22 Aug 2025獨媒#7197
任建峰促美國制裁香港法官 律師紀律審裁組裁定專業失當「釘牌」
Kevin Yam, former convenor of the Progressive Lawyers Group, was wanted by the police National Security Department in 2023 with a HK$1 million reward. In the same year, Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok complained to the Law Society of Hong Kong that Yam had committed professional misconduct. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal ruled in late July this year that a complaint concerning Yam’s request for sanctions against Hong Kong judges and prosecutors at a hearing before a US congressional committee was substantiated, and found him guilty of professional misconduct. The Gazette confirmed today that Yam had been removed from the roll of solicitors in Hong Kong.
Yam later posted a statement in English on social media, denying that he had engaged in conduct inconsistent with his identity as a Hong Kong solicitor. He said that, in Hong Kong’s current environment, he had not defended himself in the disciplinary proceedings. He stressed that he had no regrets about attending the hearing and thanked the lawyers who had jointly defended Hong Kong’s rule of law and freedoms. Regarding being struck off, Yam described having mixed feelings, saying he was saddened to be “expelled” from Hong Kong’s legal profession. Although he was no longer a member of the profession, he said he would always have a place in Hong Kong’s legal profession.
前「法政匯思」召集人任建峰2023年被警方國安處懸紅100萬元通緝，律政司司長林定國同年向律師會投訴任建峰專業失當。律師紀律審裁組今年7月底裁定，任建峰出席美國國會委員會聽證會請求制裁香港法官及檢控官的投訴屬實，裁定其專業失當。憲報今日確認，已將任建峰從香港律師名冊上除名。
任建峰及後在社交網站發英文聲明，否認曾作出與香港律師身份不符的行為。他稱在香港目前環境，自己在研訊程序中沒有作出抗辯。他強調無悔出席當時的聽證會，又感謝曾一起捍衛香港法治自由的律師。對於被「釘牌」，任建峰就形容百感交集，對被「逐出」香港法律界感到傷感，自己亦不再是香港法律界一員，但香港法律界對其將永遠佔有一席位。
22 Aug 2025集誌社#7199
國安通緝｜任建峰被「釘牌」 律師紀律審裁組指失當行為「嚴重」 任建峰聲明：無悔
Former Progressive Lawyers Group convenor Kevin Yam was wanted by Hong Kong’s National Security Department with a HK$1 million bounty in July 2023 and was listed as a designated absconder last December. The government gazetted today (22nd) that, following a ruling by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal on 22 July, Yam would be struck off the roll of solicitors and ordered to pay a total of HK$817,000 in legal fees and other expenses by the deadline. The tribunal found his misconduct to be “substantial and serious” in relation to his attendance at a US congressional hearing in May 2023, where he called for sanctions against judges and prosecutors who had taken part in national security or politically related cases. Yam described having “mixed feelings” on social media and, in an English-language statement, denied all allegations of misconduct and conduct inconsistent with his status as a lawyer. He said that after returning to Australia in 2022, his conscience would not allow him to stand by while lawyers defending Hong Kong’s rule of law and human rights were imprisoned or silenced. He said he had paid a heavy price for testifying and speaking out, but stressed that he had no regrets.
前法政匯思召集人任建峰 2023 年 7 月被香港國安處懸紅百萬元通緝、去年 12 月被列為指明潛逃者。政府今日（22日）刊憲公布，按律師紀律審裁組 7 月 22 日裁定，就任建峰於 2023 年 5 月出席美國國會聽證會，要求制裁曾參與國安或政治相關案件的法官、檢控人員，裁定其不當行為屬「重大和嚴重」，將他從律師登記冊除名，以及令其於限期前支付合共 81.7 萬元等律師費、事務費用等。
任建峰在社交媒體形容「百感交集」，在英文聲明否認一切行為失當、不符律師身分的指控。他形容自己於 2022 年返回澳洲後，良心無法容許他袖手旁觀，任由捍衛香港法治和人權的律師被囚禁或噤聲，已為作證和發聲付出沉重代價，但明言不後悔。
11 Jun 2025明報#6890
社工陳虹秀釘牌5年 註冊局：不見悔意
Social worker Chan Hung-sau was convicted of rioting in connection with the August 31, 2019 Wan Chai riot and sentenced to three years and nine months in prison. After a meeting, the Social Workers Registration Board decided to cancel Chan’s social worker registration for five years, with immediate effect. The board’s chair, Herman Chung Shing Hui, said the board had received submissions from Chan but could not see any remorse in them, and decided to uphold the deregistration decision.
According to the Social Workers Registration Board, Chan’s social worker registration expired in February this year, and she had previously applied for renewal. Herman Chung Shing Hui said that, after discussion at a board meeting, members decided to cancel Chan’s registration for five years. He said the board was aware that Chan was appealing against the riot case. If her appeal succeeds, the board will review her case again, but for now it will accept the court’s ruling and make its decision on the basis of her conviction. He added that if Chan reapplied for registration after five years, she would also have to provide evidence showing that she had reformed.
