3 Nov 2025法庭線#7482
東頭邨爆炸品案 男子被控串謀恐怖活動等罪 3指定法官處理、料審期不多於40天
In May 2022, police arrested a 31-year-old man at Wong Tai Sin’s Tung Tau Estate and seized 20 kilograms of chemical substances at his residence. He was charged under the National Security Law with conspiracy to commit terrorism and other offences. A case management hearing was held at the High Court on Monday (the 3rd), handled by designated judges Andrew Hing Wai Chan, Susana Maria D'Almada Remedios and Amanda Jane Woodcock. It was the first time Amanda Jane Woodcock had handled a national security case since being appointed to the High Court.
The defence said it had only recently taken over the case and had not had an opportunity to obtain instructions from the defendant, and sought an adjournment of the case management hearing. Andrew Hing Wai Chan said the trial had originally been scheduled for November next year, but the National Security Law required cases to be dealt with as soon as possible, and requested that an earlier trial date be set. The judge also said that the judges would have to postpone other cases, stating in court: “These National Security Law cases require the three of us to appear together, and will occupy substantial judicial resources.” The court was told that the trial was expected to last no more than 40 days.
This is the fifth national security case committed to the High Court for trial without a jury. The Department of Justice said in response that it would not comment on individual cases, adding that the Secretary for Justice would consider the matter in accordance with the law and practical circumstances before directing that a trial need not be conducted with a jury, and that the arrangement in no way diminished any of the defendant’s lawful rights.
2022 年 5 月，警方在黃大仙東頭邨拘捕 31 歲男子，在其住所內檢獲 20 公斤化學物品，他被控《國安法》「串謀恐怖活動」等罪，周一（3 日）在高等法院進行案件管理聆訊，由指定法官陳慶偉、李素蘭、胡雅文處理。這是胡雅文獲委任加入高院後首次負責國安案。
辯方指剛接手案件，未有機會向被告索取指示，希望押後案件管理聆訊。陳慶偉指，本案原擬明年 11 月開審，惟《國安法》規定須盡快處理，要求擬定更早開審日期，又指法官需推遲其他案件，「這種《國安法》案件需要我們 3 人一起出庭，會佔用大量司法資源」。庭上透露，預計審期不多於 40 天。
本案為第五宗交付至高院審訊、不設陪審團的國安案。律政司回覆指，不會評論個別案件，指司長會按法律和實際情況考慮，指示毋須陪審團審理，安排絕無減損被告任何合法權益。
31 Oct 2025法庭線#7469
19歲女子認煽惑鼓勵投票以成立「香港議會」 求情稱受前男友慫恿擺佈
The 19-year-old woman was accused of filming promotional videos between March and May this year with the intention of inciting and encouraging Hong Kong residents to vote to establish a “Hong Kong Parliament”. She pleaded guilty to one count of sedition at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Friday (the 31st) and was remanded in custody until sentencing on November 13.
The case alleges that Yuen Gong-yi and others founded the Hong Kong Parliament Preparatory Committee and held an election to establish a “Hong Kong Parliament”. The founder of the Hong Kong Democratic Founding Alliance, Keung Ka Wai, announced his candidacy. A photograph of the defendant holding a Hong Kong independence banner appeared on Keung’s Facebook page, and she also filmed two short videos urging members of the public to vote. After her arrest, the defendant said under caution that she had filmed the videos on the instructions of her former boyfriend, Lam Chin-kam, a member of Keung’s party. Lam allegedly told her that filming the videos was not illegal and paid her C$100 after each filming session.
In mitigation, the defence said the defendant was young and inexperienced and had been manipulated by her older former boyfriend. It also said she had followed him to Canada and later returned to Hong Kong rashly, showing her ignorance of politics and the law.
