27 Mar 2023法庭線#6222
47人案｜區諾軒承認宣布退初選後仍開會 趙家賢閱畢涉案文件、料周二將作供
During prosecution cross-examination, Au Nok-hin confirmed, in response to questions from the judge, that he had attended the Hong Kong Island coordination meeting on 17 July 2020. He explained: “There were some loose ends that had to be dealt with.” The judge questioned whether Au had in fact not completely withdrawn from participating, despite announcing his withdrawal on 15 July.
During cross-examination, chief prosecutor Tianxing Zhou confirmed for the first time, in response to the judge, that the prosecution regarded Chak Hung Choy, the former chairman of the Kwun Tong District Council who had participated in coordinating the Kowloon East primary election, as one of the co-conspirators in the case. Choi was not arrested or charged in the case. Au told the court that he had received case-related messages only from Choi, saying that he did not want “the messages other people received and the ones I received to also have problems … causing many people unnecessary concern.”
區諾軒於控方覆問時，在法官提問下確認曾出席 2020 年 7 月 17 日的港島協調會議，並解釋稱「有啲手尾要處理埋佢。」法官質疑，區在 7 月 15 日宣布退出，但事實上沒有完全退出參與。
覆問期間，主控周天行回答法官時首度確認，控方視曾參與初選九龍東協調的觀塘區議會前主席蔡澤鴻為案中共謀者之一。蔡在本案中沒被捕，亦沒被起訴。區庭上指只從蔡收到涉案訊息，稱不希望「人哋收嘅訊息畀我都有問題…導致好多人有不必要嘅擔心」。
24 Mar 2023法庭線#6205
47人案｜控方料下周傳趙家賢 區諾軒指〈墨〉不符協調共識 問「係咪有黑盒」
The court referred to the primary election nomination form, which included a clause requiring participants to declare that they had never been DQ’d by the government. In response to questions from the judge, Au Nok-hin acknowledged that the organisers knew some people had previously been DQ’d. He said: “But as the organisers of the primary, we could also say that we were opening the door for business,” explaining that they had not considered cancelling those individuals’ eligibility to participate in the pan-democratic primary.
Counsel for Tong Wai-hin cited the “Ink Falls, No Regrets” statement during cross-examination. The judge asked about the “consensus” mentioned in the statement, while Au testified that there had been a dispute over veto powers at a New Territories East meeting. In his answer, Au referred to whether, after the coordination meeting that day, there had been a “black box”—that is, a process that led to the common platform—or whether Tong Wai-hin believed the wording “will” would be used. The trial will resume next Monday.
庭上引用初選提名表格，有條款要求參加者聲明不曾被政府 DQ，區諾軒在法官提問下承認，大會知悉部分人曾被政府 DQ，稱「不過我哋作為初選嘅舉辦人，都可以叫打開門口做生意」，指沒想過要取消相關人士參與民主派初選的資格。
鄒家成的代表大狀引用〈墨落無悔〉聲明盤問。法官問及〈墨〉提及「共識」，但區供稱新東會議就否決權有爭議。區回答時提及「喺當日嘅協調會議後係咪有一個『黑盒』，就係有一個過程...導致到共同綱領，或者鄒家成係認為會用『會』（字眼）嘅。」案件下周一續審。
24 Mar 2023法庭線#6209
47人案｜控方料下周傳趙家賢 區諾軒指〈墨〉不符協調共識 問「係咪有黑盒」
The court cited a primary election nomination form containing a clause requiring participants to declare that they had never been disqualified by the government. In response to questions from the judge, Au Nok-hin acknowledged that the organisers knew some people had previously been disqualified by the government. He said: “But as the organisers of the primary election, we could also say we were opening the door for business,” adding that they had not considered cancelling the eligibility of those people to participate in the pan-democratic primary election.
Counsel for Chow Ka-shing cited the statement “Ink Falls Without Regret” during cross-examination. The judge asked about the reference to “consensus” in the statement, but Au testified that there had been disagreement over veto power at the New Territories East meeting. In his answer, Au referred to whether there had been a “black box” after the coordination meeting that day—in other words, a process “leading to the common platform, or whether Chow Ka-shing believed that the word ‘would’ would be used.” The trial will resume next Monday.
