善導會 2023-2024年報

㼠겗佦✲ Feature Story ㊥㼬剚 SideBySide 112 Sunny, a 22-year-old college student, first encountered the services of SideBySide when he participated in the Witness Training Workshop of Mock Trial Justice Education Project last year. Before joining the project, Sunny had little exposure to the legal world. “In everyday life, I rarely had the chance to engage with anything related to law or courts”, he reflected. But this project opened a new door for him, inviting him to explore the legal landscape from a fresh perspective. It wasn’t just about theory; it was about real experiences that brought the courtroom to life. As he participated in mock trials, Sunny gradually began to understand how Hong Kong’s legal system operates. He learned about the fundamental principles of common law that form the backbone of the judiciary. “This was a rare opportunity for me to dive deeper into the obligations and responsibilities of being a citizen in society”, he shared with enthusiasm. Beyond the Role What truly set the Mock Trial Justice Education Project apart was its immersive approach. At the courtroom, participants were given the chances — to act as jurors, witnesses, and more—allowing them to experience the judicial process from a first-person perspective. In one memorable mock trial competition, Sunny took on the role of a witness. Standing in the witness box, he delivered his testimony, a moment that made him acutely aware of the authenticity and significance of what it means to testify. Sunny also had the responsibility of serving as a juror, stepping up as the chief juror who would respond to the clerk’s questions about the jury’s deliberations and verdict. “Being a juror is no simple task”, he explained thoughtfully. “Our decisions can determine whether a defendant is guilty or innocent.” He realised that being a juror meant meticulously recording and analysing the evidence presented during the trial, and considering each case frommultiple angles to ensure a fair outcome. These invaluable experiences were lessons that no traditional classrooms could provide. Though these interactions were simulated, each session left a lasting impression on Sunny. “During the mock trial, I could step into the shoes of different roles, which allowed me to think empathetically and broaden my perspective on the issues at hand”, he remarked, his eyes lighting up with excitement. The goal of the Mock Trial Justice Education Project is to help young people like Sunny contemplate vital concepts such as civic responsibility and the rule of law from various viewpoints, while also enhancing their awareness of crime prevention. It is hoped that the project will continue to serve even more youth and community members, enabling a new generation to learn and grow through the transformative experience of mock trials. 豤ず㷸 4VOOZ 僽♧⡙ 娔涸㣐㼠㷸欰剓 ⴲ䱺鍸ⵌ㊥㼬剚僽㔔捀⿡䎃⿮⸈✫歋չ垸亼岁 䏭Ⱇ纏來肬鎙ⷔպ莊鳵涸չ穪搂贡鎊阮➃䊨⡲ 㖷պ 豤ず㷸邍爚傈䌢欰崞⚥♶僽䌢剤䱺鍸ⵌ莅岁䖒 䧴岁䏭剤ꡠ涸䊨⡲⡎鸏⦐鎙ⷔ捀➮䩧Ꟛ✫♧䩐 倞㣐Ꟍ雊➮〳⟃䖰〥♧錬䏞䱳程岁䖒⚆歲㻜 ꥹ䠮「岁䏭鷴麕鋷魨넓뀿岁䏭㻤鎝➮鷷恸✫ 鍑껻度涸岁䖒ⵖ䏞麌⡲㽍Ⱖ⟃兜鸒岁⡲捀぀岁 㛇燊涸ꅾ銴⾲⵱➮钢捀鸏僽♧⦐ꨈ䖤涸堥剚 〳⟃刿幀Ⰵ钢陏爢剚Ⱇ字纏⹡莅顑⟤ ➮邍爚鎙ⷔ剓栬暶⛓贖僽雊㣐㹻〳⟃鸒麕二⟤ 岁䏭⚥♶ず涸錬蒀㥶ꤙ㻤㆞ㄤ阮➃⟃痧♧魨 鋕錏✫鍑぀岁玑䎸麌⡲㖈垸亼岁䏭嫲飓⚥豤 ず㷸二⟤阮➃倴阮➃䌏♳⡲⣘넓剚阮➃阮⣘ 㥶⡦溫㻜ㄤꅾ銴 錬蒀⟃㢫 姽㢫➮剎二⟤ꤙ㻤㆞⟃껷䌏ꤙ㻤㆞魨⟨㔐 䥰剅鎹剤ꡠꤙ㻤㆞㉂陾䖕涸鄪对嫲侸չ二 ⟤ꤙ㻤㆞涸䊨⡲ꬌ䌢♶矦㋲㔔捀䧮⦛涸鄪对 䕧갠ⵌ鄄デ僽や剤縢պ豤ず㷸铞➮❠✫鍑 ⵌꤙ㻤㆞♶⫦꨾銴阌䢆㖒鎹ꏗㄤⴕ區㻤鎝⚥阮 ⣘ㄤⰉ㺂ず儘❠銴䖰㢵錬䏞䙼罌呪⟝䥰㥶⡦ 锸縢䩞腋焷⥃䖤ⴀⰗ姻对㹁鸏❉㼂顜竤뀿 僽铭㛔♳ꨈ⟃審《涸 ꧪ搭〫僽垸亼넓뀿⡎嫦♧妄竤娜鿪雊豤ず㷸 剤幀ⵠ넓剚豤ず㷸铞չ㖈鋷魨넓뀿岁䏭㻤 鎝涸麕玑⚥䧮〳⟃➿Ⰵ♶ず錬蒀涸鋕錬ㄤ贖 㞯雊䧮刿腋鏤魨贖㖒䙼罌㉏겗剤⸔仍ꡀ䙼 笞պ չ垸亼岁䏭Ⱇ纏來肬鎙ⷔպ涸湡垦姻僽䋞劆 ⼿⸔ꫭ㼱䎃䖰♶ず錬䏞䙼罌Ⱇ字顑⟤岁屛瘞 嚌䙂⸈䓽갸꣈月縢涸䠑陏鎙ⷔ劍劆倴⢵䎃 糒糵剪⹡刿㢵ꫭ䎃➃⿻爢⼦➃㡦♧ず鷴麕垸 亼岁䏭넓뀿㷸绢 垸亼岁䏭 v Ⱇ纏來肬鎙ⷔ Mock Trial Justice Education Project