17 Oct 2025法庭線#7434
721白衣人鄧嘉民申上訴失敗 官：持藤條與白衣人同行 明顯具傷人意圖
Tang Ka-man, a white-clad man involved in the Yuen Long 721 incident, was convicted last year of rioting and conspiracy to wound with intent and sentenced to four years and one month in prison. He appealed against his conviction for the wounding offence. The Court of Appeal judge Kevin Paul Zervos dismissed the appeal on Wednesday, and handed down the written judgment on Friday (the 17th), issuing a “time deduction order”. This means that if Tang’s further application for leave to appeal is rejected, the time spent awaiting the decision will not count towards his prison sentence.
The judgment said the appellant argued that the evidence was insufficient for the trial judge to infer that the white-clad men had a serious intent to injure, and that she had also failed to properly consider the elements of the offence. Kevin Paul Zervos responded that the trial court had already found that the rattan poles involved could cause bleeding, bruising and other injuries. Tang acted alongside the white-clad men while carrying a rattan pole, clearly demonstrating an intent to cause serious injury to others, and the trial judge had not confused the elements of the offence.
元朗 721「白衣人」鄧嘉民，去年被裁定暴動及串謀有意圖傷人罪成，被判囚 4 年 1 個月。他就傷人罪提出定罪上訴，上訴庭法官薛偉成周三即日駁回，周五（17 日）頒下判詞，發出「減時命令」，即鄧若再申請上訴許可被駁回，等侯判決的時間不計入服刑。
判詞引上訴方質疑，證據不足以讓原審法官推論白衣人有嚴重傷人意圖，她亦未正確考慮控罪元素等。薛偉成反駁，原審已裁斷涉案藤條可致出血、瘀傷等，鄧持藤條與白衣人一同行事，明顯具有致他人受嚴重傷害的意圖，而原審法官亦沒混淆控罪元素。
15 Oct 2025法庭線#7427
721罪成白衣人 就傷人罪申請定罪上訴許可 即日被駁回
Tang Ka-man, a “white-shirted man” involved in the Yuen Long 721 incident, was found guilty after trial of rioting and conspiracy to wound with intent, and sentenced to four years and one month in prison. He applied to appeal against his conviction for the wounding offence. The Court of Appeal’s leave hearing took place on Wednesday (15th), and judge Kevin Paul Zervos dismissed the application the same day. The handing down of written reasons was adjourned until Friday (17th).
The appeal argued that even if Tang had “foreseen” that wooden sticks or rattan would cause serious injury, this did not mean he had a specific intent to wound and was insufficient for a conviction. The judge said the white-shirted men had carried out attacks that day and Tang, as one of them, was involved in the riot, questioning whether it could be said that there was no evidence proving Tang had participated in an agreement to wound.
More than six years after 721, 21 people have so far been convicted of rioting and other offences. Of them, 13 were white-shirted men and the remaining eight were not. Figures provided by police in July showed that there had been no new arrests or prosecutions for two consecutive years.
元朗 721「白衣人」鄧嘉民經審訊後，被裁定暴動及串謀有意圖傷人罪成，被判囚 4 年 1 個月。他就傷人罪提出定罪上訴，案件周三（15 日）處理許可聆訊，上訴庭法官薛偉成即日駁回，押後至周五（17 日）頒下書面判詞。
上訴方指，即使鄧「預見」木棍或藤條會導致人嚴重受傷，亦不代表他有特定意圖傷人，不足以定罪。法官指，白衣人當天作出攻擊行為，鄧作為其中一員涉及在暴動內，質疑是否沒證據證明鄧有參與傷人協議。
721 至今逾 6 年，至今 21 人暴動等罪成，當中 13 人為白衣人，其餘 8 人為非白衣人。警方今年 7 月回覆的數字顯示，已連續兩年未有新的拘捕或檢控。
15 Jul 2025法庭線#7045
721白衣人案｜英龍圍暴動等罪成 鄧嘉民提上訴 上訴庭10月中處理
The Yuen Long 721 incident will soon reach its sixth anniversary. Tang Ka-man, a “white-clad man” who was convicted after trial of rioting and other charges and sentenced to 4 years and 1 month in prison, has appealed against his conviction. The Judiciary’s website shows that the Court of Appeal will deal with his application for leave to appeal on 15 October. The hearing is expected to last 150 minutes, while the judges handling it have yet to be announced.
