27 Aug 2025法庭線#7222
政府飲用水事件｜商人涉提供冒牌水被控欺詐 保釋覆核被拒 繼續還押
The Government Logistics Department earlier terminated its contract with “Xin Ding Xin Trading Company Limited” to supply “Xinle Guanyinshan” bottled water to offices on Hong Kong Island and some outlying islands. The company’s director and shareholder couple were arrested. The 61-year-old man was accused of using false information when tendering and charged with fraud. The case was dealt with at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday (27th) for a bail review.
The defendant had no legal representation and appeared in person. After hearing submissions, Acting Chief Magistrate Chi Wai (1965) Cheung refused bail, and the defendant was remanded in custody. He retained the right to seek a bail review within eight days. The case was adjourned until 11 November for mention.
政府物流署早前終止由「鑫鼎鑫商貿有限公司」向港島及部分離島辦公室供應「鑫樂觀音山」瓶裝水的合約，董事及股東夫婦被捕。其中，61 歲男子涉投標時使用虛假資料，被控欺詐罪，案件周三（27 日）在東區裁判法院處理保釋覆核。
被告沒有代表律師，自行應訊。署理主任裁判官張志偉聽取陳詞後，拒絕擔保，被告須繼續還押，他保留 8 天保釋覆核權。案件押後至 11 月 11 日再訊。
19 Aug 2025集誌社#7179
公僕水患｜直擊送水大本營 物流公司虧損逾 $60 萬 大批空樽遺現場 負責人：好無奈！
The Hong Kong government is suspected of having been defrauded in its purchase of water. Xin Ding Xin Trading Company Limited is suspected of using counterfeit mainland-brand drinking water to win government contracts worth more than $50 million. Its person in charge, Lui Tsz-chung, and his wife have been charged with fraud and appeared at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts today (19th). A mainland man is wanted. The cross-border logistics company that transported water for Xin Ding Xin was alleged to have taken the bottled water from Dongguan to the logistics company’s warehouse in Shenzhen, then transported it to a warehouse in Ngau Tam Mei, Yuen Long, for distribution.
Reporters from The Initium found the logistics company, whose person in charge, Mr Lau, confirmed that he had met Lui Tsz-chung and his wife through a mainland intermediary. He said the company had only delivered the goods to the addresses provided by them, and that the customs declarations approved by mainland customs were also lawful: “What right did we have to question it?” Mr Lau also said that, excluding the cost of items temporarily purchased for this transportation operation, the company had already lost more than $600,000, but was still accused of “colluding” with Xin Ding Xin.
特區政府買水懷疑被呃，「鑫鼎鑫商貿有限公司」涉嫌以假冒內地品牌飲用水，投得政府逾 5000 萬元合約，負責人呂子聰與其妻被控詐騙，今日（19日）於東區法院提堂， 一名內地男被通緝。為鑫鼎鑫運水的的中港跨境物流公司，被指將樽裝水從東莞運到物流公司深圳貨倉，再運貨至元朗牛潭尾貨倉再配送。
《集誌社》記者找到該物流公司，負責人劉先生確認，經內地中介公司結識呂子聰夫婦，他呼冤指，公司僅按對方提供地址送貨，內地海關批出的報關單亦合法，「我哋有咩權利質疑？」劉先生又表示，未計及為今次運輸臨時購置物品開支，已虧損逾 60 萬元，但仍被指與鑫鼎鑫「同流合污」。
18 Aug 2025集誌社#7166
公僕水患｜供應商「鑫鼎鑫」夫婦被捕 涉於東莞樟木頭買水扮「樂百氏」 送出三萬支已扣起
From July to August, civil servants in Hong Kong Island and some outlying islands drank water suspected of being passed off as Robust, supplied by Xin Ding Xin Trading Company, a supplier selected by the Government Logistics Department. Police arrested a couple yesterday on suspicion of fraud. When submitting its tender, the couple allegedly claimed they would provide drinking water manufactured by Robust (Guangdong), but the water actually supplied was produced by a water plant in Zhangmutou, Dongguan. Police seized 2,600 bottles of counterfeit water at a warehouse in Ngau Tam Mei, Yuen Long. About 30,000 bottles had been delivered and have been detained. A mainland Chinese man is now wanted. The contract was worth more than HK$50 million. Police said that, as there was a 30-day payment period, their preliminary understanding was that the Government had not paid. The Logistics Department reported the case to police on 15 August. When it announced the replacement of the supplier on 16 August, it only said it was “unable to be satisfied that Xin Ding Xin could continue to perform the contract”, making no mention of the suspected deception or that the water consumed by civil servants was not Robust water.
