Hong Kong centrist party calls for 47 democrats’ national security case to be tried by jury

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/08/19/hong-kong-centrist-party-calls-for-47-democrats-national-security-case-to-be-tried-by-jury/

HKU national security course: 10 hours of video viewing and a multiple-choice test to pass, and to graduate

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/08/19/hku-national-security-course-10-hours-of-video-viewing-and-a-multiple-choice-test-to-pass-and-to-graduate/

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🇨🇳☭🤝🇸🇦👑 — Per Observers, the Chairman CCP & President of People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, has departed from Beijing, PRC, towards the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

It's the first international travel of the Communist leader to outside Mainland China in 3 years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFzf6VQiZa8

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There are all the secrets in the government that’s they aren’t gonna tell you; and don’t expect to be able to tell any secret either - it even hurts “national security”. Welcome #authoritarianism.
#ccp #fuckccp #boycottchina #china #hongkong #standwithhongkong #secret #nationalsecurity

🇪🇪🇱🇹🇱🇻💪🏻 good move toward getting the world slightly further away from tyranny - we need more!
#latvia #estonia #lithuania #fuckccp #ccp #botcottchina #china

Albert Ho released on bail

The former chairman of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, Albert Ho, was on Monday granted bail after being remanded since May last year over a national security charge.Ho, 70, is accused of inciting subversion along with the alliance and two of its former leaders.High Court judge Johnny Chan ordered him to pay a HK$700,000 cash bail, as well as a surety from his daughter and sister-in-law. He is to report to the Wan Chai police station three times a week, and must not make any speeches that could be deemed as violating the national security law. Ho is also banned from directly or indirectly contacting any foreign officials over any matters. Ho, who's also former chairman of the Democratic Party and a former lawmaker, applied for bail at the High Court after a West Kowloon magistrate rejected his application last month.

2022-08-22 12:53:57

Mainland hands over another 'speedboat fugitive'

One of a group of 12 Hongkongers captured as they allegedly tried to flee Hong Kong by speedboat two years ago was on Monday handed over to the SAR authorities, after finishing a prison term on the mainland.Quinn Moon, wearing handcuffs and a black hood over her head, was seen being escorted to Tin Shui Wai Police Station. She was wanted by Hong Kong police in connection with an alleged bomb making case.Moon and 11 others were intercepted by the Guangdong coastguard on August 23, 2020 as they were allegedly trying to make their way to Taiwan.All of them were detained on the mainland for crossing the border illegally. The two youngest of them were brought back to Hong Kong at the end of 2020 and eight others returned in March last year after completing prison sentences.Moon was given a longer jail term for organising the illegal crossing along with Tang Kai-yin, who after being sentenced to three years behind bars is the only one of the group still being held on the mainland.The 12 faced protest-related charges in Hong Kong at the time of their alleged escape bid and some have been convicted and jailed again since their return. One of the group, Andy Li, has pleaded guilty to a national security offence in a case involving former media tycoon Jimmy Lai.

2022-08-22 15:35:27 (1)

'Jimmy Lai to plead not guilty in security case'

The High Court heard on Monday that six former editors of the now-defunct Apple Daily intend to plead guilty to national security charges while the other defendants – the newspaper's founder, Jimmy Lai, and three corporations – indicated they would plead not guilty.This was revealed at a case management hearing before a panel of three judges.A reporting ban on the hearing was lifted by Justice Esther Toh.Prosecutor Anthony Chau told the court that the six former Apple Daily editors – Cheung Kim-hung, Ryan Law, Chan Pui-man, Yeung Ching-kee, Fung Wai-kong and Lam Man-chung – earlier indicated they would plead guilty to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces. The defendants are accused of calling on foreign countries or external forces to impose sanctions or blockages, or engage in hostile activities against Hong Kong and China, between July 1, 2020 and April 3, 2021. They are being remanded in custody.At the hearing on Monday, the parties tried to arrange for the trial to start as early as December but failed to reach agreement.Another hearing will be held to try to fix a trial date.Justice Toh stressed the highest priority is to handle the case expeditiously. The trial is expected to last 30 days.

2022-08-22 16:55:46

Man cleared of playing ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ on erhu without permit as court rules insufficient proof from prosecutors

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/08/22/man-cleared-of-playing-glory-to-hong-kong-on-erhu-without-permit-as-court-rules-insufficient-proof-from-prosecutors/

Jimmy Lai to plead not guilty in national security case as Hong Kong security chief allows Apple Daily access to funds

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/08/22/jimmy-lai-to-plead-not-guilty-in-national-security-case-as-hong-kong-security-chief-allows-apple-daily-access-to-funds/

#法庭報導
1️⃣蘋果案6名高層擬認罪 黎智英與3間公司將排期審訊
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黎智英和3間公司分拆成一案處理，今於高院進行案件管理聆訊。控辯雙方商討審訊日子，期間控方透露除了黎和3間公司外，其餘被告皆打算認罪，包括前行政總裁張劍虹、前總編輯羅偉光、前執行總編輯林文宗、前副社長陳沛敏、前英文主筆盧峯和前主筆楊清奇。

2️⃣涉支聯會顛覆案 何俊仁向高院申保釋獲批
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已解散的支聯會前副主席何俊仁就多宗集結案入獄逾一年，上月22日服刑完畢，惟另涉支聯會煽動顛覆國家政權案繼續還柙。他早前在裁判法院申請保釋被拒，上周再度向高院申請保釋。《國安法》指定法官陳仲衡今批准何保釋，惟不得離港、須交出所有旅遊證件，亦不得接觸任何外國官員。陳官最後籲何遵守所有保釋條件：「不要證明我是錯而張先生（律政司代表）是對的。」

3️⃣事隔近3年被控非法集結 速遞員認罪判囚4個月
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2019年9月29日旺角警署外有集結及警民衝突。事隔近3年，4男2女被控非法集結及襲警等5罪。兩名男被告認罪，其中一人早前已判刑，30歲速遞員今判囚4個月。裁判官施祖堯判刑時指，被告攜有螺絲批是預備用作拆除物品；而他戴上口罩及護目鏡，是準備面對衝突及掩飾身分。

4️⃣前年七一銅鑼灣集結 22歲演藝學生認罪 判監4個月
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主任裁判官嚴舜儀表示，從勞教中心報告中看到被告有反思自己的過錯和積極幫助他人。惟根據本案規模，以6個月監禁為量刑起點已相對較低，考慮到案件的嚴重性，判刑須具阻嚇性，加上被告認罪，刑期獲扣減三分一，故不能夠再降低刑期。

5️⃣街頭奏《願榮光》 「二胡伯伯」無牌演奏表證不成立：真理在我們這一邊
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6️⃣涉5.24反國安法遊行 26歲侍應遭控暴動 9.6轉區院訊
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7️⃣7男否認8.11太古站非法集結 21歲女學生認罪 還柙至9.29判刑
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After the PLA military rehearsal in #Taiwan.

#CCP_is_terrorist
#taiwanisnotchina

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#HongKong used to be 1 of the freest places in the world in terms of free speech. Now, everyone needs to watch what they are saying.
#freedomofspeech
#FreeHK
#NationalSecurityLaw