庭上引用初選提名表格，有條款要求參加者聲明不曾被政府 DQ，區諾軒在法官提問下承認，大會知悉部分人曾被政府 DQ，稱「不過我哋作為初選嘅舉辦人，都可以叫打開門口做生意」，指沒想過要取消相關人士參與民主派初選的資格。
鄒家成的代表大狀引用〈墨落無悔〉聲明盤問。法官問及〈墨〉提及「共識」，但區供稱新東會議就否決權有爭議。區回答時提及「喺當日嘅協調會議後係咪有一個『黑盒』，就係有一個過程...導致到共同綱領，或者鄒家成係認為會用『會』（字眼）嘅。」案件下周一續審。
23 Mar 2023法庭線#6198
47人案｜區諾軒：初選停止各人不再受約束 曾為袁嘉蔚助選非認同其抗爭意念
While testifying, Au Nok-hin agreed that participants were no longer bound by the declaration or common manifesto after the “35+” plan was halted. When the judge asked whether primary election loser Yeung Suet-ying had therefore signed up to run in the Legislative Council election, Au said: “The campaign no longer operated, and the decisions everyone made afterwards were their own.”
Au also confirmed that he had campaigned for Yuen Ka-wai, who took part in the Hong Kong Island primary election. Asked by the judge whether he supported her resistance ideas, Au denied this, saying he had agreed at the time to campaign for all the Hong Kong Island candidates: “I did not say I particularly supported anyone’s ideas.” Asked whether he knew that Yuen had signed the “No Regrets in Ink” declaration, Au said he had not paid attention to whether anyone had signed it. He later said the appearance of the declaration made him doubt whether the “35+” plan could succeed.
區諾軒作供時同意「35+」計劃停止後，參加者不再受聲明或共同綱領約束，法官問初選落敗的楊雪盈是否因此報名參選立法會？區稱，「大會唔再運作，大家跟住做嘅決定係自主嘅」。
區又確認曾為參與港島初選的袁嘉蔚助選。法官問區是否支持其抗爭意念？區否認，稱當時答應為所有港島參選人助選，「我無話特別支持邊個理念」。被問及知否袁有簽〈墨落無悔〉聲明？區稱，無關心任何人簽署；其後又指〈墨〉出現令他對「35+」計劃能否成功生疑。
22 Mar 2023法庭線#6194
47人案｜區諾軒：立會奪半為取政治籌碼 稱攬炒派表達絕望、用盡手段爭破局
The trial of 47 pro-democracy figures charged with “conspiracy to subvert state power” began its 29th day on Wednesday (22nd). Under questioning by Trevor Beel, counsel representing Gwyneth Ho, Au Nok-hin agreed that Tai Yiu-ting’s idea was to obtain political leverage by winning half of the Legislative Council seats. He also said that if a majority could not be achieved, they would lose the leverage to veto the budget and lack the conditions to negotiate with the government.
47 名民主派被控「串謀顛覆國家政權」罪一案，周三（22 日）展開第 29 天審訊。區諾軒在何桂藍代表大狀 Trevor Beel 盤問下，同意戴耀廷的想法是以「立會奪半」取得政治籌碼，又指若未能達成過半，會失去否決預算案籌碼、缺條件與政府談判。
20 Mar 2023獨媒#6180
【初選47人案】區諾軒：戴耀廷處理初選「有唔民主嘅地方」 後期「似乎變成一派拉倒一派」
The 47 defendants were charged with conspiracy to subvert state power over organising and participating in the pan-democratic primary election. Sixteen pleaded not guilty, and today (the 20th) marked the 28th day of the trial. Au Nok-hin continued to be cross-examined, saying participants held differing views on vetoing the budget, but Benny Tai had “sided with one side” and repeatedly written in support of exercising veto power and the “Ten Steps to Mutual Destruction”, which was “problematic” and showed disrespect for the views of those attending. Judge Andrew Hing Wai Chan asked whether Tai’s approach was “undemocratic”. Au reiterated that he found the wording “would exercise” veto power in the New Territories East document “very puzzling”, and only belatedly realised that the New Territories West document also used the wording “would exercise”. He found it difficult to accept that the process was democratic, and said it was “very painful” to receive the transcript of the New Territories West meeting while in custody. He also said that, since entering politics, he had consistently sought common ground while reserving differences and looked for the “greatest common denominator”, but that in the later stages of the primary election it “seemed to become one faction bringing down another”. He asked: “As an organiser, shouldn’t one be a neutral arbitrator?”
