<p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">國務院一國兩制白皮書公佈逾兩個月,爭議不絕,終審法院退休首席法官李國能首度評論白皮書,撰文談及白皮書內法官應該愛國的要求,指「何謂愛國,並無舉世公認的定義」;又稱「法官沒有任何主人」,他們只對法律忠誠。文章又指白皮書英文版將法官列於"those who administrate Hong Kong",使用"administrate"這個字,「這是很不幸的,也是不適當的」。</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><br /></span></p><div> </div><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">一國兩制白皮書引起很多爭議,律師會會長林新強亦因相關言論,遭會員通過不信任動議。李國能撰文〈The RULE OF LAW法治〉昨在《明報》刊出,指白皮書引起司法獨立關注是有其理據,英文版用上"administrate"這字是很不幸及不適當的,這字一般理解為行政當局,例如梁振英政府,英文會採用"the CY Leung administration"。「很明顯,司法機關不屬於行政當局(立法機關也不是)。」他希望能予以澄清,以消除疑慮。</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; "> </p><div><img src="/EditBackyard/EditorData/Photo/16la2p5.jpg" width="250" height="332" alt="" /> </div><div><span style="background-color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt;"><em>李國能日前撰文,指一國兩制白皮書引起司法獨立關注是有其理據。</em></span></div><h2><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">指愛國無舉世公認定義</span></h2><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">李國能續表示,「更加令人關注」的是白皮書內對法官應該愛國的要求,指愛國沒有舉世公認的定義。社會廣泛認為這愛國要求,帶有親中或港政府的意味,意指支持政府、保護政府利益。但在司法獨立的原則下,法官不應該親或反對任何人或事。「法官沒有任何主人」,只對法律本身忠誠。對法官而言,入職時要作出的司法誓言的法律規定,已是足夠和合適的安排。</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">他表示,內地官員可能對司法獨立有不同見解,但相信他們會明白和理解香港的看法。雖然有人對法治前景較負面,但他不認同這悲觀看法,引用西諺「恒久警惕乃自由的代價」,認為只要時常警惕,法治和司法獨立在未來的歲月,仍會繼續蓬勃發展。</span></p><h2><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">「冇人可以獨善其身」</span></h2><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">律政司發言人表示,從白皮書中文原文可洞察到,英文版「白皮書」用"administrate"一字存在繙譯問題。若能用更合適的字句,應該可避免誤會;律政司司長過去已經指出此問題。就法官需要愛國愛港方面,律政司指白皮書絕對沒有要求法官要偏幫某一方。相反,白皮書多次提到在《基本法》下香港特區享有獨立的司法權和終審權。</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">李國能的文章開段先提及港府已將2017年行政長官選舉辦法的報告提交人大,他對「當前社會愈趨兩極化感到憂慮」,希望各界能以明智和務實的態度尋求妥協,指這是社會最佳利益之所在。</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">公民黨立法會議員梁家傑相信李國能此時發表文章,是覺得現時是人大快將就政改作決定的關鍵時刻,「冇人可以獨善其身、置身事外」。至於律政司司長袁國強稱已作澄清,梁家傑指白皮書由國務院發表,明顯地李國能認為袁國強的澄清未足以釋除憂慮,需要由高層的內地官員澄清白皮書的內容。</span></p><h2><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">〈The RULE OF LAW法治〉節錄</span></h2><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">•司法獨立是法治中不可或缺的元素,它有兩方面的涵義,一是作為一個機構司法機關獨立於行政及立法之外,二是每位法官審案都是獨立的</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">•《「一國兩制」在香港特別行政區的實踐》白皮書在香港引起對司法獨立廣泛的關注,這些關注是有其理據的</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">•白皮書的英文版把法官列於"those who administrate Hong Kong"(i.e. administer)當中(立法機關成員也包括在內)……這是很不幸的,也是不適當的</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">•很明顯,司法機關不屬於行政當局(立法機關也不是)。這一方面最好能夠予以澄清</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">•更加令人關注的,是白皮書內對法官應該愛國的要求。何謂愛國,並無舉世公認的定義</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">•法官沒有任何主人,無論是政治上或其他方面,他們只對法律本身忠誠</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt ; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">•對法官而言,他們入職時要作出司法誓言的法律規定,已是足夠和合適的安排</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">•希望參與討論的政界各方人士都能以明智和務實的態度(就政改)尋求妥協,妥協的藝術畢竟是政治的本質,也是社會最佳利益之所在</span></p>