現年 19 歲女子被指於今年 3 月至 5 月拍攝宣傳短片，意圖煽惑和鼓勵香港居民參與投票以成立「香港議會」。她周五（31 日）在西九龍裁判法院承認一項煽動罪，還押至 11 月 13 日判刑。
案情指，袁弓夷等人創立「香港議會籌備會」舉行選舉以成立「香港議會」，「香港民主建國聯盟」創辦人姜嘉偉宣布參選。被告手持港獨橫額的照片，出現在姜的 Facebook 上，並曾拍攝兩段短片呼籲市民投票。被告被捕後警誡下稱，自己受到前男友、姜的黨員林千淦指示而拍片，林聲稱拍片不違法，每次拍片後會向她支付 100 加幣。
辯方求情指，被告年少無知，受到比她年長的前男友擺佈，又指她曾跟隨對方遠赴加拿大，及後貿然返港，顯示其對政治及法律的無知。
31 Oct 2025法庭線#7470
15歲「香港民主建國聯盟」成員認串謀分裂 官質疑主動聯絡創辦人、屬積極參與
Three men alleged to be members of the Hong Kong Democratic Nation-Building Alliance and to have promoted “Hong Kong independence” were charged with conspiracy to secede under the National Security Law. The boy, who was 15 at the time of the alleged offence, was accused of promoting the “Nation-Building Alliance” and “Hong Kong Parliament elections” on social media. Telephone records also showed that he told the founder of the “Nation-Building Alliance” that he was skilled in analysis and public speaking, and agreed to establish an “intelligence department” for the alliance to collect information about the Hong Kong Police.
The boy pleaded guilty at the District Court on Friday (the 31st). The defence submitted in mitigation that he had not taken an active role and was an “other participant”. The judge, however, said the boy appeared to have proactively contacted the founder and made suggestions about the development of the “Nation-Building Alliance”, making him an “active participant”. The defence stressed that at the time of the alleged offence, the boy was “ignorant of the realities” and was “dreaming the impossible”. The judge adjourned the case to 27 November for sentencing, pending a series of reports.
3 名男子被指是「香港民主建國聯盟」成員、推動「港獨」，被控《國安法》串謀分裂國家罪。其中案發時 15 歲男生被指在社交媒體宣傳「建國聯」、「香港議會選舉」，電話紀錄另顯示，他向「建國聯」創辦人稱，自己擅長分析和演講，同意為「建國聯」成立一個「情報部門」，以收集香港警察資料。
男生周五（31 日）在區域法院認罪。辯方求情指，男生沒積極作為、屬「其他參加者」。惟官指男生「似乎主動」聯絡創辦人，就「建國聯」發展提出建議等，屬「積極參與者」。辯方強調，男生案發時「不知天高地厚」、「痴人說夢話」。官押至 11 月 27 日判刑，候索取一系列報告。
31 Oct 2025追光者#7472
吳子樂爆炸案脫罪後疑未獲發還護照 流亡抗爭者稱非單一事件
Hong Kong police’s National Security Department arrested five people on Tuesday (28th), accusing them of offences including “assisting and abetting riot” and alleging that they made and supplied weapons during the anti-extradition movement. They included Tsz Lok Ng, the third defendant acquitted by a jury in the second terrorism case. Ng and another arrested person were immediately charged and remanded. Pulse HK learned that Tsz Lok Ng had been unable to leave Hong Kong since being acquitted, while the police and the Department of Justice declined to comment on whether the passport had been retained by the court. Some people acquitted in anti-extradition movement cases and Hong Kong advocates overseas said that, if Hongkongers continue to face suppression in Hong Kong, they should not hesitate to seek asylum in other countries.
港警國安處周二（28日）以涉嫌「協助及教唆暴動」等罪名拘捕5人，指控他們於反送中運動期間製造及提供武器，包括在反恐第二案中獲陪審團裁決無罪的第三被告吳子樂，吳與另一名被捕人士隨即被起訴及還押。《追光者》接獲消息，吳子樂之前在脫罪後一直無法離港，警方及律政司拒絕回應其護照是否被法庭扣起。有反送中脫罪者及海外倡議港人認為，若有港人在香港持續被打壓，不應猶豫到其他國家尋求庇護。
31 Oct 2025追光者#7473
支聯會煽動顛覆案再延至明年1月開審 國際特赦斥當局藉長期審前關押打壓異見者
The trial of the case in which the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China is accused of inciting others to subvert state power has been repeatedly delayed. The Hong Kong Judiciary’s website shows that the trial, originally scheduled for 11 November, has been postponed for a second time, to 22 January next year. The three defendants, Lee Cheuk-yan, Albert Ho Chun-yan and Chow Hang-tung, have been detained for approximately 1,300 to 1,500 days. Amnesty International Hong Kong Overseas criticised the authorities for attempting to use prolonged pre-trial detention to suppress dissent and called for their immediate release.
