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The Court of First Instance today handed down its sentences against the now-defunct Hong Kong Alliance and related figures, with Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung stating that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government considers the ruling manifests that justice is done and safeguards the city's core values. Meeting the media today, Mr Tang said that the Alliance's objective was to overthrow the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the fundamental system of the People's Republic of China under the Constitution. He noted that the group conducted public activities over a long period with the intent to sow hatred against the CPC and the central government in Hong Kong society, while inciting others to subvert state power. Such acts, he stressed, must be deterred in accordance with the law. Mr Tang said the court reiterated that the defendants were not tried for their political ideology, words or deeds prior to the enactment of the Hong Kong National Security Law (HKNSL), but were convicted solely for unlawful acts committed during the charge period. He highlighted that the sentence also explicitly set out six reasons why the case was of a serious nature. First, at the material time of the case, some individuals were still unwilling to accept the exercise of sovereignty by the state over the Hong Kong SAR, nor were they willing to accept the constitutional order established by the Constitution and the Basic Law. The defendants engaged in inciting words and deeds amid a turbulent and unsettled social atmosphere, placing national security and public order at greater risk. Second, the defendants' criminal conduct was not an isolated incident, persisting for a period as long as 14 months. They committed the offence through various activities and on various social media platforms. Additionally, the defendants possessed mobilising power and influence, with the impact of their words and deeds on the general public far exceeding that of lesser-known individuals. Their activities were city-wide with an extensive reach, influencing people of different age groups, and their potential harm must not be underestimated. Lastly, despite the defendants' belief that their agenda might be in breach of the Constitution and the HKNSL, they still persistently pursued their course of conduct, which was premeditated. Mr Tang stressed that safeguarding national security is an obligation of all Hong Kong citizens and the constitutional responsibility of the Hong Kong SAR. “The Hong Kong SAR Government will continue to effectively prevent, suppress and punish acts endangering national security in accordance with the law, ensuring the steadfast and successful implementation of the 'one country, two systems'," he said.
高等法院原訟法庭今日就「支聯會」、李卓人、何俊仁、鄒幸彤被控煽動顛覆國家政權罪，違反《香港國安法》第23條的案件判刑。保安局局長鄧炳強指，法庭的裁決和判刑斷定此案情節嚴重，必須嚴懲以彰顯法治。 鄧炳強今日會見傳媒時說，案件清晰揭露「支聯會」的本質，其綱領目標是要推翻和破壞中國共產黨在《憲法》下的領導地位。「支聯會」長期利用不同幌子舉行各類公開活動，包括試圖舉辦非法集會，以口號煽動市民作出所謂的抗爭，實際上是有意在香港社會埋下仇恨中國共產黨和中央政府的種子，透過激起民眾對中國共產黨和中央政府的厭惡、憎恨等情緒，煽動他們顛覆國家政權，必須依法震懾。 鄧炳強指出，斷定案件情節嚴重的原因有六。其一，案發時仍然有人不願意接受國家對香港特別行政區行使主權，也不接受《憲法》和《基本法》所確立的憲制秩序。被告等在動盪不安的社會氣氛下作出煽動言行，令國家安全和公共秩序面對更大風險。其二，被告等的言行和作為並非單一事件，而是持續長達14個月。其三，被告等利用各種活動和不同社交平台犯事。 其四，被告具動員和影響力，其言論和對社會大眾的影響並非寂寂無名之輩可比。其五，被告的活動屬於全港性、接觸面廣，影響遍及不同年齡層，潛在妨害不容輕視。其六，即使被告相信他們的主張可能違反《憲法》和《香港國安法》，但仍一意孤行，屬有預謀舉動。 鄧炳強說，法庭對本案的定罪和判刑告訴公眾，法律從不容許任何人偷樑換柱，實際上公然傷害自己的國家及同胞，特區政府也認為判刑彰顯法律公義和維護香港核心價值。 他續說，維護國家安全是全港市民應有之義，也是特區政府的憲制責任。特區政府會繼續依法有效防範、制止和懲治危害國家安全的行為和活動，確保「一國兩制」行穩致遠。
Chief Executive John Lee said today that the law never allows anyone to openly harm their own country and compatriots by employing confounding tactics under the pretext of human rights, democracy and freedom. Mr Lee made his remarks following the sentencing of the now-defunct Hong Kong Alliance and related figures Lee Cheuk-yan, Ho Chun-yan and Chow Hang-tung, who were charged with incitement to subversion under Article 23 of the Hong Kong National Security Law (HKNSL). The Court of First Instance handed down its sentences today. Chow Hang-tung received seven years and three months in prison, while Lee Cheuk-yan was sentenced to seven years. Ho Chun-yan, who had previously pleaded guilty, was given five years and two months. Additionally, the Hong Kong Alliance was fined $1,500,000. The court ruled that the present case was of a serious nature, pointing out that although the HKNSL had been implemented at the material time, some individuals were still unwilling to accept the exercise of sovereignty by the state over