法律援助署五十周年紀念特刊 | Legal Aid Department 50th Anniversary Commemorative Publication

社運人士爭取集會自由 Activists fight for freedom of assembly 上訴人：梁國雄，馮家強及盧偉明 Appellants: Leung Kwok Hung, Fung Ka Keung, Christopher and Lo Wai Ming 答辯人：香港特別行政區 Respondent: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 終審法院判決日期：2005年7月8日 Date of Court of Final Appeal Judgment: 8 July 2005 類別：刑事 – 人權 Category: Criminal – Human Rights 個案重溫 Case Study Grounds for Appeal 上訴的理據 ． 上訴人提出上訴，理由是和平集會及／或遊行需要 事先通知（違反《公安條例》的一部分）屬限制集 會自由，因此違反憲法。 ． 上訴法庭駁回上訴人的上訴。 ． 上訴人向終審法院提出上訴。 相關爭議 ． 由梁國雄帶領的上訴人發起了一場和平示威遊 行，與30名參加者由中環遮打花園出發，遊行 至灣仔警察總部。高峰期參加人數達90人。 ． 警方發出警告，表示上訴人須通知警方有關遊 行，並要求上訴人這樣做，但遭拒絕。 ． 上訴人被控違反《公安條例》的罪名成立。 Dispute ． The Appellants, led by Leung Kwok Hung, organised a peaceful march originating with 30 participants from Chater Garden in Central to Wanchai Police Headquarters. At its peak, the procession totalled 90 people. ． Police gave warnings to the Appellants to notify it of the procession and invited them to do so, which they ignored. ． The Appellants were charged with and convicted of breach of Public Order Ordinance (POO). ． The Appellants filed appeal on the ground that a peaceful gathering and/or procession that requires prior notification (as part of a POO breach) was unconstitutional as it limits freedom of assembly. ． The Court of Appeal dismissed the Appellants’ appeal. ． The Appellants lodged an appeal to the Court of Final Appeal. 終審法庭刑事上訴 2005 年1及2號 FACC Nos. 1 & 2 of 2005 P.80 法治基石、彰顯公義 Legal Aid for the Rule of Law and Justice