5 Nov 2025集誌社#7488
支聯會案｜鄒幸彤申撤控被駁回 國際特赦組織：紀念六四從來不是犯罪
The disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, along with former chair Lee Cheuk-yan, former vice-chair Albert Ho Chun-yan and Chow Hang-tung, were charged with incitement to subversion of state power. Chow’s application on the 3rd to quash the indictment was rejected. Amnesty International Hong Kong Overseas Branch issued a statement stressing that “commemorating June 4 is not a crime” and calling on the Hong Kong government to immediately release all those arrested for exercising their freedom of expression.
已解散的支聯會，及前主席李卓人、前副主席何俊仁和鄒幸彤，被控「煽動顛覆國家政權」罪，鄒幸彤日前（3日）申請「撤銷公訴書」被拒。國際特赦組織香港海外分會發聲明，強調「紀念六四不是犯罪」，要求港府立即釋放所有因行使表達自由而被捕人士。
3 Nov 2025法庭線#7481
支聯會被指煽顛案 鄒幸彤申請撤銷公訴書失敗 案件明年一月開審
The case in which the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China and its former chairperson and vice-chairpersons Lee Cheuk-yan, Albert Ho and Chow Hang-tung are charged with “incitement to subvert state power” was heard on Monday (the 3rd) at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts, sitting temporarily as the High Court, on Chow’s application to quash the indictment. Three designated judges dismissed the application the same day and adjourned the handing down of their judgment until the end of next January. The trial will begin as scheduled on 22 January.
Chow argued that the prosecution had not specified what “illegal means” the Alliance was alleged to have used to subvert the state, making it difficult to mount a defence. The judge cited the prosecution’s position that the relevant definition covered acts intended to “end the Chinese Communist Party’s leadership”, and that any means adopted for this purpose would be unconstitutional and unlawful. Chow questioned whether this basis was too broad and unfair, while the judge said the defence could argue that it had not advocated overthrowing the regime, adding: “I can’t see what difficulty there is in the defence.”
The judge also disclosed that, in its opening statement, the prosecution alleged that the Alliance had “used negative content targeting the country in the name of so-called democracy or the June Fourth incident to advocate or publicise the organisation and its assertions”. This included “ending one-party rule”, one of the Alliance’s “five-point programme”; the prosecution said the programme “necessarily” involved using unconstitutional and illegal means to subvert the regime.
支聯會及其前正副主席李卓人、何俊仁、鄒幸彤被控「煽動顛覆國家政權」案，周一（3 日）在西九龍裁判法院（暫代高院）處理鄒的撤銷公訴書申請，3 名指定法官即日駁回，押後在明年一月底頒判詞，案件如期 1 月 22 日開審。
鄒爭議控方沒指明支聯會涉煽動以何種「非法手段」顛覆，難以答辯。官引控方立場，指其定義為旨在「結束中共領導的行為」，而出於此目的的任何手段均屬違憲、違法。鄒質疑基礎過闊、不公，官則指辯方循沒鼓吹推翻抗辯，「睇唔到辯護裡面有咩困難喎」。
官亦透露，控方在開案陳詞指控支聯會「以所謂民主或六四事件之名，配合針對國家的負面內容，來鼓吹或宣傳支聯會的組織和主張」，當中包括「五大綱領」之中的「結束一黨專政」，指該綱領「必然」涉以違憲的非法手段顛覆政權。
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。
24 Oct 2025法庭線#7449
支聯會被指煽動顛覆案 原定11月開審 司法機構網站顯示再次延後至明年一月
The case in which the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China and its former chairpersons and vice-chairpersons Lee Cheuk-yan, Albert Ho Chun-yan and Chow Hang-tung are charged with “incitement to subversion of state power” was originally scheduled for Chow’s application to quash the indictment to be dealt with on 3 November this year, with the trial set to begin on 11 November. The latest information on the Judiciary’s website shows that the date for dealing with Chow’s application remains unchanged, while the scheduled trial date has been postponed to 22 January next year.
This is the second postponement of the trial date in the case. The Department of Justice said the court had directed that the substantive trial would begin on 22 January next year. As judicial proceedings are still ongoing, it would not be appropriate to comment on details of the case. The Law Society also contacted the Judiciary and is awaiting a response.
According to the reporter’s calculations, Ho Chun-yan has been remanded in custody for nearly 1,300 days, while Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung have each been remanded for more than 1,500 days.