the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, nor were they willing to accept the constitutional order established by the Constitution of the People's Republic of China and the Basic Law. The court noted that the defendants engaged in criminal acts of incitement amid a turbulent and unsettled social atmosphere, putting national security and public order at greater risk. The defendants possessed mobilising power and influence in Hong Kong. Their criminal activities persisted for as long as 14 months and were committed through various activities and online platforms. The relevant activities were citywide with an extensive reach, influencing people of different age groups, and their potential harm must not be underestimated. Despite the defendants' knowledge that their agenda might be in breach of the Constitution and the HKNSL, they recalcitrantly pursued their course of conduct after the HKNSL came into effect, vigorously advocating and promoting their premeditated agenda. The court reiterated in its reasons for sentencing that the HKNSL had no retrospective effect and that the defendants were put on trial not because of their political ideology or their conduct before the HKNSL. They were convicted solely on the basis that they had committed acts prohibited under the HKNSL after the HKNSL came into effect. Mr Lee said that the court pointed out clearly in its reasons for the verdict of conviction handed down earlier that the very aim of the alliance's agendas was to overthrow and undermine the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) under the Constitution. The defendants intended to cause others to lose confidence in the CPC by stirring up hostility and causing division, so as to achieve the objective of undermining the fundamental system of the People's Republic of China (PRC). He said that after the implementation of the HKNSL, the defendants refused to pull back from the brink and were bent on acting wilfully, attempting to make use of the alliance to subvert state power. “This case shows that anyone who intends to incite subversion and endanger national security will ultimately be punished in accordance with the law, and such acts will absolutely not be tolerated," Mr Lee said. “As pointed out by the court in the reasons for verdict, what the defendants did in this case had already gone beyond the scope of lawful freedom of expression, and constituted acts of inciting others to subvert state power by unlawful means. “The sentences today demonstrate the court's confirmation that the offences committed by the defendants were extremely serious and warrant severe punishment to uphold the rule of law,” he added. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government said that Article 1 of the Constitution expressly prohibits any organisation or individual from damaging the socialist system. Article 22 of the HKNSL explicitly prohibits anyone from organising, planning, committing or participating in acts by force, threat of force or other unlawful means with a view to subverting state power, such as overthrowing or undermining the fundamental system of the PRC established by the Constitution, or overthrowing the body of central power of the PRC. Under the Constitution, overthrowing or undermining the leadership status of the CPC is tantamount to overthrowing or undermining the fundamental system of the PRC established by the Constitution to which Article 22 of the HKNSL refers. The Hong Kong SAR Government also pointed out that it has taken note that various western countries, anti-China organisations, politicians and foreign media have recently launched malicious attacks and smears on various cases including this case. It has reiterated on multiple occasions, just as the court has stated clearly, that the defendants in this case were put on trial not because of their political views or beliefs. The court will only consider the laws and evidence relevant to the case to decide whether the prosecution is able to prove the charge beyond a reasonable doubt. All defendants received a fair trial strictly in accordance with laws applicable to Hong Kong, as guaranteed by the Basic Law and the Hong Kong Bill of Rights, free from any interference. The Hong Kong SAR Government stressed that it has the responsibility to safeguard national security, and will resolutely combat acts and activities endangering national security. In this regard, it will ensure that laws are observed and strictly enforced to bring offenders to account, and to prevent, suppress and punish acts and activities endangering national security in accordance with the law.