This is the second postponement of the trial in the case against the now-dissolved Hong Kong Alliance, its former chairman Lee Cheuk-yan, former vice-chairman Albert Ho Chun-yan and Chow Hang-tung, who are charged with inciting others to subvert state power. The trial was initially scheduled for May this year, but the court postponed it early this year to 11 November; it has now been further delayed to 22 January next year. Lee, 64, Ho, 69, and Chow, 36, were arrested in September 2021. Lee and Chow were repeatedly denied bail and have remained in custody for more than 1,500 days, while Ho was granted bail temporarily in August 2022 but was remanded again in March the following year after being accused of breaching his bail conditions, bringing his total time in custody to about 1,300 days. All three originally intended to plead not guilty, but Ho earlier changed his position and now intends to plead guilty; he is discussing the facts of the case with the prosecution.
Luk Chi-man, director-general of Amnesty International Hong Kong Overseas, criticised the prolonged detention of Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and others before trial and conviction, saying it reflected an attempt by the authorities to use pre-trial detention as a means of oppression to isolate and suppress dissidents for an extended period. He said that under international human rights law, international human rights standards and the principle of the presumption of innocence, pre-trial detention should not become the norm, and the government had a responsibility to ensure that people detained pending trial were tried within a reasonable time. He added that the Hong Kong National Security Law used the vaguely defined notion of “endangering national security” as a pretext to systematically deprive defendants of the right to bail, seriously infringing their right to a fair trial. He said freedom of expression was a human right and people should not be arrested and prosecuted for commemorating the 4 June incident and seeking the historical truth, and called on the Hong Kong government to release them immediately and withdraw the charges.
支聯會被指煽動顛覆國家政權案的審訊一拖再拖，香港司法機構網頁顯示，案件由原定11月11日開審，第二度延期至明年1月22日。三名被告李卓人、何俊仁與鄒幸彤已被關押約1,300至1,500天不等，國際特赦組織香港海外分會批評，當局試圖藉長期審前關押打壓異見者，促立即放人。
今次是已解散的支聯會、前支聯會主席李卓人、前副主席何俊仁與鄒幸彤被控煽動他人顛覆國家政權罪的案件第二度延遲審訊。案件最先定在今年5月開審，但法庭在今年初將案件延至下月11日開審，惟最終仍要再延期至明年1月22日。64歲的李卓人、69歲的何俊仁及36歲的鄒幸彤於2021年9月被捕，李、鄒兩人曾多次申請保釋都被拒，一直還押至今超過1,500天；而何俊仁在2022年8月曾一度獲准保釋，但至翌年3月就被指違反保釋條件再度還押，累計亦還押了約1,300天。三人原本都擬不認罪，但何俊仁早前改為擬承認控罪，正跟控方商討案情。
國際特赦組織香港海外分會總幹事陸志民批評，鄒幸彤、李卓人等在未經審訊定罪下長期還押，反映當局試圖利用審前關押為壓迫手段，長時間孤立並打壓持不同政見人士。他指根據國際人權法與國際人權標準以及無罪推定原則，未審先囚不應成為通則，政府有責任確保被羈押候審者能在合理時間內受審。他續指「港區國安法」以定義模糊的「危害國家安全」為藉口，系統性剝奪被告獲准保釋的權利，嚴重侵害其公平審判權利。他稱表達自由是人權，不應因紀念六四及尋求歷史真相而被捕和起訴，促港府立即放人及撤銷控罪。
30 Oct 2025法庭線#7460
膳心小館遭檢走月餅提申訴 審訊第4天向法庭撤回申索 官押後11.27再訊
In August 2024, mooncakes belonging to social enterprise “Agape Garden” were sealed and seized by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department. “Agape Garden” challenged the department’s decision in court, seeking orders to revoke it and award compensation. The case entered its fourth day of trial at the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts on Thursday (30th).