According to statistics compiled by The Witness, all six court cases arising from the 721 incident have concluded, with 21 people convicted in total. Thirteen were white-clad men, who were sentenced to between 3½ and 7 years in prison; eight were not white-clad men, and were sentenced to between 2 years and 1 month and 3 years and 1 month. Among them, former Legislative Council member Lam Cheuk-ting and white-clad man Stanley Ying Kit Wong had the same sentencing starting point of 3½ years.
元朗 721 事件快將六周年。經審訊後被裁定暴動等罪成、判囚 4 年 1 個月的「白衣人」鄧嘉民，不服定罪提出上訴。司法機構網頁顯示，上訴庭將在 10 月 15 日，處理他的上訴許可申請，料需時 150 分鐘，負責的法官有待公布。
據《法庭線》統計，721 事件的 6 宗法庭案件已全數審結，共 21 人罪成。白衣人佔 13 人，被判囚 3 年半至 7 年；非白衣人佔 8 人，被判囚 2 年 1 個月至 3 年 1 個月。當中，前立法會議員林卓廷與白衣人黃英傑的量刑起點同為 3 年半。
8 Apr 2025法庭線#6663
721事發逾5年半 白衣人王志榮暴動等罪成判囚7年 與鄧懷琛刑期一致
More than five and a half years after the Yuen Long 7.21 attack, Zhirong Wang, who was acquitted in the first white-shirted rioters case, was remitted by the Court of Appeal for the trial court to reconsider. District Court judge Eddie Chor Man Yip ruled last week that he was guilty of rioting and wounding with intent, making Wong the 13th white-shirted man to be convicted (see table in the main text). Wong was sentenced to seven years in prison at the District Court on Tuesday (8th), making him, together with Tang Wai-cham, one of the white-shirted men to receive the heaviest sentence.
In mitigation, the defence said Wong had “only moved his hands a few times”. The judge said that, as a member of the group of white-shirted men, Wong had made indiscriminate threats, provocations and attacks against members of the public. The judge also said his role was no less serious than those of co-defendants Lam Koon-leung and Lam Kai-ming. Seven years’ imprisonment was set as the starting point for each of the two offences, to be served concurrently, and there were no factors warranting a reduction in sentence.
The judgment said Lam Koon-leung and Lam Kai-ming were involved in attacking people inside the barriers in the concourse of Yuen Long Station, and, together with other white-shirted men, pursued them to the platform, “continuing the attack in the concourse by taking turns to rush into the train carriages, swinging poles or throwing objects at passengers trapped inside. This was another indiscriminate attack in which all reason had been lost.”
元朗 7.21 襲擊至今逾 5 年半，在首宗白衣人暴動案獲裁無罪的王志榮，被上訴庭發還原審重新考慮。區院法官葉佐文上周裁定他暴動、有意圖傷人罪成，令王成為第 13 名罪成的白衣人（見內文表）。王周二（8 日）在區院被判囚 7 年，與鄧懷琛一樣成為刑責最重的白衣人。
對於辯方求情稱，王「只係郁咗幾下手」，官稱，王作為白衣人大夥兒一員，無差別對市民作出威脅、挑釁、襲擊行為；並指其角色與同案被告林觀良、林啟明不遑多讓，兩罪均以判囚 7 年為量刑起點，同期執行，亦沒有減刑因素。
翻查判詞，官指林觀良、林啟明涉在元朗站大堂襲擊閘內人，並連同多名白衣人追擊到月台，「延續在大堂般的襲擊，輪流衝入車廂揮棍或擲物來襲擊被困在車廂的乘客。這是喪失理智的另一次無差別施襲」。
23 Jan 2025法庭線#4459
721白衣人案｜3人認暴動等罪 官指明知有預謀仍參與 判囚4年8月至5年3月
Four more white-clad men were charged with rioting and other offences in connection with the Yuen Long 7.21 attack four years after the incident. One had earlier pleaded guilty and was sentenced. The remaining three, Ng Wai-tak, Chris Ho Sing Wong and Cheng Man-kit, also pleaded guilty and were sentenced at the District Court on Thursday (23rd) to between 4 years 8 months and 5 years 3 months in prison. To date, a total of 12 white-clad men have been convicted of rioting and other offences and sentenced to imprisonment (see table in the main article). Judge Adriana Noelle Tse Ching said that “it is beyond dispute that the incident was premeditated and planned in advance”. She noted that the rioters had brought placards bearing the slogans “Defend Yuen Long, Defend Our Homeland”, and had gone to Yuen Long Station carrying metal rods and rattan canes. A number of people were injured, with bloodstains visible on the ground, and the judge said the victims’ injuries were more serious than described in the agreed facts. She found that the men in white shirts had carried out “indiscriminate attacks”.
