選舉呈請答辯訟費餘額 Remaining legal costs for election petition defence

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2021年3月25日，高等法院就。

2019年11月24日，香港區議會選舉創下歷史投票人數新高紀錄，民主陣營空前大勝，奪得17區區議會的主導權。由選舉結束至今，至少 5 名親中派落選人提出選舉呈請，意圖推翻選舉結果。其中，我所服務的九龍城土瓜灣南選區，即使我以 170 票的大幅差距勝出選舉，親中派的落選人仍然不昔大灑銀彈向高等法院提出呈請。

身為被呈請的其中一員，我並無隸屬任何大型政黨，而我所屬的地區組織亦沒有坐擁龐大資源。因此，我在選舉呈請案件中答辯涉及的法律開支（包括延聘律師和大律師的費用），須由我一人獨力承擔；如最終敗訴，亦將表示我當選的結果將被推翻。截至今日，相關法律程序已累積招致逾 150,000 元的法律開支，並每日遞增。

在這個情況下，我希望向大家提出一個非情之請，向大家籌募部分金額應付法律開支，並懇請大家鼎力支持。是次籌款將全數撥入已事先清空的本地銀行帳戶，全數用作支付法律費用；假如我最後獲發還訟費或有盈餘，我會將餘額全出捐予支援同路人的基金或組織。

On 24 November 2019, a record-breaking number of people turned out to vote in the District Council elections, in which the pro-democracy camp have won a majority number of seats in 17 District Councils. However, at least 5 pro-government candidates have lodged an election petition against the result. In the To Kwa Wan South constituency I serve, the pro-government candidate, despite losing by a 170-vote wide margin, has also launched election petition proceedings at the High Court in attempt to unseat me.

Without support from political party or resourceful organisation likewise, I will be solely responsible for the full legal costs (including fees for solicitor and barrister) in defending against the election petition case, the success of which will lead to the reversal of my election. Up to today, the accumulated payable legal costs incurred for my defence have exceeded HK$150,000.

Under these unfortunate circumstances, I would like to plead for your generous support. All funds raised in this campaign will be put into a dedicated bank account and will be used entirely for paying legal costs related to the court proceedings. All unused funds after the conclusion of the related proceedings will be donated to funds or bodies in support of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists.