full of errors and omissions and that the procedure was unfair”. They urged the public not to lose heart and to continue monitoring the development of the San Tin Technopole together.
Tse also confirmed that, since the judicial review was filed, family members had repeatedly received anonymous letters of harassment. Chan said that after the court hearing, her family and relatives and friends immediately received anonymous harassing letters and emails, and that she was smeared with false statements on social media. She condemned such acts.
The Government welcomed the ruling. The Development Bureau said the judicial review had come to an end, removing uncertainty surrounding the development of the San Tin Technopole, and that the Government would continue to fully advance this flagship project of the Northern Metropolis.
社工謝世傑入稟申請司法覆核，要求推翻環保署批准新田科技城環評報告的決定，原已排期今年 6 月審理。高院法官高浩文周五（11 日）批准謝世傑退出，另駁回前西貢區議員陳嘉琳申請加入或取代謝世傑，案件亦告撤銷。
二人一同發表回應，指對法庭決定感失望、不解。謝指，是次取代申請「實屬極無奈的決定」，已盡最大努力，陳嘉琳則稱就算案件中止，「無法改變新田科技城環評錯漏百出、程序不公的事實」。二人籲公眾不要氣餒，一同繼續監察新田科技城的發展。
謝亦確認，自提出司法覆核後，家人接連收到匿名信件滋擾。陳則表示在法庭聆訊後，她的家人和親友亦隨即收到匿名滋擾信件和電郵，在社交平台亦遭不實言論抹黑，她對該等行為予以譴責。
政府則對裁決表示歡迎。發展局表示，司法覆核已告一段落，為新田科技城發展消除不確定性，政府會繼續全力推展這個北部都會區的旗艦項目。
11 Apr 2025法庭線#6676
《頭條新聞》被指辱警違守則 港台工會上訴得直獲75%訟費
In 2020, the Communications Authority ruled that certain episodes of RTHK’s “Headliner” had insulted the police. The Hong Kong Journalists Association and the RTHK Staff Union sought a judicial review to challenge the decision and partly succeeded in 2021. The Communications Authority, the RTHK Staff Union and the Hong Kong Journalists Association each appealed the parts of the judgment they had lost. Last September, the Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed the Communications Authority’s appeal and allowed the appeals by the union and the Hong Kong Journalists Association, quashing the warning issued by the authority.
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。上訴庭去年 9 月一致駁回通訊局上訴，工會、記協則上訴得直，通訊局的警告獲撤銷。
上訴庭周五（11 日）就訟費評定頒下判詞，接納局方提出抗辯與公眾利益有關，而部分屬新議題，對局方日後如何履行職責、監管電視節目均有長遠影響，考慮後認為局方應向工會、記協一方支付 75% 訟費。
11 Apr 2025法庭線#6677
反恐第二案｜首被告稱獲告知「將軍澳可能會有啲事發生」 往酒店暫避時被捕
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 Anti-Terrorism Ordinance, while one remaining person was charged with “attempting to manufacture explosives”. All eight pleaded not guilty, and the trial at the High Court entered its 86th day on Friday (11th).
The first defendant Ho Cheuk Wai continued to give evidence, saying that he left Unit 503 at Wang Cheong on the evening of 7 March 2020, intending to stay at a hotel and go fishing the next day. He said this was because he had learned from a secondary-school classmate that “something might happen in Tseung Kwan O on 8 March”, and that “he also advised me to avoid it”. He was arrested while on his way to the hotel that night.
When the judge asked why he had planned not to stay overnight in Unit 503, Ho said: “At the time, I already suspected that people going in and out of my Unit 503 might be involved in the explosives case,” adding that “anyone who had gone in and out of Unit 503 could possibly [be involved].” The trial will continue next Monday.
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（11 日）於高院踏入第 86 天審訊。
首被告何卓為續作供，稱 2020 年 3 月 7 日晚上離開宏創方 503 室，打算留宿酒店、翌日往釣魚，因從其中學同學口中得知，「3 月 8 號將軍澳可能會有啲事發生」，並指「佢都勸我避一避開」，而他當晚前往酒店途中被捕。
法官追問打算不在 503 室留宿的原因，何稱「當時我自己已經懷疑喺我 503 室出入嘅人可能涉及爆炸品案」，並指「喺 503 室出入過嘅人都有可能」。審訊下周一續。
10 Apr 2025法庭線#6668
反恐第二案｜首被告稱受人所託買硫磺、沒過問用途 外出吃飯不知住所曾冒煙
In early 2020, explosives were found at Caritas Medical Centre and in an MTR carriage at Lo Wu. The Telegram channel “Ninety-Two Lots” subsequently claimed responsibility. Seven people were charged with offences under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) 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 85th day on Thursday (10th).
The first defendant, Ho Cheuk Wai, was alleged to have bought sulphur as a raw material for explosives. Ho Cheuk Wai testified in court that a friend involved in social activism, “Rachel”, had asked him to help buy sulphur, so he assisted her, without asking what it was for.
A co-defendant was alleged to have tested explosives in Room 503 of Wang Cheong Building, which Ho Cheuk Wai rented and lived in. Thick smoke and flashes emerged from the unit. Ho testified that he had gone out to visit a friend and eat, and did not know what had happened in Room 503. The trial will resume 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（10 日）於高院踏入第 85 天審訊。
首被告何卓為被指購買硫磺作為炸藥原材料。何卓為庭上供稱，一名社運朋友「Rachel」請他幫忙購買硫磺，故協助她購買，他沒過問硫磺的用途。
同案被告涉於何卓為租用、自住的宏創方 503 室試用炸藥，單位冒出濃煙和閃光。何供稱，當時他出外探朋友和吃飯，不知道 503 室發生的事。審訊周五續。
10 Apr 2025集誌社#6671
國安通緝｜許穎婷父母被國安警帶走
Hui Wing-ting, who is wanted by Hong Kong national security police with a $1 million bounty, is understood to have had her parents taken away by national security police this morning. They left the police station separately in the afternoon. Hui’s mother was taken away for questioning last December. Hui, 25, is a former member of Scholarism and founder of We The Hongkongers, a US Hong Kong organisation. National security police accuse her of allegedly requesting foreign countries, through different platforms and in various forms between October 2020 and January 2022, to impose “sanctions”, a blockade and other hostile actions against the People’s Republic of China. Hui left Hong Kong in July 2020, and the Secretary for Security designated her a “specified absconder” on 24 December 2024.
被香港國安警懸紅 100 萬元通緝的許穎婷，據了解，其父母今早被國安警帶走，在下午時份陸續離開警署。許穎婷的母親，在去年 12 月曾被帶走問話。25 歲的許穎婷，為前學民思潮成員、We The Hongkongers（美國港人組織） 發起人。她被國安警指，涉嫌在 2020年 10月至 2022年1月，透過不同平台和形式，請求外國對中華人民共和國進行「制裁」、封鎖及採取其他敵對行動。許穎婷在 2020 年 7 月離港，保安局長在 2024 年 12 月 24 日將她列為「指明潛逃者」。
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