由七月至八月，港島及部分離島區的公務員，已飲用了由政府物流服務署物色的供應商「鑫鼎鑫商貿有限公司」所提供的懷疑冒充「樂百氏」水。警方昨日拘捕了一對夫婦，他們被指涉詐欺，入標時聲稱會提供由由樂百氏（廣東）製造的飲用水，實際上所供的水只是由東莞樟木頭一間水廠生產。警方在元朗牛潭尾一個貨倉，檢獲 2600 支「冒牌水」，送出約有三萬支，已被扣起，現正通緝一名內地男。合約逾 5000 萬元，警方指，由於有 30 日找數期，初步了解政府未付錢。物流署在 8 月 15 日已向警方報案，在 8 月 16 日公布更換供應商時，只表示「未能信納鑫鼎鑫能繼續履行合約」，對懷疑已受騙，及公務員飲的並非樂百氏水隻字不提。
18 Aug 2025集誌社#7170
公僕水患｜被指涉呃物流署 呂子聰是誰？ 夫婦去年被指涉「詐騙」遭索償逾億
The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau yesterday (17th) instructed the Logistics Department to “assume primary responsibility”, including reviewing the supplier and its person in charge, as well as their performance under other government contracts. Xin Ding Xin, which was alleged to be involved in infringement, has Lui Tsz-chung as its majority shareholder and sole director, with Chan Pik-lam as another shareholder. Police announced today that they had arrested a married couple yesterday on suspicion of fraud; the pair are the supplier’s director and shareholder.
A review of records shows that Lui Tsz-chung, Chan Pik-lam and companies under their control have been involved in various legal proceedings in mainland China and Hong Kong. Last year, the couple and their company were accused by a Japanese-funded company of using false documents to purchase and sell “caustic soda”, and were sued for repayment of more than HK$115 million. A company of Lui Tsz-chung’s in mainland China was also placed on a list of dishonest parties in 2022 over unpaid wages.
財經事務及庫務局昨（17日）責成物流署「承擔主體責任」，包括檢視該供應商及其負責人，與政府其他合約表現等等。被指涉嫌侵權的鑫鼎鑫，由呂子聰任大股東兼唯一董事、陳碧琳為另一股東。警方今公布昨以欺詐罪拘一對夫婦，為供應商的董事及股東。
翻查資料，呂子聰、陳碧琳及其旗下公司，曾在中、港兩地捲入不同訴訟案件，夫婦二人及公司去年被日資公司指控使用虛假文件購買和銷售「哥士的」，被入稟要求償還逾 1.15 億港元；呂子聰於內地的公司，在 2022 年亦因拖欠工資被納入失信名單。
27 Jun 2025集誌社#6957
政府刊憲引律師紀律審裁組裁定 吊銷何俊仁律師執業資格 3 個月
Former Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China chairman Albert Ho, who has been remanded in custody for a considerable period after being charged with “inciting subversion of State power”, had his solicitor’s practising qualification suspended for three months, the Government Gazette announced today (27th). The measure follows a ruling by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in mid-May that Ho had breached the Hong Kong Solicitors’ Guide to Professional Conduct in relation to multiple counts of “inciting another person knowingly to participate in an unauthorised assembly”. He must also pay a total of $187,000 in costs by 30 September.
支聯會前主席何俊仁因被控「煽動顛覆國家政權」罪而遭還押多時，政府今日（27日）刊憲公布，按照律師紀律審裁組 5 月中裁定，就何俊仁因多項「煽惑他人明知而參與未經批准集結」而違反《香港事務律師專業操守指引》，將其律師執業資格吊銷三個月，以及需於 9 月 30 日前，支付合共 18.7 萬元事務費用等。
8 Oct 2024法庭線#4130
遺產條例排除同志被裁違憲 政府終極上訴指正研替代框架不宜「斬件式」改定義
A gay man, concerned that his husband would be unable to inherit his property if he died without making a will, sought a judicial review and won. The government’s appeal was dismissed by the Court of Appeal, and it then applied to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal. The case was heard on Tuesday (8th); after hearing submissions from both sides, the Court of Final Appeal reserved its judgment.
