15 Dec 2025法庭線#7685
47人案｜無綫播趙家賢出獄後專訪 稱由修例風波至初選「背後有人操控」
In the democratic primary election case involving 47 people, Andrew Chiu Ka-yin, who pleaded guilty and became a prosecution witness, was found by the court to be a “principal offender” and sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment after a sentence reduction. It was reported earlier that he had received a remission of his prison sentence, making him the first defendant in the case to be released early. TVB aired an interview with Chiu after his release on Monday. He appeared noticeably thinner, with the voice-over saying that he had “lost 60 pounds”.
Recalling 2019, Chiu said in the interview: “From the extradition bill controversy to the riots and then to the primary election case, it was actually all part of the same playbook. There were people with ulterior motives manipulating it behind the scenes.” He also said: “At the time, Uncle Deng [referring to Deng Xiaoping] put it very figuratively: the development of democracy has to proceed step by step; trying to achieve it too quickly will prevent its achievement. That was exactly what happened in 2019.”
Chiu also said he wanted to sincerely apologise to the country, Hong Kong and the general public for having “challenged the HKSAR Government and the country’s constitutional order” in the primary election case.
民主派初選 47 人案中，選擇認罪、成為控方證人的趙家賢，被法庭裁斷為「首要分子」，經減刑後判監 7 年，早前有報道指他獲獄中減刑，成為案中首名提早獲釋的被告。《無綫》周一播出趙家賢出獄後的專訪，畫面所見趙明顯清減，旁白指他「瘦咗 60 磅」。
趙在訪問中回憶 2019 年，稱「修例風波去到暴亂，去到初選案，其實整體係一個套路，背後係有啲別有用心嘅人士 ，喺後面操控住佢」，又稱「當時鄧伯伯（指鄧小平），係好形象化咁樣講，民主嘅發展係要一步一步走，欲速則不達，2019 年正正就係咁樣」。
趙又稱，要為自己在初選案中「衝擊咗特區政府，以及係國家嘅憲制秩序」，向國家、香港及市民大眾誠摯道歉。
10 Dec 2023獨媒#2631
曾倡「五大訴求」陶皜訊重提19年區選：參選須民主認證，大敗因當年天真無知
The reformed District Council election has entered its final stage. Ho Shun To, representing the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong in Tin Shui Wai North, was earlier revealed to have contested Fairview Park North in Yuen Long District as a political novice in 2019. His campaign leaflet included wording such as “the five demands, not one less”. He told InMedia that the District Councils had become overly populist in the past and that he believed the vast majority of citizens did not agree with this. He also said that candidates in that election had placed emphasis on “democratic endorsement”, and that his landslide defeat was ultimately because “I was naive and ignorant”. He also said Hong Kong’s young people need to be of a certain quality, and discussed how to assess who genuinely benefits the community: “Don’t talk so much. There’s no need to say this person is militant, this one is rational and non-violent, this one is pro-establishment, this one is pan-democratic, and this one has democratic endorsement. Are we really looking at these things?”
改制後的區議會選舉進入最後階段，代表經民聯出戰天水圍北的陶皜訊早前被揭發，2019年曾以素人身份出戰元朗區的「嘉湖北」，宣傳單張更寫有「五大訴求、缺一不可」等字句。他向《獨媒》表示，過去區議會過份民粹化，相信大絕大部分市民不認同，又指當年參選講求「民主認證」，最終大敗是因為「我天真亦都係無知啦」。他又認社香港年青人要有質素，分析哪一個人對真的社區好：「唔好講咁多，唔需要講話呢個係勇武、呢個和理非、呢個建制、呢個泛民，呢個有民主認證，我哋係咪睇呢啲嘢？」
10 Dec 2023獨媒#2640
曾倡「五大訴求」陶皜訊重提19年區選：參選須民主認證，大敗因當年天真無知
The District Council election held after the electoral overhaul has entered its final stage. Ho Shun To, who is contesting Tin Shui Wai North on behalf of the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong, was earlier revealed to have run as an independent candidate in the 2019 Yuen Long District Council election for Fairview Park North. His campaign leaflet included the words “Five demands, not one less”. He told The Independent Media that the District Councils had become excessively populist in the past, which he believed the overwhelming majority of residents did not support. He also said that candidates at the time were judged by their “democratic certification”, and that his heavy defeat was because “I was naive and also ignorant”. He added that Hong Kong’s young people needed to have quality, and discussed how to assess which candidates genuinely served the community: “Let’s not talk so much about whether this person is militant, this one peaceful, rational and non-violent, this one pro-establishment, this one pan-democratic, or this one has democratic certification. Should we be looking at these things?”
