Guo Yongjian MTR station protested against fare increase, convicted, refuses to apply for leave to appeal

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Written by: Zhu Xixin

2020-01-08 17:46

Guo Yongjian, the current Labor Party chairman, was protested against the MTR fare increase at the Kowloon Tong MTR station three years ago. He was found not guilty of "not following the notice" in the original trial, but the High Court convicted him and was fined 900 yuan. Guo dissatisfied with the decision, and today (8th) applied to the High Court for a certificate of approval to appeal to the final court, but was rejected by the judge, Guo must pay the costs, and the judge stated that he would give reasons for the decision later.

Guo was guilty of a subpoena during trial

Guo Yongjian was originally charged with "non-compliance notice" and "distribution without approval". He was convicted in the Magistrates Court of "distribution without approval" and was fined 2,000 yuan. . MTR filed an appeal in the manner described in the case. The High Court earlier ruled that MTR had won the case and reassigned Guo Guicheng. Guo was fined 900 yuan for the crime in the Eastern Magistracy Court.

Seeking controversy 3 legal issues were rejected

Guo was dissatisfied with the High Court's ruling and applied for an appeal certificate to the Court of Final Appeal. Guo has mainly disputed three legal issues, including whether MTR staff should be instructed to restrict basic rights, whether the restriction should be measured in proportion, whether MTR's "zero tolerance" policy is constitutional, and the court should How to deal with factual considerations in case presentations.

After listening to his statement and considering it, the judge refused to grant a permit to appeal to the final court on any legal issue.

Case number: HCMA410 / 2018

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