47名揽炒派被控“串谋颠覆国家政权罪”，在西九龙裁判法院提堂。由於被告人数众多，聆讯两日尚未完成，今日需继续审讯。这是香港拨乱反正的重要案件，备受各界关注。惟审讯期间出现不少噪音及乱象，再次说明维护国家主权安全的迫切性。

　　揽炒派发动支持者包围法院，一些外国领事以“监察”为名欲进入法庭旁听，更有西方政要叫嚣“立即放人”，公然干预香港司法独立。然而，若反中乱港势力以为内外勾连就可以迫使特区政府让步，牺牲法治，那是打错了算盘。

　　“佔中”发起人戴耀廷去年发起“35＋”计劃，揽炒派图谋夺取立法会多数席位，通过否决预算案、政府法案，以达到瘫痪特区政府、迫使特首下台的邪恶目的，最终夺取特区管治权。戴耀廷曾发表“真揽炒十步”文宣，图穷匕见，扬言在外力配合下，不仅要将特区政府拖下悬崖，更剑指中央政府，这是赤裸裸的揽炒香港、颠覆国家政权的行动路线图，如今则成为“自供状”，白纸黑字，无可抵赖。其他参与计劃的多为揽炒派区议员或立法会议员，不少人签署“墨落无悔”宣言，坐到同一条贼船上，铁证如山，被拘捕、检控、受审，可谓求仁得仁。

　　但可笑的是，相关人等不是扮失忆就是扮无辜，竟称“不知为何被起诉”；为求保释更是藉口多多，有人说要养家，有人说“刚结婚”等等，千奇百怪。揽炒派更发起“企满法院”行动，煽动支持者以排队入法院听审为名，行非法示威之实，其间更高呼“独港”口号，气焰嚣张。《苹果日报》形容“黑衣光时口号重演，庭内庭外互相呼应”，这不就是不打自招，向法官施压的证据吗？

　　另一方面，多国领事欲借“监察”法庭聆讯去达到干预香港的目的。如英国再拿过气的《中英联合声明》说事，美国国务卿公然要求特区政府“放人”，美国国安顾问则扬言“与勇敢的香港人站在一起”。其实，司法属於国家主权，不容干涉，美国有何权力对香港特区行使司法权说三道四？美国能否容忍外国人要求释放那些闯入国会山莊的“特粉”示威者？香港不是外国租界，一些西方国家至今接受不了中国已经强大、香港回归的事实，还想颐指气使，只能说是徒劳可笑。

　　揽炒派与外部势力遥相呼应，恰恰揭示香港近年乱象不止的真相，以及揽炒派自取其咎的祸根。国际反华势力严重低估中国在香港维护国家主权安全的决心，揽炒派则高估了外部势力的能量，以为抱住外国势力大腿，就可以有恃无恐，浑然不知自己只是“棋子”，西方政客所谓“站在一起”不过是廉价的口水。

　　揽炒派将为自己的恶行付出代价，不仅彰显香港是“法律面前人人平等”的法治之区，更证明全面落实“爱国者治港”是当前最迫切的任务。

2021-03-03

　　Time for external forces to wake up from their sweet dream of interfering with Hong Kong's judiciary

　　Forty-seven mutual-destruction pursuers, charged with "conspiring to subvert state power", appear before the West Kowloon Magistrates' Court.　　The court hearing will continue today as it could not come to an end in the past two days given the number of defendants. This is an important court case for Hong Kong to clarify confusion and bring things back to order. As such it arouses wide attention and concern. Yet there also appear to be quite a lot of noises and chaos during the court hearing, which once again underlines the urgency to safeguard national sovereignty and security.

　　The mutual-destruction camp called its supporters to besiege the court. Some foreign consuls wanted to attend the court hearing as observers in the name of "supervision", and some Western politicians even clamoured for "immediate release" of the accused, wantonly interfering with Hong Kong's judicial independence. However, if the anti-China and trouble-making elements think they could force the SAR Government to give in and give up the rule of law by colluding with each other internally and externally, then they have made a bad miscalculation.

　　"Occupy Central" initiator Benny Tai Yiu-ting had mapped out the "35+" plan last year for the mutual-destruction camp to seize a majority of seats in the Legislative Council (Legco), so that they could achieve their evil goal to paralyse the SAR government and force the Chief Executive to step down through vetoing budgets and bills tabled by the government, and eventually to seize the power of governance in the SAR. Benny Tai had once published an article to unveil the so-called "10 steps toward genuine mutual-destruction", revealing his real intention at last. He had pledged that with cooperation of external forces they wanted not only to drag the SAR Government into the abyss but also to point their sword at the Central Government. This is an undisguised roadmap for action to destroy Hong Kong and subvert state power, which now serves as a "self-confession".　　It is in black and white so there is no room for denial.　　Most participants in the plot were members of the District Councils or Legco, many of whom had signed in the declaration of "no stepping back after signing in ink". So they are on the same "pirate boat", given the iron-clad evidence. Hence they could be said to have got what they have been pursuing, being arrested, prosecuted and tried.

　　It is laughable therefore that these people now are either feigning amnesia or disguising their guilt to appear innocent, claiming they don't know why they are being prosecuted. In order to save their own skins they even resort to all sorts of strange excuses, one claiming he has a family to support while another saying he is "newly-wed. "The mutual-destruction camp has even launched a "swamping the courtroom" campaign, stirring up its supporters to actually stage illegal demonstrations under the pretext of waiting in line to be admitted into the courtroom.　　And in doing so, the participants even shouted out slogans for "independence for Hong Kong," behaving with unbearable insolence. The Apple Daily described the scene as " black-clad protesters and the Free Hong Kong slogan back on stage with concerted action being taken inside and outside the courtroom." Isn't this an unsought confession giving the evidence of putting pressure on the judge?

　　On the other hand, consuls from several countries intend to achieve the purpose to interfere with Hong Kong by way of "supervising" on the court hearing. Among others, the United Kingdom once again blew the dated Sino-British Joint Declaration out of proportion, and the U.S. Secretary of State went so far as to demand the SAR Government to "release" the accused while the U.S. National Security Advisor proclaimed that "We stand in solidarity with these brave [Hong Kong] activists."　　 As a matter of fact, judiciary falls into the category of national sovereignty, which tolerates no foreign interference. What powers does the U.S. have to make carping comments on the Hong Kong SAR exercising its jurisdiction? Could the U.S. tolerate it that foreigners demand a release of the Trump-fans-cum-demonstrators who had forced their way into the Capitol Hill? Hong Kong is not a foreign concession. To date, certain Western countries still refuse to accept the fact that China has already grown strong and Hong Kong already returned to its Motherland, but instead still want to be bossy to others which is surely futile and laughable.

　　Hong Kong's mutual-destruction pursuers and external forces coordinate with each other from afar. This reveals the truth behind Hong Kong's incessant chaos in recent years, as well as the seeds of misfortune for the mutual-destruction pursuers to bring troubles to themselves. International anti-China forces seriously underestimate China's resolve to safeguard national sovereignty and security in Hong Kong. On the other hand, the mutual-destruction pursuers excessively overestimate the energy of external forces. They think they could fear nothing by riding on external forces’ coat-tails. They are completely unaware that they themselves are just pawns. Western politicians’ saying about "standing with" them is nothing but cheap lip service.

　　The fact that mutual-destruction pursuers will pay a price for their evil deeds not only highlights that Hong Kong is a place with the rule of law where "everyone is equal before the law, " but also serves as evidence that fully putting" patriots governing Hong Kong"into practice is the most urgent task right now.

03 March 2021