The judge rejected submissions that Ng and Wong had acted on impulse. She noted that Ng was holding a rattan cane with a red flag attached and was wearing gloves, while Wong had gone to a gathering in the southern area and obtained a rattan cane. The judge found that they had knowingly taken part in a premeditated riot.
The judge also rejected the argument that the three defendants had played only minor roles, saying that they had “all participated in the most serious and violent part of the riot”. For the rioting offence, she adopted the District Court’s maximum sentence of seven years’ imprisonment as the starting point.
元朗 7.21 襲擊，事隔 4 年後再多 4 名白衣人被落案起訴暴動等罪，其中一人早前認罪已判囚，餘下 3 人吳偉德、王浩昇及鄭文傑亦認罪，周四（23日）在區院被判 4 年 8 個月至 5 年 3 個月。事發至今，共 12 名白衣人暴動等罪成被判囚（見內文表）。
法官謝沈智慧稱，「無可爭議的是本案早有預謀、早有計劃」，指暴動者帶備「保衛元朗、保衛家園」的標語牌，持鐵通、藤條到元朗站，本案有多人受傷，地上血跡斑斑，傷者的傷勢比案情所述更嚴重，裁斷白衣人作出「無分別襲擊」。
官拒納吳、王一時衝動，提到吳手持繫有紅旗的藤條、戴上手套，王則往南邊圍集合、取藤條，是明知有預謀仍參與暴動。官亦拒納 3 人的角色次要，指雖然他們 「均參與該暴動最嚴重及最暴力的部分」，就暴動罪以區院判刑上限 7 年為量刑起點。
17 Jan 2025法庭線#4438
721白衣人案｜男子英龍圍暴動等罪成 判囚4年1月 不服定罪提上訴
More than five years after the Yuen Long 7.21 attack, 12 white-shirted men have so far been convicted. Tang Ka-man was convicted after trial of rioting and conspiracy to wound with intent, and sentenced to 4 years and 1 month in prison. High Court records show that he has appealed against his conviction. The Judiciary website does not currently show a hearing date.
元朗 7.21 襲擊逾五年，至今共 12 名白衣人罪成。男子鄧嘉民經審訊後，被裁定暴動、串謀有意圖而傷人兩罪罪成，判囚 4 年 1 個月。高院資料顯示，他已提出定罪上訴。司法機構網頁暫未顯示聆訊日期。
13 Jan 2025法庭線#4423
721白衣人案｜3男認暴動等罪、涉揮拳擲物等 1被告稱欲調停 至今12白衣人罪成
Four more white-clad men were charged with rioting and other offences in connection with the Yuen Long 7.21 attack four years after the incident. One had earlier pleaded guilty and been sentenced to imprisonment, while the remaining three pleaded guilty at the District Court on Monday (13th). They were remanded until 23 January for sentencing. A total of 12 white-clad men have now been convicted. The case alleged that the three defendants had punched people, gathered on a platform, thrown objects, and carried rattan sticks into and out of train carriages and swung them at people inside the gates, among other acts.