The government argued that same-sex partners are not required to observe a “responsibility of maintenance during one’s lifetime” by providing financial support to their partners, unlike parties to opposite-sex marriages. It therefore said there was nothing improper about excluding same-sex partners from the Ordinance, and that same-sex partners could make wills at any time during their lifetimes. The government also said it was studying, following the Sham Tsz-kit case, the establishment of an alternative framework to recognise same-sex relationships, and that changing the definition of marriage in a “piecemeal” manner was currently inappropriate because it could cause confusion.
The gay man’s side countered that opposite-sex marriages overseas did not have to prove that they observed a “responsibility of maintenance during one’s lifetime” but were still protected by the Ordinance. The government should not assume that same-sex marriages carried no moral obligations, it said. It was also difficult to explain how the Ordinance’s simultaneous protection of spouses in polygamous relationships helped maintain the definition of marriage. The gay man’s side further said that most people in Hong Kong had not made wills, and that wills could be invalid for various reasons, making the government’s arguments a distraction.
男同志因擔心在無立遺囑下離世，丈夫無法按《無遺囑者遺產條例》繼承其財產，提出司法覆核獲判勝訴。政府提上訴被上訴庭駁回，再申請上訴至終審法院，案件周二（8 日）聆訊，終院法官聽畢雙方陳詞，擇日頒下判詞。
政府一方指，同性伴侶毋須遵守「生前贍養責任」 ，在財政上支援伴侶，有別於異性婚姻，所以《條例》排除同性伴侶並無不當，且同性伴侶生前可隨時訂立遺囑；加上政府正就「岑子杰案」研究設立替代框架承認同性伴侶關係，現不宜「斬件式」更改婚姻定義，以免混亂。
同志一方反駁指，海外異性婚姻毋須證明要守「生前贍養責任」，均受《條例》保障，政府不應假定同性婚姻沒道義責任。而《條例》同時保障一夫多妻關係的配偶，亦難以解釋如何有助維持婚姻定義。同志方又指，現時香港大部分人均沒訂立遺囑，且遺囑可因不同原因而無效，政府理據屬轉移視線。
14 Aug 2024集誌社#3902
8.18 流水式集會｜彭定康批定罪不公 港府：強烈譴責惡意詆毀
In the 8.18 assembly case, Jimmy Lai, Martin Lee, Margaret Ng and four other pro-democracy figures lodged a final appeal against their convictions for participating in an assembly, arguing that the prosecution and conviction decisions undermined freedom of assembly. On Monday (12th), the Court of Final Appeal handed down its judgment and unanimously dismissed all the appeals. Former Governor Chris Patten told The Guardian that the ruling was unjust, and that the involvement of former President of the UK Supreme Court Lord Neuberger made the matter worse. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government issued a statement today (14th) strongly condemning Patten for “maliciously denigrating” the ruling and for making wanton personal attacks on Lord Neuberger.
8.18 流水式集會案，黎智英、李柱銘、吳靄儀等7名民主派人士，就「參與集結」定罪作終極上訴，爭議檢控、定罪決定損害集會自由；本周一（12日）終審法院頒下裁決，一致駁回所有上訴。前港督彭定康接受《衛報》訪問時，批評裁決不公，前英國最高法院院長廖柏嘉參與其中令事件更差；特區政府今（14日）發聲明譴責彭定康「惡意詆毀」裁決及對廖柏嘉肆意作人身攻擊，予以強烈譴責。
14 May 2024獨媒#3527
英國起訴香港經貿辦經理 涉指示監視居英民主派 中方：強烈不滿羅織罪名
The Chinese Embassy in the UK and the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong criticised the UK in statements issued yesterday, accusing it of “fabricating charges” and making “baseless smears and vilification” of the Hong Kong Government. They expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition. The commissioner’s office also said the UK had abused the name of national security, “disregarded basic human rights protections and arbitrarily arrested and detained” people, and criticised the move as “political manipulation and interference in Hong Kong affairs”, as well as “sheltering and colluding with anti-China and anti-Hong Kong elements”. It demanded that the UK stop “fabricating cases under the banner of national security” and warned it to “immediately pull back from the brink and correct its mistakes”, cease interfering in Hong Kong affairs and China’s internal affairs, or face “firm and forceful countermeasures” from China.
Hong Kong Government statement did not use a “wolf warrior” tone
In a statement issued at around 11pm, the Hong Kong Government did not use the strong wording adopted by the commissioner’s office. It said it had asked the British Government to provide details of the information relating to the alleged incident and was awaiting a response. It also said it had made a serious demand that the UK handle the incident fairly, effectively safeguard the lawful rights and interests of the administrative manager of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office allegedly involved, and ensure that the office’s normal work was not affected. The statement expressed no dissatisfaction or opposition.
