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。
10 Jul 2025集誌社#7026
國安拘捕｜香港民主建國聯盟四人被捕 最細 15 歲 被指涉嫌串謀顛覆國家政權
The National Security Department of the police arrested four members of the “Hong Kong Democratic Nation-Building Alliance” yesterday (the 9th), aged between 15 and 47, who were accused of conspiracy to subvert state power. Police said the organisation’s action platform included eliminating communism, restoring Hong Kong, and providing military training to Hong Kong people overseas. The four men arrested in Hong Kong were suspected of designing a “national flag” for the organisation and studying ways to invite foreign forces to provide support.
警方國安處昨（9 日）拘捕四名「香港民主建國聯盟」成員，年齡由 15 至 47 歲，他們被指涉嫌串謀顛覆國家政權。警方指，該組織的行動綱領，包括滅共、光復香港、提供軍事訓練給外地港人等。四名在港被捕的男子，涉嫌為組織設計「國旗」、研究邀外國勢力支持等。
9 Jul 2025法庭線#7017
22歲男子被指於X、IG發布煽動帖文 改控國安法下煽動顛覆政權罪 還押8.8再訊
A 22-year-old man was accused of posting seditious material on X and Instagram between June last year and April this year. He was previously charged under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, commonly known as Article 23, with knowingly publishing a publication with a seditious intention. The case was brought before West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts again on Wednesday (9 August).
22 歲男子被指於去年 6 月至今年 4 月期間，於 X 和 Instagram 發布煽動帖文，早前被控《維護國家安全條例》（俗稱 23 條）下的「明知而發布具煽動意圖的刊物」罪，案件周三（9 日）於西九龍裁判法院再提堂。
控方改控一項國安法下的「煽動他人顛覆國家政權」罪，案件押後至 8 月 8 日再訊，待控方準備文件轉介區域法院審理。辯方沒有保釋申請，被告繼續還押候訊。
3 Jul 2025法庭線#6988
國安法五年｜特首證明書、沒獄中減刑、遮蓋證據 政府的主張法院接納了多少？
The National Security Law enacted by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress has been implemented in Hong Kong for five years. How have Hong Kong courts, which follow the common law, handled conflicts or inconsistencies between the two systems’ legal principles and interpretations, given the emphasis on linking and compatibility with local laws? As local national security laws and mechanisms continue to be strengthened, what position have the courts taken on the Government’s arguments?
The Witness compiled and compared recent cases, showing that the courts accepted the Government’s arguments in most circumstances. For example, in the injunction case concerning “Glory to Hong Kong”, the Court of Appeal said that, regarding a certificate issued by the Chief Executive, the courts should “give absolute deference” to the executive authorities’ judgment. In a judicial review challenging the absence of sentence remission in prison, the Court of First Instance also agreed that the new approach was not an additional punishment and could even “help rehabilitation”.
In a small number of cases, the courts affirmed common law principles and drew boundaries on the application of Mainland laws. For example, in the Hong Kong Alliance refusal-to-provide-information case, the Court of Final Appeal reiterated that the right to a fair trial was paramount; if the prosecution insisted on relying on “public interest immunity”, it might have to consider withdrawing the charges.
Looking ahead, some disputes are expected to remain unresolved. For example, in the case involving 47 pro-democracy activists over the primary elections, the prosecution and defence are disputing the interpretation of “unlawful means” in the offence of subversion. The appeal will be heard by the Court of Appeal from mid-July this year.