47人涉組織及參與民主派初選，被控「串謀顛覆國家政權」罪，16人不認罪，今（20日）踏入審訊第28天。區諾軒繼續接受盤問，表示參與者對否決預算案有不同意見，惟戴耀廷卻「側埋一邊」，不斷撰文提倡用否決權及「攬炒十步」，是「有問題」亦不尊重與會者意見。法官陳慶偉問戴的做法是否「不民主」，區重申對新東文件使用「會運用」否決權字眼感「好費解」，亦對新西文件採用「會運用」字眼「後知後覺」，難以接受過程是民主，還柙期間收到新西會議謄本亦「好難受」。他又指，從政以來一直「求同存異」、尋找「最大公因數」，但初選後期「似乎變成一派拉倒一派」，反問：「作為組織者，難道唔係要做一個中立仲裁嘅人咩？」
17 Mar 2023法庭線#6176
47人案｜區諾軒稱「攬炒十步」為戴耀廷狂想 修訂日前稱「感覺被戴騎劫」供詞
The 27th day of the trial of 47 pro-democracy figures charged with “conspiracy to subvert state power” began on Friday (17th). During questioning by barrister Ma Wai-kwan, who represents Raymond Chan Chi-chuen, Au Nok-hin was asked about Benny Tai’s proposed “Ten Steps to Mutual Destruction”. Au testified that he did not want this to happen in Hong Kong, describing it as “really a fantasy, so it’s fantasy; he [Tai] might… well… final fantasy.”
Au also voluntarily amended his earlier testimony concerning the New Territories East agreement, in which he said that the wording stating that veto power “would be exercised” made him “feel hijacked by Tai”. He said: “I don’t think I should use the word ‘hijacked’ to characterise this matter. After all, I don’t want to use this kind of wording again, which would end up hurting Benny Tai.” Au nevertheless said in court that he had never received some of the documents and described himself as having been “kept in the dark.”
A judge also asked who had instructed the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute to conduct opinion polls before the Legislative Council election after Au, Andrew Chiu Ka-yin, Tai and other organisers successively announced their withdrawal from work on the primary election. Au replied: “That is a question mark.” Ma completed his questioning on Friday. The trial will continue on Monday (20th), with questioning by the defence continuing.
47 名民主派被控「串謀顛覆國家政權」罪一案，周五（17 日）展開第 27 天審訊。代表陳志全的大狀馬維騉盤問期間引用戴耀廷提出的「攬炒十步」時，區諾軒供稱不想此事在香港發生，形容「呢個真係狂想，所以係 fantasy，佢（戴）可能…係囉…final fantasy 囉」。
區又主動修訂，他日前在辯方盤問下就新東協議寫上「會運用」否決權一事，稱「感覺被戴騎劫」的供詞，稱「我覺得我唔應該用『騎劫』呢個字眼去定性呢件事，始終唔想再用呢類詞語，結果又傷害戴耀廷。」不過庭上區再指自己從沒收到部分文件，形容自己「蒙在鼓裡」。
另法官問及，區、趙家賢及戴等組織者相繼宣布退出初選工作後，誰指示「香港民意研究所」進行立法會選舉前的民調，區答稱「呢個係一個問號嚟嘅。」馬維騉周五完成盤問，案件下周一（20 日）續審，續由辯方盤問。
16 Mar 2023法庭線#6173
47人案｜新東協議寫「會運用」否決權 區諾軒稱庭上剛看到、感被戴耀廷騎劫
The trial of 47 pro-democracy figures charged with “conspiracy to subvert state power” entered its 26th day on Thursday (16th). The defence disclosed in court that a New Territories East primary election agreement document issued by Benny Tai included wording that the Basic Law veto power “would be used.”
Au Nok-hin testified, “I only just saw it myself.” Asked whether Tai had hijacked the opposing views, Au said, “I certainly had that feeling.” He also confirmed that League of Social Democrats member Chan Po-ying and he had both questioned the proposal to veto the budget at the meeting. Au further confirmed that neither he nor Tai had consulted Ray Chan about the primary election, and that he did not know whether Chan was aware of the dispute at the meeting over vetoing the budget.
In his testimony, Au also said he believed the “five demands” would be difficult to achieve in full, saying, “Politics ultimately requires negotiation and compromise.” He described the situation as “close to a deadlock.” As an example, he said that, according to his understanding, a group of university presidents had discussed the “establishment of an independent commission of inquiry” with the Chief Executive, but it ultimately failed to materialise. The trial will continue on Friday.
47 名民主派被控「串謀顛覆國家政權」罪一案，周四（16 日）展開第 26 天審訊。辯方庭上披露，由戴耀廷發出的初選新界東協議文件中，有「會運用」《基本法》否決權的字句。
區諾軒供稱「我都係啱啱睇到」。被問及戴是否騎劫了反對意見時，區稱「我確實係有呢個感覺」，他亦確認，會上社民連陳寶瑩及他本人都曾對否決預算案一事提出質疑。區又確認，他與戴均沒就初選諮詢陳志全，亦不清楚陳知否會上就否決預算案的爭議。
區作供時，另提到認為「五大訴求」難以完全實現，稱「政治始終係要有談判同埋妥協」，又指情況「接近一個死局」。他舉例指，按他理解一班大學校長曾與特首商討「成立獨立調查委員會」，但終未能實現。案件周五續審。
14 Mar 2023法庭線#6157
47人案｜區諾軒同意積極用權否決預算案非共識 黃碧雲、林卓廷沒簽〈墨落〉
The 24th day of the trial of 47 pro-democracy figures charged with conspiracy to subvert state power began on Tuesday (the 14th). Under questioning by the barrister representing Wong Pik-wan and Lam Cheuk-ting, Erik Ignatius Sze Man Shum, Au Nok-hin confirmed that Wong and Lam had not attached to their primary-election nomination forms a joint manifesto containing wording on vetoing the budget, and that neither they nor “the entire Democratic Party” had signed the “Ink Falls Without Regret” declaration.