高等法院原訟法庭今日就「支聯會」、李卓人、何俊仁、鄒幸彤被控煽動顛覆國家政權罪，違反《香港國安法》第23條的案件判刑。行政長官李家超說，判刑顯示法庭確定被告所犯罪行非常嚴重，必須嚴懲，又指法律從不容許任何人假借人權、民主和自由之名偷樑換柱，公然傷害自己的國家及同胞。 鄒幸彤被法庭判處監禁七年三個月、李卓人被判監禁七年、早前認罪的何俊仁被判監禁五年兩個月，而「支聯會」則被判罰款150萬元。 法庭裁定本案情節嚴重，並指出案發時《香港國安法》已落實，但仍有部分人不願意接受國家對香港特區行使主權，也不願意接受《中華人民共和國憲法》和《基本法》所確立的憲制秩序。 被告等在動盪不安的社會氛圍下作出煽動的犯罪行為，令國家安全和公眾秩序面對更大的風險。被告等在本港具動員和影響力，犯罪行為持續長達14個月之久，利用各類活動和網上平台犯事，相關活動屬全港性，接觸面廣，而且影響不同年齡層的人士，其潛在妨害不容輕視。 即使被告等相信其主張可能有違《憲法》和《香港國安法》，但在《香港國安法》生效後仍一意孤行，大力鼓吹推動其主張，屬有預謀的舉動。 法庭在判刑理由中重申，《香港國安法》不具追溯效力，被告等不是因他們的政治思想或《香港國安法》實施前的行為受審。他們的定罪純然是因他們在《香港國安法》生效後，觸犯《香港國安法》所不允許的行為。 李家超說，法庭早前頒下的定罪裁決理由已明確指出，「支聯會」綱領的目標就是要推翻和破壞中國共產黨在《憲法》下的領導地位。被告透過挑起敵意和分化，企圖令香港市民對中國共產黨失去信任，從而達到破壞中華人民共和國根本制度的目的。在《香港國安法》實施後，被告仍不臨崖勒馬，依然一意孤行，企圖以「支聯會」顛覆國家政權。 李家超續說，本案說明，任何人煽動顛覆國家政權、危害國家安全，最終都會被依法懲治，絕不姑息。正如法庭在裁決理由中指出，本案被告的有關罪行已超越合法行使表達意見自由的範圍，屬煽動他人以非法手段顛覆國家政權之行為。今天的判刑顯示法庭確定被告所犯的罪行非常嚴重，必須嚴懲，以顯法治。 特區政府表示，《憲法》第一條明文禁止任何組織或個人破壞社會主義制度，而《香港國安法》第22條明確禁止組織、策劃、實施或參與實施以武力、威脅使用武力或者其他非法手段，推翻或破壞《憲法》所確立的中華人民共和國的根本制度，以及推翻中華人民共和國的中央政權機關，旨在顛覆國家政權的行為。在《憲法》下，推翻或破壞中國共產黨的領導地位，等同於《香港國安法》第22條所指的推翻或破壞《憲法》所確立的中華人民共和國根本制度。 特區政府指出，留意到近日美西方國家、反華組織、反華政客、境外媒體等就包括本案在內的不同案件，均作出惡意攻擊和抹黑。 特區政府已多次重申，法庭也清楚指出本案被告並非因其政治觀點或信念受審，法庭只會單純考慮與本案相關的法律和證據，以決定控方能否把控罪證明至毫無合理疑點；所有被告均嚴格按照香港適用法律，並在《基本法》和《香港人權法案》的保障下接受公平審訊，不受任何干涉。 特區政府強調，當局有責任維護國家安全，會堅決打擊危害國家安全的行為和活動，並會堅持有法必依、執法必嚴、違法必究，按法治原則，依法防範、制止和懲治危害國家安全的行為和活動。
下 午 10 時
天 文 台 錄 得：
氣 溫 ： 29 度
相 對 濕 度 ： 百 分 之 70
本 港 其 他 地 區 的 氣 溫 ：
天 文 台 29 度 ，
京 士 柏 28 度 ，
黃 竹 坑 28 度 ，
打 鼓 嶺 26 度 ，
流 浮 山 26 度 ，
大 埔 27 度 ，
沙 田 25 度 ，
屯 門 27 度 ，
將 軍 澳 27 度 ，
西 貢 27 度 ，
長 洲 27 度 ，
赤 鱲 角 29 度 ，
青 衣 28 度 ，
石 崗 26 度 ，
荃 灣 可 觀 25 度 ，
荃 灣 城 門 谷 26 度 ，
香 港 公 園 28 度 ，
筲 箕 灣 28 度 ，
九 龍 城 27 度 ，
跑 馬 地 29 度 ，
黃 大 仙 28 度 ，