改制後的區議會選舉進入最後階段，代表經民聯出戰天水圍北的陶皜訊早前被揭發，2019年曾以素人身份出戰元朗區的「嘉湖北」，宣傳單張更寫有「五大訴求、缺一不可」等字句。他向《獨媒》表示，過去區議會過份民粹化，相信大絕大部分市民不認同，又指當年參選講求「民主認證」，最終大敗是因為「我天真亦都係無知啦」。他又認社香港年青人要有質素，分析哪一個人對真的社區好：「唔好講咁多，唔需要講話呢個係勇武、呢個和理非、呢個建制、呢個泛民，呢個有民主認證，我哋係咪睇呢啲嘢？」
17 Nov 2023獨媒#8656
2019年區選自稱獨立素人提「五大訴求」 今代表經民聯獲確認提名有效
In the “improved” District Council election, constituencies were redrawn and a requirement was added for candidates to be nominated by members of "the three committees". The pro-democracy camp consequently had zero candidates, while various officials had said that it would take time for them to “turn over a new leaf”. In the Tin Shui Wai North constituency, To Ho-shun, who is representing the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong this term, took part in the 2019 District Council election. His leaflet put forward the slogan “Five demands, not one less” and stated that he would “fight to kick out the establishment and refuse to back parachuted candidates”. His nomination was also confirmed as valid. To said last night that he had found his way back, and acknowledged his past mistakes and failures. The Independent Media previously called Ho Shun To for comment, but the call was answered by his assistant, who said the message would be passed on to To. No response had been received before publication.
「完善」區議會選舉後，除改劃選區外，又增設需「三會」成員提名，民主派因而在候選人「清零」，不同官員曾稱需時其「改其自新」。不過在天水圍北選區，今屆代表經民聯的陶皓訊，曾參與2019年區議會選舉，單張提出「五大訴求，缺一不可」的口號，表明要「力踢建制，拒撐空降」，其參選資格同獲確認。陶皓訊昨晚稱自己已迷途知返，並承認過去錯誤及失敗。《獨媒》曾致電陶皜訊查詢，不過電話由其助手接聽，稱會向陶轉達，在報道刊出前未獲回覆。
4 Apr 2023獨媒#6257
前公民黨區議員轉投香港新方向 李煒林：選區大小都No Problem
The District Councils will undergo a change of term at the end of the year, and the Government has yet to announce its reform proposals. Media reports citing sources said directly elected seats would be cut to one-third and constituencies would also be enlarged. Former Civic Party district councillor William Wai Lam Li joined Hong Kong New Direction and has been an assistant to Legislative Council member Gary Xinyu Zhang for nearly a year. Asked whether William Wai Lam Li would contest the District Council elections under the new system, William Wai Lam Li did not respond directly but said: “No problem” with constituency size.
區議會將在年底換屆，現時有待政府公布改革方案，有傳媒引述消息指，直選議席將大減至三分一，選區亦會擴大。前公民黨區議員李煒林轉投香港新方向，成為立法會議員張欣宇助理近一年。被問到會否參選新制下的區議會選舉，李煒林未有正面回應，但就表示「選區大小都No Problem」。
2 Feb 2023ReNews#5998
黃之鋒獄中撰文 指張秀賢早被質疑與中間人打交道
Former Yuen Long district councillor Tommy Sau Yin Cheung was exposed as having substantial unpaid debts and was accused of “betraying” the cause. He acknowledged having debt problems but denied betraying it. Joshua Wong, who worked with him in Scholarism, wrote a lengthy article from prison saying that Tommy Sau Yin Cheung had already been questioned about dealing with “middlemen” when he was a Scholarism spokesperson. “This was not publicly explained in the past, but with matters having become this serious, I also feel that it should be presented more comprehensively, as a lesson to learn from.”
前元朗區議員張秀賢被揭大量欠債不還，並被指「變節」，他承認有債務問題但否認變節；曾和他在學民思潮共事的黃之鋒在獄中撰長文，指張秀賢早在擔任學民思潮發言人時已被質疑過與「中間人」打交道，「過往不曾公開說明，但當事態嚴重至此，也覺得該更整全地呈現，引以為鑑。」
28 Jan 2023明報#5985
任基本法學生研究中心會長 初選案彭卓棋講座引習講話
Former Yuen Long district councillor Tommy Sau Yin Cheung, who was embroiled in a debt scandal, was found to have joined the Basic Law Student Research Centre founded by Paul Kwok Wah Yip, a special adviser to former Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa, prompting suspicions of political defection. Michael Cheuk Kei Pang, one of the defendants in the pan-democrat primary election case and a former Southern District councillor, was likewise found to have served as president of the Basic Law Student Research Centre and to have attended its activities, where the person cited a July 1 speech by President Xi Jinping.
捲入欠債醜聞嘅元朗區前區議員張秀賢，再被發現加入前特首董建華特別顧問葉國華創辦嘅「基本法學生研究中心」，引起「變節」疑雲。民主派初選案被告之一、南區前區議員嘅彭卓棋同樣被發現擔任「基本法學生研究中心」會長，並曾出席活動，引用國家主席習近平嘅七一講話。
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