我在HKFP刋登的文章如下：-

Vicious characters and hypocrites only earn my despite!

When I was elected as a Council Member of the Law Society of Hong Kong twenty two years ago, I pledged to serve the legal profession with my best endeavours. Although I am pretty well occupied in discharging my duties as a LegCo Member these days, I still uphold my pledge to serve the legal profession as promised .

This year, I am standing for the Law Society Council Election again. There are eight candidates contesting for five seats. I do believe that competition will help make progress but it has to be conducted in a fair and gentleman manner.

In the late evening of 11 May 2017, I received an onward transmission with a Chinese article published in the electronic page of The Apple Daily entitled ‘一票不投何君堯‘ . It literally means “Casting no vote for Ho Kwan Yiu (Junius)". The article was written by Kevin Yam Kin Fung, a purported practising solicitor. In the article, he said, he could not remain silent and had to challenge my integrity. He further said that I am not a suitable candidate for being a Council Member because of my “Seven Sins". The allegations against me are serious which are of course not true and without any substance. Those are actually tantamount to defamation.

In reply to Kevin’s first allegation that my dual role as a LegCo Member will conflict and compromise my role as a Law Society Council Member. That is nonsense. On the contrary, evidence shows that interest of the legal profession is much better protected through my collaboration with other lawyer members in the LegCo.

As far as my political stance is concerned, it is crystal clear that I am patriotic and I love my home city, Hong Kong. I strive to maintain its stability and prosperity.

I exercise my freedom of speech and urge for upholding the rule of law. I voice out my constituents’ concern that those who advocated and subsequently acted in breach of law to occupy Central should be prosecuted. So, how could it be right for him to accuse me for interfering with the independent work of the Justice Department.

It is inappropriate for Kevin to have taken things out of the contexts and criticised me for being contemptuous to courts, female or homosexuals. Which are again not true.

He intentionally twists the facts to fit for the purpose best known to him. I guess the reasons why he does it like that are probably of two, his different political stance from mine and his personal grudge. He supported his associates advocating Occupy Central. He disagreed with the Law Society’s position during my presidency in that the law may disqualify some people from standing election due to their non fulfilment of certain legal requirements.

All in all, Kevin’s allegations against me are unfounded. I have already issued him a formal demand for an apology to my satisfaction by noon of next Tuesday, failing which, I will sue him undoubtedly.

Junius Ho
13 May, 2017