赤 柱 28 度 ，
觀 塘 27 度 ，
深 水 埗 28 度 ，
啟 德 跑 道 公 園 29 度 ，
元 朗 公 園 27 度 ，
大 美 督 24 度 。
下 午 8 時 45 分 至 9 時 45 分 ， 各 區 錄 得 雨 量 如 下 ：
北 區 0 至 4 毫 米 ，
沙 田 0 至 13 毫 米 ，
大 埔 0 至 10 毫 米 ，
元 朗 0 至 1 毫 米 。
At
10 p.m.
at the Hong Kong Observatory :
Air temperature : 29 degrees Celsius
Relative Humidity : 70 per cent
The air temperatures at other places were:
Hong Kong Observatory29 degrees ;
King's Park28 degrees ;
Wong Chuk Hang28 degrees ;
Ta Kwu Ling26 degrees ;
Lau Fau Shan26 degrees ;
Tai Po27 degrees ;
Sha Tin25 degrees ;
Tuen Mun27 degrees ;
Tseung Kwan O27 degrees ;
Sai Kung27 degrees ;
Cheung Chau27 degrees ;
Chek Lap Kok29 degrees ;
Tsing Yi28 degrees ;
Shek Kong26 degrees ;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon25 degrees ;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley26 degrees ;
Hong Kong Park28 degrees ;
Shau Kei Wan28 degrees ;
Kowloon City27 degrees ;
Happy Valley29 degrees ;
Wong Tai Sin28 degrees ;
Stanley28 degrees ;
Kwun Tong27 degrees ;
Sham Shui Po28 degrees ;
Kai Tak Runway Park29 degrees ;
Yuen Long Park27 degrees ;
Tai Mei Tuk24 degrees .
Between 8:45 and 9:45 p.m., the rainfall recorded in various regions were:
North District0 to 4 mm;
Sha Tin0 to 13 mm;
Tai Po0 to 10 mm;
Yuen Long0 to 1 mm.
下 午 7 時
天 文 台 錄 得：
氣 溫 ： 29 度
相 對 濕 度 ： 百 分 之 69
本 港 其 他 地 區 的 氣 溫 ：
天 文 台 29 度 ，
京 士 柏 28 度 ，
黃 竹 坑 29 度 ，
打 鼓 嶺 28 度 ，
流 浮 山 27 度 ，
大 埔 29 度 ，
沙 田 28 度 ，
屯 門 28 度 ，
將 軍 澳 27 度 ，
西 貢 28 度 ，
長 洲 27 度 ，
赤 鱲 角 29 度 ，
青 衣 29 度 ，
石 崗 29 度 ，
荃 灣 可 觀 27 度 ，
荃 灣 城 門 谷 28 度 ，
香 港 公 園 28 度 ，
筲 箕 灣 27 度 ，
九 龍 城 27 度 ，
跑 馬 地 29 度 ，
黃 大 仙 28 度 ，
赤 柱 27 度 ，
觀 塘 27 度 ，
深 水 埗 29 度 ，
啟 德 跑 道 公 園 29 度 ，
元 朗 公 園 28 度 ，
大 美 督 27 度 。
At
7 p.m.