Au had earlier testified that Tai Yiu-ting added the wording “actively use the powers under the Basic Law to veto the Appropriation Bill” to coordination-agreement documents for the various districts. Citing video footage of Au’s meeting with police, Erik Ignatius Sze Man Shum questioned Au, who said Tai had stated that the wording “actively use” left political parties room not to veto the bill. Au also agreed that Tai had added the wording to facilitate discussion and balance differences, and that it was not a consensus among those attending.
While testifying, Au also volunteered that the Democratic Party, the League of Social Democrats and others had entrusted him with responsibilities, and that he “felt very guilty” at being unable to preserve diverse voices in the primary election. The judge asked further about Au’s and Tai’s roles. Au said Tai had “handled a very large part” of the work, including advocacy and organisational work, while Au was responsible for liaison, communication and forums. He also said “Three Votes, Three No Votes” was not part of the assembly, and that its expenditure was not included in the primary-election finances.
47 名民主派被控「串謀顛覆國家政權」罪一案，周二（14 日）展開第 24 天審訊。區諾軒在代表黃碧雲及林卓廷的大狀沈士文盤問下，確認黃、林沒在初選提名表夾附含否決預算案字句的共同綱領，而兩人與「成個民主黨都無簽」〈墨落無悔〉聲明。
區早前供稱戴耀廷在各區協調協議文件，加入「積極運用《基本法》權力，否決《財政預算案》」字句，沈士文引用區與警會面錄影盤問下，區指出戴曾稱「積極運用」字眼能為政黨保留不否決的空間。區又同意字句是由戴為促進討論、平衡分歧而加入，並非與會者的共識。
區作供時，又主動提及民主黨、社民連等託付於他，他對未能維護初選多元聲音「覺得好內疚」。法官追問區與戴角色，區稱戴「負責咗好大部分」，包括論述及組織工作，自己則負責聯絡溝通、論壇等。他又稱「三投三不投」不屬大會，其支出亦不包括在初選財政之中。
10 Mar 2023獨媒#6140
【初選47人案】區諾軒稱辦初選「初心」與戴耀廷不同、民主黨「墨落無悔」後維持不無差別否決預算案立場
The 47 defendants were charged with conspiracy to subvert state power over organising and participating in the pro-democracy primary election. Sixteen have pleaded not guilty, and today (the 10th) marked the 23rd day of the trial. Au Nok-hin was cross-examined by counsel representing Democratic Party members Lam Cheuk-ting and Wong Pik-wan. He agreed that he and Benny Tai differed over the primary’s objectives: his “original intention” was only to coordinate the pro-democracy camp in seeking a majority in the Legislative Council, while Tai placed greater emphasis on using veto power. He also acknowledged that the organisers “could not agree on an effective strategy” for pursuing the five demands. Asked whether he agreed that veto power should be linked to “35+”, Au acknowledged that he “ultimately did not object”, saying that the National Security Law had not yet been enacted and, “I indeed did not realise at the time that these propositions would violate the law.” Au also agreed that after the Democratic Party issued “Ink Without Regrets”, it maintained its position that it would not indiscriminately veto budget bills. He also did not know whether Lam Cheuk-ting and Wong Pik-wan had received the relevant coordination-mechanism documents.
47人涉組織及參與民主派初選，被控「串謀顛覆國家政權」罪，16人不認罪，今（10日）踏入審訊第23天。區諾軒接受代表民主黨黃碧雲和林卓廷的大狀盤問，同意與戴耀廷就初選目標有分歧，他的「初心」只是協調民主派爭取立會過半，惟戴耀廷則較着重運用否決權，亦承認組織者對如何爭五大訴求「傾唔到一個有效嘅策略」。被問是否同意將否決權與「35+」綑綁，區承認「終歸冇反對」，指當時未立《國安法》，「我的確冇為意到當時候呢一啲嘅主張，係會觸犯法例。」區又同意，民主黨在「墨落無悔」發布後，仍維持不會無差別否決預算案的立場，他亦不知道林卓廷和黃碧雲有否收到相關協調機制文件。
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