HKSAR vs BEST PENCIL (HONG KONG) LIMITED AND OTHERS

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DCCC 265/2022

[2024] HKDC 1430

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

CRIMINAL CASE NO. 265 OF 2022

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	HKSAR
	v
	Best Pencil (Hong Kong) Limited	(D1)
	CHUNG Pui-kuen	(D2)
	LAM Shiu-tung	(D3)

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Before:

His Honour Judge W.K. Kwok

Date:

29 August 2024

Present:	Ms Laura Ng, Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions, leading Ms Jennifer Tsui, Senior Public Prosecutor, for HKSAR
	1 ^st defendant (D1), unrepresented, absent
	Ms Audrey Eu, Senior Counsel, leading Mr David Ma, Mr Jay Koon, Ms Allison Wong and Ms Denise Or, instructed by Messrs Ho Tse Wai & Partners, for the 2 ^nd defendant (D2) and the 3 ^rd defendant (D3)

Offence:

Conspiracy to publish and/or reproduce seditious publications

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Reasons for Verdict

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Index			Paras
A.	Background		1-4
B.	Trial of D1		5-18
C.	The defence objection to being prosecuted on some of the articles		19-25
		(Reasons for dismissal of the defence objection)	26-30
D.	The defence application for a permanent stay of proceedings		31-43
		(Reasons for dismissal of the defence application)	44-48
E.	The prosecution case
	E1.	Overview of prosecution witnesses	49-71
	E2.	Context of the relevant time period	72
	E3.	Contents of the articles	73-77
	E4.		78-90
	E5.	Conspiracy agreement and intention to put it into effect	91-94
F.	The defence case		95-97
			98-99
			100-104
			105-106
			107-110
			111-113
			114-124
			125-128
			129-133
G.	Verdict
	G1.	Legal directions	134-142
	G2.	Trial issues	143-144
	G3.	Constitutional and legal issues	145-151
			152-154
			155-160
			161-164
			165-174
			175-176
			177-183
			184-195
	G4.	No unfairness in the trial	196-201

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