No, not the decisions by the Judges. They followed and interpreted the Law as it is. And yes, the Secretary of Justice and his department have a right to appeal decisions by lower Courts. Legally, they did nothing wrong. Remember our laws are old colonial laws which give the Government a lot of power.
The clearly political decision was to use the law and seek more severe sentences (加重刑罰). The aim of the Central and Local Authorities is to achieve a greater deterrent effect. To stop people from being disobedient and breaking the law. People who have been denied their one person – one vote in the Legislative Council. And have been denied their rights to nominate and choose their Chief Executive.
The decision of when, who and what to ‘chase’ after using the law to its fullest is a political decision (為了政治目的將法律用到盡).
The Government can stop real estate agents and private investigators who illegally hang banners with their phone numbers on it. Yes, but they don’t spend time on it. Maybe because resources are limited. (政府未有積極檢控亂貼街招的地產經紀及私家偵探)
Other times they want to remain friends. The Government could stop developers in the New Territories from trading “Ding Rights”. And they could force the removal of illegal building works (政府未有正視丁權買賣及僭建問題). However, they may not consider it a priority.
But to put a large number of young kids in jail, was made a political priority (政治優先), instead of seeking better communications between the authorities and the politically engaged youth who aspire to safeguard Hong Kong’s freedom. What a shame.