中國駐英大使館及外交部駐港公署批評昨日發聲明，反指英方「羅織罪名」，對港府進行「無中生有的污衊抹黑」，對此表示強烈不滿和堅決反對。公署又稱英方濫用國安名義，「無視基本人權保障，任意逮捕羈押」，並批評是「政治操弄、干預香港事務」，以及「包庇勾連反中亂港分子」。公署要求英方停止「打著國安旗號炮製案件」，並警告「立即懸崖勒馬、糾正錯誤」，停止干預香港事務和中國內政，否則會遭中方「堅決有力反擊」。
港府聲明無用「戰狼」語調
港府在接近晚上11時發出的聲明，沒有採用如公署的強烈字眼，表示已要求英國政府提供聲稱事件的相關資料詳情，正等待回覆。又指嚴正要求英方公正處理事件，切實保障聲稱涉事的經貿辦行政經理的合法權益，並必須確保經貿辦的正常工作不受影響。全篇聲明未有表達任何不滿或反對。
14 Nov 2023法庭線#8646
遺產條例排除同志配偶被裁違憲 政府申上訴至終院
Three years ago, gay man Wu Hon-lam died by suicide after suffering from depression. Before his death, he was concerned that if he died suddenly without making a will, his husband would be unable to inherit his property under the Intestates’ Estates Ordinance. He earlier filed a judicial review and won. The government appealed, but its appeal was dismissed by the Court of Appeal at the end of last month. On Tuesday (14th), the government applied to the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal the judgment to the Court of Final Appeal.
Yik Ho Li, who took over the legal proceedings from his late husband, issued a statement through his lawyer after the ruling last month, saying: “My husband’s death left me devastated, yet the government has repeatedly denied our marital relationship in court and treated the two of us as strangers. For a family member who is still mourning, this is like rubbing salt into the wound.” He said Wu Hon-lam had initially brought the judicial review to protect him, so that he would not be left without a home if he lost his closest family member. For him now, “what is more important is to reclaim the basic respect that should exist between people” for his husband. He hoped the government would respect the court’s ruling and restore the dignity his late husband deserved.
3 年前受抑鬱困擾自殺離世的男同志吳翰林，生前因擔心在無立遺囑下突然離世，丈夫便無法按《無遺囑者遺產條例》繼承其財產，早前提出司法覆核獲判勝訴，政府不服提出上訴，上月底被上訴庭駁回。政府不服上訴庭判決，周二（14 日）向上訴庭申請許可，上訴至終審法院。
接替亡夫繼續法律程序的李亦豪，上月底在裁決後透過律師發聲明指，「丈夫的離世讓我悲痛不已，政府卻在法院一而再、 再而三否定我們的婚姻關係、視我倆的關係為陌路人。對於仍在哀悼的家屬來說，這如同在傷口上灑鹽。」他提到，當初吳翰林是為了保護他而提出覆核，免得他一旦失去至親，要流離失所。如今對他來說，「更重要的是為丈夫拾回一份人與人之間應有的基本尊重」，盼政府尊重法庭裁決，還亡夫應有尊嚴。
24 Aug 2023獨媒#8251
區家盛稱荃灣關愛隊已接觸逾3,500人 中產長者同被關愛
The High Court earlier granted leave to appeal in the case concerning an injunction against “Glory to Hong Kong”. The Judiciary’s website shows that a directions hearing in the case will be held again at the High Court on September 13. Kwok Cheuk-kin, known as the “Cheung Chau Judicial Review King”, said last week that he planned to seek a judicial review over the injunction, but suddenly announced today that he had cancelled it. He told The Independent that it was “politically uncomfortable”, saying that someone had recently reminded him to take into account the Hong Kong government’s “dignity of governance”, leaving him feeling pressured and ultimately abandoning the filing. Asked by The Independent whether he had ever been contacted by National Security Department officers, Kwok said, “I can’t say.”
高等法院早前批出《願榮光歸香港》禁制令案件的上訴許可，司法機構網頁顯示案件9月13日將在高院再進行指示聆訊。人稱「長洲覆核王」的郭卓堅上周表示擬就禁制令案提出司法覆核，惟今日突告取消，他向《獨媒》表示「政治唔舒服」，稱近日有人提醒他要顧及港府「管治尊嚴」，令他感到壓力最終放棄入稟。《獨媒》問郭卓堅有否曾被國安處人員接觸，他表示「唔可以講」。
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