全國人大常委會制訂的《國安法》在香港實施 5 年，強調與本地法律銜接、兼容，奉行普通法的香港法院，如何處理兩者法律原則和詮釋的衝突或不一致？本地國安法律與機制持續加強，法院對政府的主張又有何取態？
《法庭線》整理比較近期的案件，顯示法庭大部分情況接納政府的主張，例如上訴庭在「《願榮光》禁制令案」，指出就特首發出證明書，法院應對行政機關的判斷「予以絕對遵從」；在挑戰沒有獄中減刑的司法覆核案，原訟庭亦認同，新做法並非額外懲罰，甚至「有助更生」。
在少數案件，法院肯定普通法的原則，亦劃出內地法律適用的界線。例如終審法院在「支聯會拒交資料案」重申，公平審訊的權利是最重要，控方若堅持引用「公眾利益豁免權」或需考慮撤控。
可見未來，預計仍有一些爭議待解決。例如在「民主派初選 47 人案」，控辯爭議顛覆罪條文中「非法手段」的詮釋，該上訴案將於今年 7 月中開始，在上訴庭聆訊。
30 Jun 2025法庭線#6969
國安法五年｜共61案進入法庭 6案正審理、候審或待處理 逾140人被捕暫未控
Hong Kong has spent five years in the “national security era”. In connection with offences or activities endangering national security, the government has arrested a total of 332 people and prosecuted 189. According to statistics compiled by The Witness, a total of 61 national security cases involving the National Security Law, Article 23 and the former sedition offence have entered court, of which 55 have completed the first-instance stage.
The remaining six cases include the Jimmy Lai case, which is currently being tried; the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China case, in which the defendants are accused of inciting subversion and which is scheduled to go to trial in November this year; and four cases pending processing, including the case in which Joshua Wong is accused of collusion and the case involving the father of Kwok Fung-yi, who is accused of handling assets.
Over the past year or more, since Article 23 came into effect, a number of people have been charged with new offences. The case involving 47 members of the pro-democracy camp over the primary election has concluded, with only two people acquitted. In appeal cases, the government ultimately lost the case concerning the Hong Kong Alliance’s refusal to provide information, but ultimately won the Tam Tak-chi sedition case. Ma Chun-man and Kinson Cheung King-sang both failed in their challenges against the Correctional Services Department’s refusal to release them early.
In addition, more than 140 people who have been arrested have not yet been charged, including Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun and other trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, as well as former members of Demosisto involved in “Punish MEE”. Some of them have still not had their passports returned and must obtain approval to leave Hong Kong. The number of wanted overseas Hong Kong people has risen to 19, and their families in Hong Kong have been investigated.
香港進入「國安時代」5 年。政府就危害國安罪行或活動，累計拘捕 332 人，檢控 189 人。《法庭線》統計，綜合《國安法》、「23 條」及舊煽動罪，至今共 61 宗國安案件進入法庭，55 宗已完成原審階段。
餘下的 6 宗，包括審訊中的「黎智英案」、預定今年 11 月開審的「支聯會被指煽動顛覆案」，以及待處理的「黃之鋒被指勾結案」、「郭鳳儀父親被指處理資產案」等 4 案。
過去這一年多，「23 條」實施，多人被控新罪；民主派初選 47 人案審結，僅 2 人無罪。上訴案件中，政府在「支聯會拒交資料案」終極敗訴，但在「譚得志煽動案」終極勝訴。馬俊文、張敬生挑戰懲教署不予提早釋放雙雙失敗。
此外，超過 140 個被捕的人暫未被起訴，包括「612 基金」信託人陳日君樞機等人、「懲罰 MEE」的前香港眾志成員，部分人仍未獲發還護照，離境須獲批准。被通緝的海外港人則增至 19 人，其在港的家人被調查。
24 Jun 2025法庭線#6940
《立場》案｜林紹桐煽動罪成 不服定罪提上訴 排期2026年9月聆訊
In the case in which Stand News was charged with conspiracy to publish seditious publications, former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen was sentenced to 21 months’ imprisonment in September 2024. Acting editor-in-chief Lam Siu-tung, owing to his health condition, was sentenced to a term that allowed for immediate release after time spent on remand was deducted, and was released in court. Lam Siu-tung, who does not accept the conviction, earlier lodged an appeal. According to the Judiciary’s website, the Court of Appeal will hear the application for leave to appeal against the conviction on September 22, 2026. The hearing is expected to last three days.
