18 Feb 2025獨媒#4525
許智峯、妻子及母親在港財產被沒收 政府：法庭依法採取行動
Wanted former Legislative Council member Hui Chi-fung posted a High Court confiscation order yesterday, saying that the authorities had confiscated assets in Hong Kong belonging to him, his wife and his mother, including trust money deposited with a law firm as a plaintiff in a civil case. He called the action “absurd in the extreme” and an unequivocal human rights violation, saying it was intended to target those who continued to speak out for democracy and freedom in Hong Kong and constituted political retaliation for his international advocacy work. The HKSAR Government issued a statement last night rejecting the claims, saying the action involved the lawful confiscation of the proceeds of crime of people who had absconded after endangering national security. It said nearly 2.5 million had been transferred by Hui to his mother and wife before he fled Hong Kong, and could be confiscated in accordance with the law.
被通緝的前立法會議員許智峯，昨日貼出高院的財產沒收令，指他、妻子及母親在港的財產被當局沒收，當中包括作為民事案件提告人存放於律師樓的 trust money，指行動荒謬絕倫，是不折不扣的侵犯人權行為，旨在打擊仍在為香港民主與自由發聲的人，對他的國際倡議工作進行政治報復。特區政府昨晚發聲明反駁，指是依法沒收危害國家安全潛逃者的犯罪得益，稱許智峯在潛逃離港前，將近250萬轉贈其母親及妻子，依法可予沒收。
23 Sept 2024法庭線#4071
許智峯遭頒令破產 破產管理署申「不開始令」獲批 許破產結束時間延後
Hui Chi-fung, a former Legislative Council member who announced in 2020 that he was going into exile overseas and is wanted by the authorities, failed to pay legal costs in connection with lawsuits brought over multiple anti-extradition amendment incidents and a conviction for contempt of court. The Department of Justice therefore filed a bankruptcy petition against him. The High Court ordered Hui bankrupt in February this year and on Monday (23rd) granted the Official Receiver’s Office a non-commencement order, meaning that the period of Hui’s bankruptcy has not officially begun to run.
Generally, for a first-time bankrupt, the bankruptcy period runs from the date the bankruptcy order takes effect and the bankruptcy is automatically discharged after four years (Legal 101 article). Under the Bankruptcy Ordinance, if a bankrupt person fails to attend an initial meeting specified by the trustee or fails to provide relevant information about assets and other matters, the trustee may apply for a non-commencement order. This suspends the running of the bankruptcy period, thereby postponing the date of automatic discharge until the bankrupt person complies with the relevant requirements.
2020 年宣布流亡海外、正被通緝的立法會前議員許智峯，未有就多宗反修例事件入稟興訟、藐視法庭罪成支付訟費，遭律政司入稟申請破產。高院今年 2 月頒令許智峯破產，並於周一（23 日）就破產管理署申請批出「不開始令」，意指許的破產期未正式開始計算。
一般而言，首次破產人士的破產期由破產令生效當日起計，4 年後自動解除（法律 101 文章）。按《破產條例》若破產人沒出席受託人指明的初次會面，或沒提供相關財產等資料，受託人有權申請「不開始令」，即暫停計算破產期，自動解除破產日期因而延後，直至破產人遵守相關條款。
6 Feb 2024法庭線#2951
許智峯遭頒令破產 兼須支付訟費 許曾聲言對生活、財政「毫無影響」
Former Legislative Council member Ted Hui, who announced in 2020 that he was going into exile overseas and is wanted by the authorities, was the subject of a bankruptcy petition filed by the Department of Justice in the High Court in November 2023. The case was heard in the High Court on Tuesday (6th), with neither Hui nor the Department of Justice represented in court.
Master Yu Kai-chiu said all the Department of Justice’s documents had been served and that Hui had not responded. He therefore ordered Hui to be declared bankrupt with immediate effect and to pay the legal costs. In response, the Department of Justice confirmed that the bankruptcy petition was related to Hui’s failure to pay legal costs, and said it would continue to pursue the relevant amount in accordance with the law, declining further comment.
According to information reviewed, Hui said on his personal Facebook page at the end of 2023 that he was in Australia and had been admitted as a lawyer by an Australian court. Regarding the Department of Justice’s bankruptcy petition, Hui said bankruptcy proceedings in Hong Kong would have “no impact whatsoever” on his life or finances in Australia.