After the three men were convicted, the prosecution disclosed that they had all reported having no triad background, but had between three and nine previous conviction records, including possession of dangerous drugs, criminal intimidation and criminal damage. In mitigation, the defence said the defendants had been trying to separate two groups on the platform and mediate between the two sides to calm the conflict. It stressed that the defendants were followers, rather than leaders or organisers.
Judge Adriana Noelle Tse Ching at one point raised concerns, saying: “If I say the seriousness of this case is that it was premeditated—how else would they all happen to be wearing white, happen to have rattan sticks, while other people also happened to have rattan sticks, and he happened to be wearing gloves?” The defence replied that it understood and made no further submissions.
元朗 7.21 襲擊，事隔 4 年後再多 4 名白衣人被落案起訴暴動等罪，其中一人早前認罪已判囚，餘下 3 人周一（13 日）在區院認罪，還押至 1 月 23 日判刑。至今共 12 名白衣人罪成。案情指，3 名被告分別被指曾揮拳襲擊、在月台聚集、擲物、手持藤條進出車廂及揮向閘內人等。
控方在 3 人被裁定罪成後透露，他們均報稱沒三合會背景，但涉及 3 至 9 項定罪紀錄，包括管有危險藥物、刑事恐嚇、刑事毀壞等。辯方求情時提及，被告在月台是想分隔兩班人，欲調停雙方、平息衝突；強調被告的角色為「追隨者」，並非主導者、指揮者。
法官謝沈智慧一度關注，稱「如果我話呢件案嚴重之處係早有預謀，會咁啱著晒白衫，咁啱攞藤條，其他人又攞藤條，咁啱佢又戴手套去？」辯方回應稱明白，沒有陳詞。
26 Nov 2024法庭線#4297
721案男子英龍圍暴動等罪成 官裁屬主要參與的白衣人 着辯方解釋打人原因
More than five years after the July 21 attack in Yuen Long, eight white-shirted men have so far been convicted and sentenced to between three and a half and seven years in prison. Tang Ka-man, 43, was accused of being one of the white-shirted men. He denied charges of rioting and wounding with intent, but was convicted of both charges after trial on Tuesday (26th) at the District Court, which had moved to the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts. He is the ninth white-shirted man to be convicted and was remanded in custody until December 23 for sentencing.
Acting Judge CHAN Wai-mun compared Immigration Department record photographs, photographs taken by police and footage in the case, saying the defendant had deliberately changed his appearance when appearing in court but confirming that he was the man in the footage. The judge said the defendant had thrown a traffic light and wooden sticks, and pointed a rattan cane at the black-shirted people. His presence was not merely encouraging, but made him a major participant. The judge also ruled that the white-shirted men had reached an agreement to use rattan canes and wooden sticks to injure the black-shirted people, and that the defendant, as one of the white-shirted men, was one of the parties to the agreement.
The judge asked how many people had been injured during the period in question, saying: “Some white-shirted people used rattan canes and sticks to hit the black-shirted people—did anyone report it to the police?” The prosecution said, “We have no such record.” The judge responded: “That’s strange. Even though they were injured, they didn’t go to the police?” The judge also instructed the defence to explain during mitigation “why the white-shirted people hit the black-shirted people.”