《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，署任總編輯林紹桐則因健康情況，獲判處扣除還押日子後、可即時釋放的刑期，當庭獲釋。
林紹桐不服定罪，早前提出上訴。根據司法機構網頁，上訴庭將於 2026 年 9 月 22 日開庭處理定罪上訴許可申請，預料審期 3 日。
23 Jun 2025法庭線#6936
黎智英案52日供詞整合．國際聯繫篇｜黎是否「外國代理人」？有否呼籲制裁？
The national security trial of Jimmy Lai began in December 2023. Six people, including senior Apple Daily executives and members of the Stand With Hong Kong (SWHK) team, testified as prosecution witnesses at various stages. In July 2024, the judge ruled that a prima facie case had been established. Four months later, Lai, who had been remanded in custody for nearly four years, took the stand. He completed 52 days of testimony on 6 March 2025. At the end of the defence questioning, the defence said: “This is Mr Lai’s ‘epic evidence’ testimony.”
The Witness has compiled the contents of the 52 days of testimony into an international-links section and an Apple Daily editorial section (covered in a separate article), to make the key points of Lai’s evidence easier to understand. This article focuses on Lai’s relations with foreign political figures, the Stand With Hong Kong team and the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), as well as whether Lai himself called for sanctions after the National Security Law took effect.
Under cross-examination, Lai confirmed that he had paid his own expenses to introduce former US officials to Tsai Ing-wen, then president of Taiwan, but denied being a “middleman” between the US and Taiwan. He also denied requesting sanctions through a “foreign agent”. Regarding SWHK and IPAC, Lai said that he only learned of the two organisations in court. He confirmed that he had advanced payment for a global newspaper advertising campaign, but said he did not know the identity of the recipient at the time. The prosecution cited conversations between Lai and IPAC founder Luke de Pulford as evidence that Lai supported the organisation; Lai said he had replied merely out of courtesy.
The prosecution also alleged that Lai called for sanctions through Twitter posts and the “Live Chat” programme. Lai admitted that he advocated sanctions before the National Security Law took effect, but not afterwards, because he knew that requesting sanctions was an offence “tantamount to suicide”. He also said that, even when sanctions were mentioned, he was merely stating facts and providing analysis.
2023 年 12 月，黎智英國安案開審，《蘋果》高層、重光團隊（SWHK）成員等 6 人，先後以控方證人身分作供，法官於 2024 年 7 月裁定表證成立。4 個月後，還押近 4 年的黎智英出庭作供，至 2025 年 3 月 6 日完成 52 日作供。辯方在提問尾聲說：「這就是黎先生的『史詩式』（epic evidence）證供」。
《法庭線》整合 52 日供詞內容，分成國際聯繫篇、《蘋果》編採篇（見另稿），讓讀者更易理解黎智英供詞重點，本篇內容圍繞黎與外國政要、重光團隊、「對中政策跨國議會聯盟」(IPAC) 的關係，以及黎本人於《國安法》後有否呼籲制裁。
黎盤問下確認，曾自費介紹美國前官員予時任台灣總統蔡英文認識，但否認自己是美台「中間人」，亦否認透過「外國代理人」請求制裁。至於 SWHK、IPAC，黎指在庭上才知悉這兩個組織。他確認，曾就全球登報行動墊支 ，但當時不知道收款方身分。控方引黎與 IPAC 創辦人裴倫德的對話，證明黎支持該組織，黎指僅出於禮貌回覆。
控方另指，黎透過 Twitter 帖文、「Live Chat」節目呼籲制裁。黎承認，《國安法》生效前提倡制裁，但《國安法》生效後沒有，因知道請求制裁是罪行「等同自殺」，又指即使提及制裁，僅陳述事實及作出分析。
23 Jun 2025法庭線#6937
黎智英案52日供詞整合．《蘋果》編採篇｜黎有否下達編採指示？專欄是否煽動？
The national security trial of Jimmy Lai began in December 2023. Six people, including senior Apple Daily executives and members of the Stand With Hong Kong (SWHK) team, subsequently testified for the prosecution. In July 2024, the judge ruled that the prosecution had established a case to answer. Four months later, Lai, who had been remanded in custody for nearly four years, took the stand and completed 52 days of testimony on 6 March 2025. At the end of the questioning, the defence said: “This is Mr Lai’s ‘epic evidence’ testimony.”