社工陳虹秀涉及2019年8．31灣仔暴動，早前被裁定暴動罪成，判囚3年9個月。社工註冊局經開會討論，決定註銷陳的社工註冊5年，即時生效。註冊局主席許宗盛稱，局方有收到陳提交資料，從中看不到陳有悔意，決定維持除牌決定。
稱倘5年後申註冊需證改過
據社工註冊局資料，陳虹秀的社工註冊今年2月期滿，此前已申請續期。許宗盛稱，委員開會討論後決定註銷陳的社工註冊5年。他說知悉陳正就暴動案上訴，若她上訴得直，註冊局會再檢視其個案，但目前註冊局會接受法庭裁決，以其罪成結果為基礎做決定。許又說，若5年後陳再申請註冊，屆時也需提供證明，顯示她已改過。
24 Oct 2024集誌社#4176
DQ社工｜新社工局上任四個月 最少 14 社工遭釘牌 逾七成為反修例案
Since the new Social Workers Registration Board members took office in July, they have proactively revisited past cases involving registration renewals. Citing reasons including the possibility of damage to the reputation of the social work profession, the board announced yesterday (23rd) that it had cancelled the registrations of 11 social workers for periods ranging from three months to three years. Eight were involved in anti-extradition bill cases, including the “siege of Polytechnic University”, and were convicted of offences including unlawful assembly and assaulting police, receiving sentences ranging from suspended terms to 14 months’ imprisonment. Another had their registration cancelled for three months for offences including repeated careless driving.
新社工註冊局成員七月上任以來，主動「翻舊帳」，重新審視過往的續牌個案，以可能令社工專業聲譽受損等理由，昨（23日）公布註銷 11 名社工的註冊，為期三個月至三年不等，當中有八人涉及「理大圍城」等反修例案件，因非法集結、襲警等罪行，被判緩刑至囚 14 個月不等。也有人因屢犯不小心駕駛等罪，而被註銷註冊三個月。
盤點由八月至今相關公布，目前最少有 14 名社工被 DQ，包括三人被永遠註銷社工註冊，兩人為 47 人案罪成被告鍾錦麟和施德來，另外一人為干犯猥褻侵犯罪的徐尚暘。
4 Sept 2024集誌社#4021
社工釘牌｜據了解至少兩社工涉反修例案不獲續牌 註冊局：至七月底沒因國安罪釘牌
Earlier this year, Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han singled out the Social Workers Registration Board for what he called “five sins”, including mentioning that some applicants for social work registration or renewal had previously committed serious offences, prompting concerns about whether this would damage the profession’s reputation. The Social Workers Registration Ordinance was subsequently amended and passed, and the Registration Board was reconstituted. After taking office, the new Board chairperson Herman Chung Shing Hui said the qualifications of social workers who had committed offences endangering national security were being reviewed, but that no one had so far been struck off for this reason.
However, the Board also has the power to refuse new registration or renewal applications for social work licences. The Collective understands that at least two social workers who had been involved in anti-extradition bill cases were recently told by the Board that they were not “fit and proper” persons to be licensed, and ultimately failed to renew their licences.
In response to an enquiry from The Collective, the Board said only that, as of the end of July, no one had been “denied registration” or “struck off” for offences endangering national security. It did not disclose how many renewal applications had been rejected since the new Board took office, the respective reasons for the refusals, or how many social workers had been “denied renewal” because of anti-extradition bill cases, saying only that it was not in a position to provide statistics on individual applications.
社工註冊局今年中被勞福局長孫玉菡點名列舉「五宗罪」，包括提到有申請社工註冊或續期者曾干犯嚴重罪行，令人質疑會否損害業界聲譽。《社工註冊條例》此後經修訂通過、註冊局改組，新任註冊局主席許宗盛上任後曾表示，正審視干犯危害國安罪行的社工資格，暫未有人因此被「釘牌」。
然而，註冊局另有權拒絕社工牌照的新註冊或續期申請。據《集誌社》了解，近日至少有兩名曾涉反修例案件的社工，被局方指出並非能夠發牌的「fit and proper（合適和恰當）」人選，最終未能成功續牌。
註冊局回覆《集誌社》查詢時僅表示，截至七月底，沒有人因危害國安罪行「不獲註冊」或被「釘牌」。至於新班子上任至今，共有多少「續牌」申請被拒、被拒原因分別為何、有多少社工因反修例案件「不獲續牌」等，註冊局沒有交代，只表示，不便就個別申請個案提供統計數字。
15 Jan 2021星島日報#1169
【獨家】首名官中教師面臨「釘牌」 若革職將失退休金
Sing Tao Daily reported that a government school teacher has been transferred and investigated by the authorities over the use of inappropriate and biased teaching materials. The Education Bureau is considering cancelling the teacher’s registration, which would make the teacher the third to be struck off and the first government school teacher to face such a case. As the teacher is a civil servant, the Education Bureau will refer the matter to the Civil Service Bureau for a disciplinary hearing. The teacher could face dismissal and lose the right to claim a pension, gratuity and other benefits.
《星島日報》報道，一名官校教師因使用不當及偏頗的教學材料，已被當局調職及調查，教育局正考慮取消其教師註冊，料成為第三名被「釘牌」的教師以及首宗官校教師面臨「釘牌」個案。由於涉事官校教師屬公務員，教育局將轉介公務員事務局召開紀律聆訊，或面臨革職處分，喪失對退休金與酬金等的申索權。
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