2020 年宣布流亡海外、正被通緝的立法會前議員許智峯，2023 年 11 月被律政司入稟高等法院作破產呈請。案件周二（6 日）在高院聆訊，許智峯及律政司雙方都沒派代表到場。
聆案官余啟肇指，律政司所有文件已送達，對方沒回應，故頒令許即時破產，並須付訟費。律政司回覆時確認，破產呈請與許未支付訟費有關，又指將依法繼續追討有關款項，不作其他評論。
翻查資料，許智峯 2023 年底在個人 Facebook 專頁提及身在澳洲，並獲澳洲法庭認許為律師。對於律政司的破產呈請，許稱在港的破產申請對其澳洲生活、財政「毫無影響」。
24 Nov 2023法庭線#8693
許智峯遭律政司入稟申請破產 排期明年初處理 藐視法庭等3案被裁須付訟費
Former Legislative Council member Ted Hui, who announced in 2020 that he was going into exile overseas and is wanted by the authorities, was served with a bankruptcy petition filed by the Department of Justice in the High Court on Thursday (23rd). According to the Judiciary’s website, the bankruptcy petition is scheduled to be dealt with at 3 p.m. on 23 January 2024.
The Department of Justice alleged that Hui provided incorrect information to the police, causing the police and the court to believe that he would return to Hong Kong after travelling to Denmark. In 2022, the High Court convicted him in his absence on four counts of criminal contempt of court, sentencing him to three and a half years’ imprisonment and ordering him to pay costs. Hui also brought two other applications: one was found to be an abuse of process, while the other, an application for judicial review, failed. He was ordered to pay costs in both cases.
In addition, Hui said in April 2022 that he had received notification from the police that the High Court had granted the Department of Justice an asset restraint order prohibiting him and his family from dealing with, selling, or removing property from Hong Kong.
2020 年宣布流亡海外、正被通緝的立法會前議員許智峯，周四（23 日）被律政司入稟高等法院作破產呈請。根據司法機構網頁顯示，破產呈請排期於 2024 年 1 月 23 日下午 3 時處理。
律政司指控許向警方提供錯誤資訊，令警方和法庭相信他出訪丹麥後會回港；高院於 2022 年在許缺席聆訊下，裁定他 4 項刑事藐視法庭罪成， 判監 3 年半兼須付訟費。許另有兩宗入稟，一宗被指濫用程序，另一宗申請司法覆核失敗，均被下令須付訟費。
另外，許於 2022 年 4 月指收到警方通知，律政司獲高院批出財產限制令，禁止他及其家人處理、賣出或從香港移走財產。
13 Sept 2023Channel C#8361
國安處帶走岳父母等3人 許智峯同日發帖：最強的回應是如常生活、如常工作
Since July, the Police National Security Department has placed bounties on and wanted eight overseas Hong Kong people, including former Legislative Council member Hui Chi-fung, for allegedly violating the Hong Kong National Security Law. It has also repeatedly taken their relatives and friends in Hong Kong away for questioning. Yesterday (13th), the department took Hui’s parents-in-law and brother-in-law in for questioning over whether they had maintained contact or had financial dealings with him. Hui referred to the incident on social media late the same night, thanked people for their messages of support, and said that the regime’s suppression of democracy and freedom was unrelenting. He said his “strongest response” was to live and work as usual, and stressed that he would continue striving for democracy and freedom in Hong Kong.
警方國安處自7月懸紅通緝，前立法會議員許智峯等8名涉違反《港區國安法》的海外港人，又多次帶走他們在港親友問話。昨日（13日）國安處帶走許智峯許的岳父母及大舅，查問是否有保持聯絡或金錢往來。許智峯同日深夜在社交平台提及事件，表示感謝各方致意，並指政權對民主自由的打壓無日無之，自己的「最強的回應」就是如常生活、如常工作，亦強調會繼續為香港的民主自由努力。
12 Sept 2023獨媒#8357
國安處帶走兩男一女調查 包括許智峯岳父
The Police National Security Department took former Legislative Council member Ted Hui’s father-in-law to Tuen Mun’s Castle Peak Police Station this morning for questioning. He was allowed to leave at around 2 p.m. and ran to the light rail station opposite the police station after walking out. In response to an enquiry from InMedia, police confirmed that two men and one woman were taken for investigation in the New Territories today on suspicion of assisting a fugitive to continue engaging in acts endangering national security.
警方國安處今早帶走前立法會議員許智峯的岳父到屯門青山警署調查問話。許智峯岳父在近下午2時獲准離開，步出警署後即奔跑至對面的輕鐵站。警方回覆《獨媒》查詢時確認，今日在新界區帶走兩男一女調查，涉嫌協助在逃人繼續從事危害國家安全行為。
18 Feb 2023獨媒#6069
警方向許智峯律師發信 稱涉違國安法被通緝
The trial of the 47 defendants in the primary election case has entered its second week. Ted Hui, who took part in the pro-democracy camp’s primary election and became the “vote king” in the Hong Kong Island constituency, left for Denmark in late 2020 and subsequently announced that he was living in exile. He said in a social media post tonight that his Hong Kong solicitor had received an official letter from the Hong Kong police stating that he had been wanted since August 2021 for allegedly violating the National Security Law for Hong Kong. The police also advised him to return to Hong Kong and surrender himself. Hui said that while the trial of the “47-person case” was under way, the police had sent the letter “as if it were a serious matter”, adding: “Why not just use FaceTime or Google Chat directly?”