元朗 7.21 襲擊逾五年，至今 8 名白衣人罪成，判囚 3 年半至 7 年。43 歲男子鄧嘉民被指為白衣人，他否認暴動、有意圖而傷人兩罪，經審訊後周二（26 日）在區院（移師西九龍裁判法院）被裁定全部罪成，為至今第九名罪成的白衣人，須還押至 12 月 23 日判刑。
暫委法官陳慧敏比對入境處紀錄照片、警方拍攝的照片及本案片段，指被告出庭時故意改外型，但肯定他是片中男子。而被告曾扔交通燈、木棍，並用藤條指向黑衣人，其存在不只鼓勵，亦為主要參與者。官另裁定白衣人達協議用藤條、木棍打傷黑衣人，而被告是白衣人亦是協議的其中一員。
官關注涉案時段有多少人受傷，問「有啲白衫人用藤條、棍打黑衣人，有冇人報警？」控方稱，「我哋冇呢個紀錄。」官聞言稱，「咁奇怪，佢哋受傷都唔去報警？」官另着辯方求情時交代「點解啲白衫人會打黑衫人」。
15 Oct 2024法庭線#4139
721白衣人案 王志榮罪脫發還重新考慮明年一月再訊 申請離港遭官拒絕
In the first riot case involving white-clad men in the Yuen Long 7.21 attack, seven people were convicted and one was acquitted. The Court of Appeal remitted the case involving the acquitted Zhirong Wang for reconsideration by the trial court. The case was mentioned at the District Court on Tuesday (15th). The defence said that, after discussions with the prosecution, it had applied to adjourn the case to 22 January 2025 for a mention before District Court Judge Eddie Chor Man Yip, with two days of hearings also reserved for late February of the same year.
Defence barrister Kwan Tong-lai also asked to allow Wong to retrieve his Home Return Permit and leave Hong Kong. After hearing submissions, Judge Chung Ping Pang rejected the application. Wong remains subject to his existing bail conditions and is not allowed to leave Hong Kong.
元朗 7.21 襲擊首宗白衣人暴動案，7 人罪成，1 人罪脫。獲裁無罪的王志榮，上訴庭發還原審重新考慮，案件周二（15 日）在區院提訊。辯方稱與控方商討後申請將案押後至 2025 年 1 月 22 日，於原審區院法官葉佐文席前提訊，另預留同年 2 月底兩天聆訊。
辯方大律師關唐利另提出，望容許王取回回鄉證，並准他離港。法官彭中屏聽取陳詞後，拒絕其申請，王維持原有保釋條件，不得離港。
5 Oct 2024法庭線#4121
上訴庭首宗721白衣人案 指在元朗站「共同意向團伙襲擊」 在英龍圍「放開地打」
The closing submissions have been completed in two cases involving white-clad and non-white-clad defendants over the Yuen Long 7.21 attack, with judgments expected this year. The Court of Appeal has also completed its hearing of the appeal in the first 7.21 case, involving five defendants alleged to be white-clad men. The Court of Law and Human Rights reviewed the judgment and summarised the findings of the three judges on the scenes of the clashes.
In dismissing the appeals of three white-clad men, the judges analysed the situation at Yuen Long Station and said Tang Ying-pan acted together with the white-clad men, “strongly pointing to a group attack with a common intention”. At Ying Lung Wai, the judgment said Ng Wai-nam and other white-clad men shoved with black-clad men. Although the black-clad men retaliated, the white-clad men subsequently “let loose and beat, let loose and assault the black-clad men”, and crossed the road to become the side that provoked the incident.
The Court of Appeal also excerpted the lower court’s judgment, which said several people at the Ying Lung Wai scene had both “the intention and actual acts of jointly disrupting public peace”. In response to the reporter’s enquiry about whether further investigations would be conducted, the police said they were studying the judgment with the Department of Justice and would continue gathering evidence from different angles to conduct a comprehensive and in-depth investigation.
元朗 721 襲擊事件，兩宗白衣人及非白衣人案完成結案陳詞，預定在今年內裁決。上訴庭今年亦完成審理首宗 721 案上訴，涉及 5 名被指為白衣人的被告，《法庭線》翻閱判詞，整理 3 名法官對於衝突現場的裁斷。
在駁回 3 名白衣人的上訴時，法官分析元朗站情況指鄧英斌與白衣人一起行動，「強烈指向一個有共同意向的團伙襲擊事件」；在英龍圍則指吳偉南等白衣人與黑衣人推撞，黑衣人雖有還手，但白衣人之後「放開地打、放開地向黑衣人施襲」，並越過馬路成為挑事的一方。
上訴庭亦節錄原審判詞，指出英龍圍現場有數人亦具「共同破壞社會安寧的意圖和實際行動」。記者向警方查詢會否進一步調查，警回覆指正與律政司研究判詞，並會繼續循不同方面搜證，作出全面及深入的調查。
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