The Witness has compiled the contents of the 52 days of testimony into an Apple Daily editorial operations section and an international connections section (covered in a separate report), to make the key points of Lai’s testimony easier to understand. This article focuses on the founding of Apple Daily, its editorial structure and the 161 articles in the case.
In his testimony, Lai rejected one by one the evidence given by senior Apple Daily executives, including claims that he had “the final say” and exercised “cage autonomy”. He stressed that although he had a strong personality, his management style did not involve forcing others. He also said that he did not interfere with editorial work, but acknowledged that he had issued instructions on three matters as “exceptions”. These included instructing Cheung Kim-hung to “achieve the greatest possible effect” in reporting on the meeting between Anson Chan and Mike Pence, and telling Chan Pui-man to “do more on the voices of young people” in relation to the July 1 Legislative Council storming incident.
Another focus of the testimony was Lai’s 33 newspaper columns. The prosecution alleged that through the articles Lai encouraged people to take to the streets, advocated violent protests and “poisoned the minds of impressionable people”. Lai denied all the allegations, saying that he had only stated facts and offered speculation and analysis.
Lai also said that after the National Security Law took effect, the red lines were unclear and Apple Daily’s content had to change, and that he had reminded colleagues to be careful. He acknowledged that he would “play at the margins”, but said that if conduct was clearly unlawful, “I would not be so stupid as to do it”. When Apple Daily ceased operation on 24 June 2021, Lai denied having any role in its closure and reiterated that Apple Daily’s editorial operations were independent.
2023 年 12 月，黎智英國安案開審，《蘋果》高層、重光團隊（SWHK）成員等 6 人，先後以控方證人身分作供，法官於 2024 年 7 月裁定表證成立。4 個月後，還押近 4 年的黎智英出庭作供，至 2025 年 3 月 6 日完成 52 日作供。辯方在提問尾聲說：「這就是黎先生的『史詩式』（epic evidence）證供」。
《法庭線》整合 52 日供詞內容，分成《蘋果》編採篇、國際聯繫篇（見另稿），讓讀者更易理解黎供詞重點，本篇內容圍繞《蘋果》創立過程、編採架構及涉案 161 篇文章。
黎作供時逐一反駁《蘋果》高層供詞，包括被指「一錘定音」、「鳥籠自主」，強調自己個性雖強硬，但管理風格非強逼他人。他又指，自己不干預編採工作，但承認曾就 3 件事「例外」下達指示，包括就陳方安生與彭斯會面的新聞，指示張劍虹「做到最大效果」、七一立法會衝擊事件，著陳沛敏「多做年輕人心聲」。
作供另一焦點，是 33 篇黎專欄文章。控方指，黎透過文章鼓勵群眾上街、鼓吹暴力示威、「荼毒易受影響人士的思想」，黎一概否認，指僅陳述事實、推測及分析。
黎又指《國安法》生效後，紅線模糊，《蘋果》內容必須改變，曾提醒同事小心。他承認會「打擦邊球」，但若行為明顯違法，「我不會蠢到去做」。至 2021 年 6 月 24 日《蘋果》停運，黎否認在停運上肩負任何角色，重申《蘋果》編採獨立。
13 Jun 2025集誌社#6907
駐港國安公署首出動 要求港國安警配合約談六人 被指涉嫌勾結外國勢力
The Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region took action in Hong Kong for the first time, requesting assistance and cooperation from the Hong Kong Police Force’s National Security Department. Hong Kong national security police today arranged “interviews” on behalf of the office with six people suspected of committing “colluding with foreign or external forces to endanger national security”, and searched their homes and an office in Kwai Chung.
駐港國安公署首次在港展開行動，要求香港警方國安處協助、配合，港國安警今日為公署對六名被指涉嫌干犯「勾結外國或者境外勢力危害國家安全」的人士，安排「約談」，及搜查六人住所和葵涌的辦公室。
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