Glory to Hong Kong Injunction Case | Department of Justice: One Citizen Intends to Defend Proceedings; Organisation Plans to Join as Interested Party
《願榮光》禁令案｜律政司：一市民擬提抗辯、另一組織擬以利害關係方參與
The Department of Justice applied to the High Court in early June for an injunction and an interim injunction to prohibit the public from playing or performing the song “Glory to Hong Kong”. The case will be heard on 21 July. Under a court order, anyone intending to oppose the application was required to notify the police, with the deadline expiring on Wednesday (21 June). The Department of Justice told The Witness on Wednesday night that, as of 21 June, it had received notification from one member of the public intending to defend the proceedings. It had also received notification from an organisation intending to participate in the proceedings as an interested party. It said the case would be handled in accordance with the law and the court’s directions, and that it would not comment further on the details. The Hong Kong Journalists Association also issued a statement on Wednesday saying that it had written to the Department of Justice to request the relevant legal documents. It said that, if necessary, it would consider applying to the court to intervene in the case, “seeking to add an exemption clause relating to journalistic work to safeguard journalists’ work”.
律政司 6 月初入稟高院申請禁制令及臨時禁制令，禁止公眾播放或彈奏歌曲《願榮光歸香港》，案件將於 7 月 21 日審理。按法院命令，擬提出反對者需通知警方，期限周三（21 日）屆滿。 律政司晚上回覆《法庭線》指，截至 6 月 21 日，收到一名市民通知擬就法律程序提出抗辯，同時有一個組織通知擬以有利害關係的一方的身分參與法律程序，又指會依法及按法庭的指示處理案件，不會對案件細節作進一步評論。 記協周三（21 日）亦發聲明，指已致函律政司，向其索取相關案件的法律文件，又表明如有需要，會考慮向法庭申請介入案件，「申請新增新聞工作方面的豁免條款，以保障新聞工作者的工作」。