支聯會及其前正副主席李卓人、何俊仁、鄒幸彤被控「煽動顛覆國家政權」案，原定今年 11 月 3 日處理鄒的撤銷公訴書申請，預定開審日則為 11 月 11 日。司法機構網頁最新顯示，處理鄒幸彤申請日子不變，但預定開審日延後至明年 1 月 22 日。
是次為本案第二次押後審期。律政司回覆，法庭指示正審定於明年 1 月 22 日開始，由於司法程序仍在進行，不適宜就案件細節作出評論。《法庭線》亦向司法機構查詢，正待回覆。
按記者計算，何俊仁至今還押近 1,300 天，李卓人、鄒幸彤則至今還押逾 1,500 天。
11 Aug 2025法庭線#7150
支聯會被指煽動顛覆案｜何俊仁改擬認罪 控辯商討案情撮要 案件11月開始處理
The case in which the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China and its former chair and vice-chair, Lee Cheuk-yan, Albert Ho Chun-yan and Chow Hang-tung, are charged with “inciting subversion of state power” was heard at the High Court on Monday (11th) for its second pre-trial review. The defence confirmed that Albert Ho would change his intended plea to guilty and said it had received the prosecution’s first draft of the statement of facts, which it was reviewing. It estimated that there was little likelihood of a Newton hearing (a Legal 101 article) being needed to dispute the facts of the case.
Judge Li Wan-tang said the case would be dealt with at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts in November this year as previously scheduled, with 75 days set aside, spanning Christmas and the Lunar New Year. He also said Chow Hang-tung’s applications would be dealt with first to determine “how the trial will proceed, or whether it will proceed at all”. Records show that Chow had earlier applied to have the indictment quashed, among other applications.
Albert Ho was arrested and remanded in 2021 and was granted bail for about seven months before being remanded again after allegedly breaching the conditions. He has now been in custody for more than 1,200 days. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung have remained in custody throughout and have now been detained for more than 1,400 days.
支聯會及其前正副主席李卓人、何俊仁、鄒幸彤被控「煽動顛覆國家政權」案，周一（11 日）在高院召開第二次審前覆核。辯方確認何俊仁將改為擬認罪，並指已收到控方草擬的案情撮要初稿，辯方正檢視，估計需要召開紐頓聆訊（法律 101 文章）爭議案情的機會不大。
法官李運騰指案件將如早前所定，今年 11 月在西九龍裁判法院處理，預留 75 天，橫跨聖誕及農曆新年，又指會先處理鄒幸彤的申請，決定審訊「會如何進行，或者會唔會進行」。翻查資料，鄒早前提出「撤銷公訴書」等申請。
何俊仁自 2021 年被捕、還押，一度獲准保釋約 7 個月，其後被指違反條件遭重新收押，至今還押逾 1,200 天。李卓人、鄒幸彤則一直還押，至今逾 1,400 天。
22 Apr 2025法庭線#6718
支聯會被指煽動顛覆案 8月初進行第二次審前覆核 早前押後至11月開審
The case against the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China and its former chair and vice-chair, Lee Cheuk-yan, Albert Ho Chun-yan and Chow Hang-tung, over alleged “incitement to subversion of state power” was originally scheduled for trial in May this year. The judge earlier said the trial was no longer feasible because another case had overrun, and adjourned it to November. The Judiciary’s website now shows that the case will undergo its second pre-trial review on 4 August this year.
At the first pre-trial review in February this year, counsel for Albert Ho Chun-yan, who had initially intended to plead not guilty, said he intended to change his plea to guilty and was discussing the matter with the prosecution. The judge then gave him 14 days to provide written notice. All three remain in custody. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung have been remanded for more than 1,300 days, while Ho Chun-yan, who was granted bail for a period, has also been remanded for more than 1,100 days.
支聯會及其前正副主席李卓人、何俊仁、鄒幸彤被控「煽動顛覆國家政權」案，原定今年 5 月開審，惟法官早前指因另案超時已不可行，押後 11 月開審。司法機構網頁最新顯示，案件將在今年 8 月 4 日處理第二次審前覆核。
據今年 2 月的首次審前覆核，原擬不認罪的何俊仁，由大狀提出有意改為擬認罪，並稱正與控方商討，法官當時限 14 天內作書面通知。3 人仍正還押，李卓人、鄒幸彤已還押逾 1,300 日；一度准保釋的何俊仁亦已還押逾 1,100 日。
21 Feb 2025法庭線#4547
支聯會被指煽動顛覆案｜官延期半年至11月開審 何俊仁擬改認罪 3人還押逾千天
The case in which the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China and its former chairpersons and vice-chairpersons Lee Cheuk-yan, Albert Ho Chun-yan and Chow Hang-tung are charged with “incitement to subvert state power” came before the High Court on Friday (21st) for its first pre-trial review. Judge Li Yunteng said the trial had originally been scheduled for May, but that was no longer feasible because another case had overrun. The earliest available date was now November. He described the adjournment as “a last resort” and said the court was “extremely sorry”.