at the Hong Kong Observatory :
Air temperature : 29 degrees Celsius
Relative Humidity : 69 per cent
The air temperatures at other places were:
Hong Kong Observatory29 degrees ;
King's Park28 degrees ;
Wong Chuk Hang29 degrees ;
Ta Kwu Ling28 degrees ;
Lau Fau Shan27 degrees ;
Tai Po29 degrees ;
Sha Tin28 degrees ;
Tuen Mun28 degrees ;
Tseung Kwan O27 degrees ;
Sai Kung28 degrees ;
Cheung Chau27 degrees ;
Chek Lap Kok29 degrees ;
Tsing Yi29 degrees ;
Shek Kong29 degrees ;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon27 degrees ;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley28 degrees ;
Hong Kong Park28 degrees ;
Shau Kei Wan27 degrees ;
Kowloon City27 degrees ;
Happy Valley29 degrees ;
Wong Tai Sin28 degrees ;
Stanley27 degrees ;
Kwun Tong27 degrees ;
Sham Shui Po29 degrees ;
Kai Tak Runway Park29 degrees ;
Yuen Long Park28 degrees ;
Tai Mei Tuk27 degrees .
下 午 4 時
天 文 台 錄 得：
氣 溫 ： 31 度
相 對 濕 度 ： 百 分 之 60
過 去 一 小 時 ，
京 士 柏 錄 得 的 平 均 紫 外 線 指 數 ： 2
紫 外 線 強 度 ： 低
本 港 其 他 地 區 的 氣 溫 ：
天 文 台 31 度 ，
京 士 柏 29 度 ，
黃 竹 坑 30 度 ，
打 鼓 嶺 32 度 ，
流 浮 山 29 度 ，
大 埔 31 度 ，
沙 田 30 度 ，
屯 門 30 度 ，
將 軍 澳 29 度 ，
西 貢 29 度 ，
長 洲 28 度 ，
赤 鱲 角 32 度 ，
青 衣 30 度 ，
石 崗 31 度 ，
荃 灣 可 觀 29 度 ，
荃 灣 城 門 谷 30 度 ，
香 港 公 園 30 度 ，
筲 箕 灣 28 度 ，
九 龍 城 29 度 ，
跑 馬 地 31 度 ，
黃 大 仙 29 度 ，
赤 柱 29 度 ，
觀 塘 29 度 ，
深 水 埗 31 度 ，
啟 德 跑 道 公 園 30 度 ，
元 朗 公 園 31 度 ，
大 美 督 28 度 。
At
4 p.m.
at the Hong Kong Observatory :
Air temperature : 31 degrees Celsius
Relative Humidity : 60 per cent
During the past hour
the mean UV Index recorded at King's Park : 2
Intensity of UV radiation : low The air temperatures at other places were:
Hong Kong Observatory31 degrees ;
King's Park29 degrees ;
Wong Chuk Hang30 degrees ;
Ta Kwu Ling32 degrees ;
Lau Fau Shan29 degrees ;
Tai Po31 degrees ;
Sha Tin30 degrees ;
Tuen Mun30 degrees ;
Tseung Kwan O29 degrees ;
Sai Kung29 degrees ;
Cheung Chau28 degrees ;
Chek Lap Kok32 degrees ;
Tsing Yi30 degrees ;
Shek Kong31 degrees ;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon29 degrees ;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley30 degrees ;
Hong Kong Park30 degrees ;
Shau Kei Wan28 degrees ;
Kowloon City29 degrees ;
Happy Valley31 degrees ;
Wong Tai Sin29 degrees ;
Stanley29 degrees ;
Kwun Tong29 degrees ;
Sham Shui Po31 degrees ;
Kai Tak Runway Park30 degrees ;
Yuen Long Park31 degrees ;
Tai Mei Tuk28 degrees .