4 Dec 2025法庭線#7636
612基金社團條例案 上訴方指若採廣義詮釋損害結社自由 官9個月內判決
In the case alleging that the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund was not registered as a society, its five trustees, dissatisfied with their convictions, lodged an appeal. The second day of the hearing took place on Thursday (4th), with the appeal side and the Department of Justice completing their submissions. The judge adjourned the case and will deliver a ruling within nine months, by September next year at the latest.
Senior Counsel Gladys Veronica Chi Hei Li for the appeal side said that the more broadly the court interpreted the Ordinance, the greater the damage to freedom of association. Citing the Hong Kong National Party and the recent bans on two organisations operating in Hong Kong as examples, counsel said that many matters could now be dealt with under the National Security Law, and questioned the purpose of continuing to require societies to register. Counsel Harry Kwok Fai Lam said that Denise Ho genuinely believed the fund had been established for humanitarian support, rather than as a society.
The Department of Justice argued that the “612 Fund” was a trust and also a society as defined by the Ordinance. It said the appellants had gathered to hold meetings for a common purpose and had also engaged in activities including public fundraising.
「612 人道支援基金」被指沒註冊為社團案，5 名信託人不服定罪提上訴，周四（4 日）展開第二天聆訊，上訴方和律政司完成陳詞，法官押後於 9 個月內，即明年 9 月或之前頒判決。
上訴方資深大狀李志喜稱，法庭愈循廣義詮釋條例，對結社自由就構成愈大損害，又引「香港民族黨」與近日兩組織被禁在港運作為例，指很多事現已可循國安法規處理，反問仍要求註冊社團有何用處。大狀林國輝則指，何韻詩真誠相信是出於人道支援而成立基金，而非社團。
律政司一方則認為「612基金」屬於信託，亦是條例定義下的社團，指上訴人為着共同目的聚在一起開會，亦有涉足公開籌款等活動。
3 Dec 2025法庭線#7627
612基金社團條例案 官關注組織性質 上訴方：並非信託亦不是社團
The appeal hearing opened on Wednesday (3 July) after five trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, which was accused of failing to register as a society, challenged their convictions. Legal representatives for Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, the emeritus bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, former Legislative Council member Margaret Ng, and barrister Audrey Eu Yuet-mee completed their submissions. Poon Siu-tung, Chief Judge of the High Court, focused on whether the organisation was, by nature, a trust. The appellants denied this, arguing that a common purpose alone was insufficient to establish that it was a society, and that it had neither a hierarchical structure nor members. They also argued that the Department of Justice had wrongly relied on case law from the 1970s, and that the trial court’s finding that Audrey Eu was a person in charge of the fund was “at odds with reality”. The case continues on Thursday.
「612 人道支援基金」被指沒註冊為社團案，5 名信託人不服定罪提上訴，周三（3 日）展開首天聆訊。天主教香港教區榮休主教陳日君樞機、前立法會議員何秀蘭、大律師吳靄儀的法律代表完成陳詞。高院首席法官潘兆初關注，組織在性質上是否信託。
上訴方否認，又指單憑有共同目的不足夠認定它是社團，而它亦沒有階級架構、不設會員。上訴方又指，律政司錯誤依賴七十年代判例，而原審裁斷吳靄儀是基金負責人等，與實況「格格不入」。案件周四續。
25 Apr 2025法庭線#6727
涉「612基金」國安案被捕、被收護照 陳日君獲法庭准離港赴教宗方濟各葬禮
Pope Francis died at the Vatican on Monday. The secretary to Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, emeritus bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, confirmed to The Witness on Friday (25th) that Zen had been granted court approval to temporarily retrieve his passport and had departed for the Vatican. He does not yet have a date for his return to Hong Kong.
Zen and five others linked to the 612 Fund were arrested in 2022. The Police National Security Department said they were suspected of violating a “collusion” offence and cited Schedule 2 of the Implementation Rules, requiring them to surrender their passports. Zen was granted court approval to temporarily retrieve his passport in early 2023, when he travelled to the Vatican to attend the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI.
教宗方濟各（Pope Francis）周一在梵蒂岡逝世。天主教香港教區榮休主教陳日君樞機的秘書，周五（25 日）向《法庭線》確認，陳經法庭批准暫時取回護照，並已啟程前往梵蒂岡，暫未有返港日期。
陳日君與「612基金」另 5 人於 2022 年被捕，警方國安處指他們涉違「勾結」罪，引用實施細則附表二，要求眾人交出護照。陳曾經於 2023 年初獲法庭批准暫時取回護照，他當時赴梵蒂岡出席教宗本篤十六世的喪禮。
24 May 2022獨媒#2021
612基金信託人及秘書被票控未註冊社團 今早上庭提堂
The five trustees of the now-defunct 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund—Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, emeritus bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong; barrister Margaret Ng; Hui Po-keung, a former adjunct associate professor in the Department of Cultural Studies at Lingnan University; singer Denise Ho; and former Legislative Council member Cyd Ho, who is serving a prison sentence in another case—were earlier arrested by the National Security Department on suspicion of committing the offence of conspiracy to collude with a foreign country or external elements to endanger national security. They were granted bail pending investigation.
They and the fund’s former secretary Sze Ching-wee were also accused of failing to comply with the Societies Ordinance by registering the fund, and were summonsed for the offence of failing to apply for registration or exemption from registration of a society within the specified period. They appeared at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts this morning (23rd).
已停止運作的「612人道支援基金」5名信託人，包括天主教香港教區榮休主教陳日君樞機、大律師吳靄儀、前嶺南大學文化研究系客席副教授許寶強、歌手何韻詩及因另案正在服刑的前立法會議員何秀蘭，早前遭國安處拘捕，指他們涉嫌干犯「串謀勾結外國勢力或者境外勢力危害國家安全」罪，獲准保釋候查。
他們與前基金秘書施城威另被指沒有遵循《社團條例》要求，為基金作出註冊，另遭票控「沒有在指明時限內申請註冊或豁免註冊社團」，今早（23日）於西九龍裁判法院提堂。
19 May 2022明報#2006
吳靄儀入稟要求警方歸還612基金案涉法律專業保密權文件
The 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, which supported people arrested or injured during the anti-extradition bill movement, ceased operations last year. Five of the fund’s trustees, including barrister Audrey Eu, were earlier arrested by the Police National Security Department. Former Legislative Council member Cyd Ho Sau-lan is serving a prison sentence, while the other four were granted bail. Eu filed an application with the High Court yesterday (18th), seeking the return of documents covered by legal professional privilege or outside the scope of the warrant, an order prohibiting the police from accessing, inspecting or using the documents, and damages from the police.
支援反修例運動被捕者及傷者的「612人道支援基金」去年停運，包括大律師吳靄儀的5名基金信託人早前被警方國安處拘捕，除正服刑的前立法會議員何秀蘭，其餘4人獲准保釋。吳靄儀昨（18日）入稟高等法院，要求警方歸還涉及法律專業保密權或不屬手令權限的文件，並禁止警方存取、檢視和取用有關文件，以及向警方索償。
1 Sept 2021立場新聞#1535
消息：警要求 612 基金及真普聯提交資料 調查有否勾結境外勢力
The National Security Department has asked the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund and the Alliance for True Democracy to submit information to investigate whether they colluded with foreign forces.
國安處要求 「612人道支援基金」及「真普聯」提交資料，調查有否勾結境外勢力。
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