The defence said Albert Ho intended to change his plea to guilty and was discussing the matter with the prosecution. The judge ordered that written submissions be made within 14 days. Chow Hang-tung, who is representing herself, said she intended to apply to quash the indictment, saying the prosecution had “basically not provided us with the details of the case”, that she did not know what the unlawful means were or how to prepare. She also applied in relation to expert evidence. The judge directed that Chow’s applications be dealt with before the trial in November.
The case was first brought before the court in September 2021. It has gone through a preliminary inquiry initiated by Chow Hang-tung and five mention dates, before being committed to the High Court in September 2022. The High Court did not set a trial date until August last year, scheduling the trial for May this year. It now has to be postponed; see the timeline in the main article. Lee Cheuk-yan, Albert Ho Chun-yan and Chow Hang-tung have all applied for bail in the High Court. Only Ho was granted bail for a period, and the three have now each been remanded for more than 1,000 days.
支聯會及其前正副主席李卓人、何俊仁、鄒幸彤被控「煽動顛覆國家政權」案，周五（21 日）在高院召開第一次審前覆核。法官李運騰指原定 5 月開審，但因另案超時已不可行，目前最早可排期 11 月審理，形容延期是「萬不得已」，法庭「非常之抱歉」。
辯方表示，何俊仁擬改為認罪，正與控方商討，官限 14 天內書面提出。自行應訊的鄒幸彤則稱，擬提出「撤銷公訴書」申請，稱控方「根本無提供案情畀我哋」、「唔知非法手段係咩，唔知點準備」，另就專家證供提出申請。官訂定在 11 月開審之前，先處理鄒的申請。
本案由 2021 年 9 月首次提堂，歷經鄒幸彤提出的初級偵訊、共 5 次提訊日，在 2022 年 9 月正式交付高院，而高院至去年 8 月才定出於今年 5 月開審，現需延期（時序表見內文）。李、何、鄒均曾向高院申請保釋，只有何一度獲准，3 人至今均已還押逾一千天。
10 Feb 2025法庭線#4504
支聯會被指煽動顛覆案｜官駁回鄒幸彤申證人海外作供 指23條立法「具強大民意基礎」
In the case in which the Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China and its former chairpersons and vice-chairpersons Li Cheuk-yan, Albert Ho Chun-yan and Chow Hang-tung are charged with “incitement to subversion of state power”, Chow last year applied for an overseas witness to give evidence by live video link. She also argued that the government’s push to amend the law under “Article 23” was directed at her application. Three designated High Court judges rejected Chow’s application on the same day and handed down their reasons on Monday (the 10th).
Citing cases and statutory provisions, the judgment said that the right to equality before the law means that the parties to the same case must receive equal treatment. It also said that the Article 23 amendments to the Criminal Procedure Ordinance, which prevent courts in national security cases from allowing overseas witnesses to testify by live video link, apply to both the prosecution and the defence and do not unfairly prejudice the defence.
The three judges ruled that the amendments had reasonably balanced individual rights and complied with constitutional requirements. Citing the government’s position that the possibility of witnesses being harassed or coerced while testifying overseas could not be ruled out, they said the relevant risks must therefore be excluded in national security cases. They also rejected Chow’s claim that the Legislative Council was a “rubber stamp”, saying that 98.6% of responses to the government’s public consultation expressed support and positive views, which “shows that the legislation has a strong public support base”. They criticised Chow for disregarding overseas individuals and organisations that were “persistently engaged in activities endangering national security”.
The judgment also said that Chow’s claim that the government’s legislative amendments were directed at her application was purely speculative, and held that it was unnecessary to address the judgments and decisions made by the Committee for Safeguarding National Security regarding the Article 23 legislation.
支聯會及其前正副主席李卓人、何俊仁、鄒幸彤被控「煽動顛覆國家政權」一案，鄒去年申請海外證人以視像方直播式作供，並爭議政府推動「23條」立法修例是針對其申請。3 名高院指定法官即日駁回鄒，並於周一（10 日）頒下判決理由。
判詞引案例及條文，指法律前人人平等的權利是指在同一件案件中與訟雙方的待遇，又指 23 條修訂《刑事訴訟程序條例》，令法庭在國安案不得准許海外證人透過直播作供，做法是適用於控辯雙方，沒對辯方不公。
3 官裁定修訂已合理平衡個人權利，符合憲制規定，引政府當局指無法排除證人在海外作供時受騷擾或脅迫，故在國安案一定要排除相關風險；又反駁鄒稱立法會是「橡皮圖章」的說法，指政府的公眾諮詢獲 98.6% 支持及正面意見，「顯示立法具強大民意基礎」，並批評鄒漠視海外人士及組織「鍥而不捨地進行危害國家安全的活動」。
判詞又指，鄒所主張政府立法修例是針對其申請之說純屬臆測，亦認為毋須處理國安委就 23 條立法作出的判斷和決定。
8 Jan 2025法庭線#4405
支聯會拒交資料案 終院法官關注若支聯會能證非「外國代理人」仍否有罪
The Court of Final Appeal on Wednesday (8) heard the final appeals of Chow Hang-tung and two others in the first case involving the implementation rules of the National Security Law, known as the Alliance refusal-to-provide-information case. The judges heard submissions and adjourned the delivery of judgment.