初選47人案開審至今兩周，曾參與民主派初選、於港島區成「票王」的許智峯，於2020年末赴丹麥後宣布流亡。他今晚在社交平台發帖，表示其香港代表律師收到香港警方寄出公函，稱他於2021年8月涉違反《港區國安法》，被頒通緝令，警方亦建議他回港自首。許智峯指「47人案」審訊正進行中，警方卻「煞有介事」發信，又喟「不如直接FaceTime或Google Chat吧。」
29 Dec 2022法庭線#5882
前中大學生會長蘇浚鋒認煽惑投白票 官裁控罪合憲 判囚2月緩刑18月
The magistrate ruled that inciting others not to vote or to cast blank ballots undermined the electoral system and affected the voting rights of other citizens. The offence had a legitimate purpose and did not target any particular political stance. So immediately pleaded guilty. In sentencing, the magistrate accepted that the defendant had a good background and a low likelihood of reoffending, and had committed the offence out of momentary foolishness and a lack of legal knowledge. The starting point was three months’ imprisonment; after a reduction for the guilty plea, So was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment, suspended for 18 months.
裁判官認為，煽惑他人不投票或投白票的行為，令選舉制度受挫，影響其他市民的投票權，控罪有其合法目的，亦沒有針對特定政治主張。蘇隨即認罪。裁判官判刑時接納被告有良好背景，重犯機會低，因一時愚蠢、缺乏法律常識而犯案，以監禁 3 個月作量刑起點，認罪扣減後判囚 2 個月，緩刑一年半。
20 Dec 2022法庭線#5856
物理治療師被指FB轉發許智峯帖文 認煽惑投白票罪 判囚2月、緩刑18月
The Independent Commission Against Corruption earlier charged four people over allegedly reposting on Facebook during the December 2021 Legislative Council election posts by former Legislative Council member Ted Hui, former spokesperson for the International Affairs Delegation of the tertiary student community Sunny Cheung, and former district councillor Man Chun Yau, allegedly inciting others to cast blank votes or not vote.
The 42-year-old physiotherapist pleaded guilty at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday (20th) and was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment, suspended for 18 months. Principal Magistrate Tsui Yee-wai said the charge was serious and that the defendant’s indiscriminate reposting of the posts had affected the fairness of the election. However, she said she had taken into account the guilty plea, the defendant’s admission under caution that she had used the Facebook account in question to repost the posts, and the fact that the mitigation submissions showed the defendant had made donations. She considered that a suspended sentence could serve as a deterrent.
2021 年 12 月立法會換屆選舉，廉署早前起訴 4 人涉在選舉期間於 Facebook 轉載前立法會議員許智峯、前大專學界國際事務代表團發言人張崑陽，以及前區議員丘文俊的帖文，涉煽惑他人投白票或不投票。
當中 42 歲物理治療師周二（20 日）在東區裁判法院認罪，被判囚 2 個月、緩刑 18 個月。主任裁判官徐綺薇指，本案控罪嚴重，被告胡亂轉發帖文，影響選舉公平，但指考慮認罪、在警誡下認用涉案 Facebook 轉發帖文，而求情顯示有捐款，認為判緩刑可起警惕作用。
29 Sept 2022法庭線#2536
許智峯涉虛報外訪後棄保 4 項藐視法庭罪成 判囚 3 年半
Former Legislative Council member Hui Chi-fung, who announced his exile overseas last March, was earlier taken to the High Court by the Department of Justice, which alleged that he had failed to appear in court as required by his bail conditions and had led the police and court to believe that he would return to Hong Kong after travelling to Denmark. The High Court found Hui guilty of four counts of contempt of court in early June this year. Judge Andrew Hing Wai Chan sentenced Hui to three years and six months in prison on Thursday (29th).
去年 3 月宣布流亡海外的立法會前議員許智峯，早前被律政司入稟高等法院，指他未有按保釋條件出庭應訊，以及令警方和法庭相信他出訪丹麥後會回港。高院今年 6 月初裁定許智峯 4 項藐視法庭罪成。法官陳慶偉周四（ 29 日）判許智峯監禁 3 年 6 個月。
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