Senior Health Inspector Chung Ching-yan testified that the mooncakes were important evidence in the case involving Sin Sum’s alleged operation of an unlicensed food factory, and had therefore been moved to the department’s seizure warehouse. The Department of Justice had been consulted beforehand. Magistrate Pang Leung-ting expressed concern that if the Department of Justice’s advice involved criminal prosecution, the court would be unable to make any ruling on the department’s actions, as prosecutorial decisions by the Department of Justice could not be interfered with. He also said of the plaintiff’s claim: “You actually don’t mean it, do you?”
After consulting its lawyers, Sin Sum decided to withdraw the claim. The department said the plaintiff had known from the outset that the mooncakes were evidence in a criminal case, yet had insisted on pursuing the claim and only withdrew it towards the end of the trial, wasting time and public funds. The magistrate considered that the case involved legal issues requiring clarification and adjourned it to 27 November for a further hearing.
2024 年 8 月，社企「膳心小館」月餅遭食環署查封及檢走。「膳心小館」向法庭申訴，要求頒令撤銷署方決定及賠償，周四（30 日）在觀塘裁判法院踏入第 4 日審訊。
高級衞生督察鍾政恩供稱，月餅為「膳心」涉無牌經營食品廠案的重要證物，故移至署方扣押倉，事前已徵詢律政司意見。裁判官彭亮廷關注，若律政司的意見涉及刑事檢控，法庭便無法就署方行動作任何裁斷，因律政司檢控決定不受干預，並指原告申索「其實你冇意思㗎喎」。
「膳心」一方與律師商討後，決定撤回申索。署方指，原告早知月餅為刑事案證據，卻堅持申索，至審訊尾聲才撤回，浪費時間及公帑。官認為本案涉及有待釐清的法律議題，押後至 11 月 27 日再訊。
30 Oct 2025法庭線#7461
黎智英控告《大公報》誹謗 申修訂指控詳情 依賴101篇文章證「聲譽謀殺」
Next Media founder Jimmy Lai filed a defamation lawsuit in the High Court in 2020 against Ta Kung Pao over 101 articles, including one headlined “Route for ‘fleeing’ by mastermind behind Hong Kong chaos exposed, fee HK$1 million”, which alleged that Lai intended to abscond after being released on bail. The case returned to the District Court on Thursday (30th), where Lai’s side applied for leave to amend the writ of summons and relied on 101 articles to prove that Ta Kung Pao had maliciously smeared him. Judge Ko King-shiu will deliver his judgment within three months.
Lai’s side said one article described him as a “black hand behind Hong Kong chaos” who “spared no effort to bring harm to Hong Kong”, causing him “reputational murder”. Another article featured a doctored image showing Lai in a fictitious prison. Lai’s side criticised the material as malicious personal attacks rather than news reports. Ta Kung Pao’s side questioned how Lai’s side had established that the articles were “maliciously defamatory” of Lai and which parts were false, and said the plaintiff was required to prove that the defendant knew the contents were false.
壹傳媒創辦人黎智英於 2020 年入稟高等法院，控告《大公報》誹謗（法律 101 文章）、發布題為〈亂港頭目謀『著草』路線曝光 收費100萬〉的文章，指黎欲棄保潛逃。案件周四（30 日）在區域法院再訊，黎一方申請許可修訂傳訊令狀，依賴 101 篇文章證明《大公報》惡意中傷黎智英。法官高勁修將於 3 個月內頒判詞。
黎一方指，其中一篇文章形容黎是「亂港黑手」、「禍害香港不遺餘力」，對黎造成「聲譽謀殺」。另有文章載有一幅改圖，顯示黎身處虛假的監獄，黎一方批評，內容非新聞報道，而是對黎的惡意人身攻擊。《大公報》一方質疑，黎一方沒說明上述文章如何對黎「惡意誹謗」、哪部分內容不實，又指原告須證明被告知悉內容虛假。
30 Oct 2025法庭線#7464
平屋控大坑西邨未遷出居民第二案 6人均達和解 居民庭外稱滿意承諾書條款獲修改
Tai Hang Sai Estate in Shek Kip Mei is to be demolished and redeveloped. The Hong Kong Settlers Housing Corporation Limited brought civil proceedings against residents who refused to move out. The second consolidated case entered its third day of hearing at the District Court on Thursday (30th). Four of the original defendants had reached settlements, while the other two had intended to defend the case. By Thursday, those two residents had also reached settlements with the corporation, and the proceedings against them were discontinued. In other words, all six residents in the case had reached settlements.