The Department of Justice argued that the police only needed to have “reasonable grounds to believe” and did not need to prove that the Alliance was in fact a “foreign agent”. It also said the defendants could seek judicial review only, and could not challenge the notices to provide information during the criminal trial. Chief Justice Andrew Cheung Kui-nung and Permanent Judges Lei Yee and Lam Man-hon repeatedly questioned the parties, focusing on whether a conviction would still stand if the Alliance could prove that it was not in fact an agent. They also questioned the Department of Justice’s interpretation of the wording of the provision and how the defence could respond when documents were extensively redacted on the basis of “public interest immunity”.
Chow Hang-tung, who represented herself, said it could not be said that “if there are reasonable grounds to believe a deer is a horse, the deer will become a horse”, and described the law in the case as having “regressed into something like 1984”, with words interpreted as meaning the opposite. Counsel for Tang Ngok Kwan and Hon Kwong Tsui said that, on a literal reading, the recipients of the police notices were “foreign agents”; a judge questioned whether there was any case law supporting that position.
首宗《國安法》實施細則案件「支聯會拒交資料案」周三（8 日）在終審法院處理鄒幸彤等 3 人終極上訴聆訊，法官聽取陳詞，押後頒裁決。
律政司主張警方只需「合理理由相信」，而毋須證明支聯會事實上是「外國代理人」，又說被告只可循司法覆核，而不能在刑事審訊中挑戰遞交資料通知書。首席法官張舉能、常任法官李義及林文瀚多次提問，關注支聯會若能證明事實上不是代理人，定罪仍否維持，亦質疑律政司對條文字眼的解讀，以及引「公眾利益豁免權」大幅度遮蓋文件，辯方可如何抗辯。
自辯的鄒幸彤指，不能說「有合理理由相信一隻鹿是馬，鹿就會變成馬」，又形容在本案中，「法律倒退成《1984》般」，字詞被詮釋成相反意思。代表鄧岳君、徐漢光一方則指，以字面意思解讀，警方發通知書的對象是「外國代理人」，被官質疑有否案例支持。
3 Jan 2025法庭線#4383
支聯會拒交資料案｜鄒幸彤3人下周三終極上訴 終院安排5名本地法官審理
The Hong Kong Alliance, which has been struck off the Companies Register, was found guilty of refusing to provide information. Its former vice-chairwoman Chow Hang-tung and two former standing committee members Tang Ngok Kwan and Hon Kwong Tsui were each sentenced to 4.5 months in prison. The three have been granted leave to mount a final appeal, and the case will be heard at the Court of Final Appeal next Wednesday (8th).
The Court of Final Appeal’s website announced the panel of judges on Thursday (2nd). All five are local judges: Chief Justice Cheung Kui-nung, three permanent judges—Li Yi, Fok Siu-kong and Lam Man-hon—and the non-permanent judge Patrick Siu Oi Chan. No overseas non-permanent judge will participate. The panel is the same as that for the “Lui Sai Yu case”.
According to the leave granted by the Court of Final Appeal, the case will address four issues, including whether the Department of Justice must prove that the Hong Kong Alliance was “in fact” a “foreign agent” specified in the implementation rules of the National Security Law, and whether the police’s request for information from before the National Security Law came into force was valid.
已被剔除公司註冊的支聯會，前副主席鄒幸彤與兩名前常委鄧岳君、徐漢光，被裁定拒交資料罪成，同被判囚 4.5 個月。3 人已獲批終極上訴許可，案件將在下周三（8 日）於終審法院聆訊。
終院網頁周四（2 日）公布審理的法官名單，5 人均為本地法官，分別為首席法官張舉能，3 名常任法官李義、霍兆剛、林文瀚，以及非常任法官陳兆愷，並沒海外非常任法官參與，名單與「呂世瑜案」一致。
據終院批出許可，本案將處理 4 項議題，包括律政司是否須證明支聯會「事實上」為國安法實施細則訂明的「外國代理人」？警方要求支聯會提供《國安法》生效前的資料是否有效？
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