One of the residents who had originally intended to defend the case, Tak Weng Chau, said outside court that he had been unable to eat or sleep because of the litigation over the past year or two, and was now “greatly relieved”. He said the hearing had led the corporation to amend the wording of the undertaking so that it did not restrict residents from pursuing claims in court. “In fact, I have achieved my small objective,” he said, adding that he had “accomplished my mission and withdrawn”.
石硤尾大坑西邨將清拆重建，「平民屋宇有限公司」民事控告拒絕遷出居民。第二宗合併案周四（30 日）在區域法院踏入第三日審訊。本案原有 4 人已達和解，另兩人擬抗辯。至周四該兩名居民亦先後與「平屋」達成和解，獲終止訴訟。換言之，本案 6 人均已達成和解。
其中一名原擬抗辯的居民周德榮在庭外指，這一、兩年因打官司寢食難安﹐如今「鬆晒口氣」。他又指，是次審訊使「平屋」修改承諾書條款字眼，不限制居民向法庭申索，「其實我已經達到我小小嘅目的」，認為自己是「功成身退」。
29 Oct 2025集誌社#7456
吳子樂再被捕｜明愛醫院炸彈案脫罪 據了解被指「煽惑暴動」 國安警拘五人 指現不便透露身份
Tsz Lok Ng, one of the acquitted defendants in the second case under the “Anti-terrorism Ordinance”, was reportedly arrested again by national security police on Tuesday (28th). The arrest was reportedly related to an “inciting riot” case. National security police held a press conference today (29th) to explain a “riot case” involving the arrest of five people. Asked whether one of those arrested was connected with an acquitted defendant in the border explosives case, police said that, as the identities of individual people were concerned, the case was still under investigation and it was not convenient to disclose details at this stage. On Thursday (30th) afternoon, Tsz Lok Ng was escorted by police vehicle to the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts, while members of the Counter Terrorism Response Unit stood guard outside the court.
「反恐條例」第二案其中一名脫罪被告吳子樂，據了解周二（28日） 再被國安警拘捕，據悉涉及一宗「煽惑暴動」案，昨天被捕。國安警今（29日）開記者會交代一宗拘捕五人的「暴動案」案情，被問及其中一被捕人，是否跟口岸爆炸品案，一名脫罪被告有關？警方表示，就個別人士身分，案件仍調查中，現階段不便透露。周四（30日） 下午，吳子樂被警車押送到西九龍裁判法院，反恐特勤隊成員在法院外戒備。
29 Oct 2025集誌社#7459
47 人案 | 從犯證人趙家賢據報出獄 同案第一人提早獲釋 懲教署：不評論個別個案
Chiu Ka-yin, a convicted defendant and accomplice witness in the 47-person case, was reportedly released early on Tuesday (28th). Chiu was sentenced to 84 months’ imprisonment in the case, with his sentence due to expire in February 2028. He was released after serving 56 months, regaining his freedom two years and four months early. He is believed to be the first defendant in the same national security case to have his sentence reduced. The Collective Media contacted the Correctional Services Department and the police for inquiries. The Correctional Services Department replied that it did not comment on individual cases.
47 人案罪成被告、從犯證人趙家賢，據報周二（28日）提早獲釋。趙家賢在 47 人案被判囚 84 個月，刑期在 2028 年 2 月屆滿，他現服刑 56 個月獲釋，早了兩年四個月重獲自由，相信是同一國安案件中，首位獲扣減刑期的被告。《集誌社》向懲教署及警方查詢。懲教署回覆指，不評論個別個案。
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