Hong Kong Ordinances Hong Kong Ordinances
- CHAPTER 8
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Incompetency from immature age or unsoundness of mind
4. Evidence given by children
4A. Abolition of corroboration rule in respect of evidence given by a
child
4B. Abolition of corroboration rule in respect of sexual offences
5. Evidence of parties
6. Evidence of husband and wife
7. Privilege of husband and wife
8. Evidence of access
9. No incapacity from crime or interest
10. Exception as to defendant in criminal proceedings
11. Evidence of parties and their husbands and wives in proceedings for
adultery
12. Discrediting a witness
13. Proof of contradictory statement of adverse witness
14. Cross-examination as to previous statement in writing
15. Proof of conviction and previous conviction for indictable offence
16. Attesting witness need not be called
17. Comparison of disputed with genuine writing
17A. Evidence in criminal proceedings to prove unrecorded event did not
happen
18. Copy of document of public nature
19. Official documents
19A. Certificate in criminal proceedings in respect of foreign documents
19AA. Evidence of signature or fiat, etc.
19B. Certificate in criminal proceedings of designation of foreign bank
19C. Privilege relating to sections 19A and 19B
20. Copy of entry in banker's record
20A. Application of section 20 to banks that have ceased business
21. Court for judge may direct copies of entries in banker's record to
be taken
22. Evidence in criminal proceedings from documentary records
22A. Documentary evidence in criminal proceedings from computer records
22B. Provisions supplementary to sections 22 and 22A
23. Copy of records of Hong Kong Observatory
24. Certificate of accuracy of chronometer
24A. Certificate of accuracy of apparatus designed and used for
ascertaining the speed of a vessel
25. Government Chemist's certificates
26. Certificates as to photographic process
27. Certified translations of documents
28. Certificates of accuracy of speedometers and radar and weighing
devices
29. Certificate of posting of documents
29A. Certified transcripts of tape recordings
30. Computation of time
31. Proof of foreign or colonial act of state, judgment, etc.
32. Proof of statutes of Commonwealth Country
33. Swearing of answer, etc., in High Court in England, etc.
34. Admissibility of document having seal and signature of British
ambassador, etc.
35. Proof of various matters in civil proceedings
36. Effect of notices in Gazette
37. Admissibility of document filed in foreign court or consulate
38. Courts to take judicial notice of signature of judges, etc.
39. Prints of films of public documents
40. Prints from films of Government documents, etc.
41. Interpretation
42. Proof of instrument to validity of which attestation is necessary
43. Presumptions as to documents 20 years old
44. Power to order proof of specified facts by affidavit with or
without attendance of deponent
45. Interpretation and savings
46. Interpretation
47. Admissibility of hearsay evidence
47A. Notice of proposal to adduce hearsay evidence
48. Power to call witness for cross-examination on hearsay statement,
etc.
49. Considerations relevant to weighing of hearsay evidence
50. Competence and credibility
51. Previous statements of witnesses
52. Evidence formerly admissible at common law
53. Proof of statements contained in documents
54. Proof of records of business or public body
55. Statement not contained in business records
55A. Provisions as to rules of court
55B. Savings
56. (Repealed 2 of 1999 s. 3)
57. (Repealed 2 of 1999 s. 3)
58. Admissibility of expert opinion and certain expressions of non-expert
opinion
59. Evidence of foreign law
60. Interpretation, application to arbitrations etc. and savings
61. (Repealed 65 of 1980 s. 8)
62. Convictions as evidence in civil proceedings
63. Findings of adultery as evidence in civil proceedings
64. Conclusiveness of convictions for purposes of defamation actions
65. Privilege against incrimination of self or spouse
65A. Privilege against incrimination of self or spouse in criminal
proceedings
66. Abolition of certain privileges
67. Consequential amendments relating to privilege
68. Interpretation and savings of Part VI
69. Rules
70. Admissibility in evidence in criminal proceedings of deposition of
person dead, etc.
71. Prima facie proof of examination having been duly taken
72. Objection that deposition tendered was not signed by magistrate
73. Power to take deposition of person dangerously ill, etc., and
admissibility thereof
74. Interpretation
75. Application to the Court of First Instance for assistance in
obtaining evidence for civil proceedings in another court
76. Power of a court in Hong Kong to give effect to an application
for assistance
77. Privilege of witnesses
77A. Effect of subpoena
77B. Power of Hong Kong court to assist in obtaining evidence for
criminal proceedings in an overseas court
77C. Rules of court
77D. Saving
77E. Issue of letter of request to obtain evidence in criminal
proceedings
77F. Admissibility in criminal proceedings of evidence obtained pursuant to
letter of request
77G. Provisions supplementary to sections 77E and 77F
78. Impounding of forged document or false instrument admitted in
evidence
79. Admissibility of certain medical notes and reports
80. Observations and evidence of accused person before magistrate to be
taken down and to be admissible at trial
81. Warrant or order to bring up prisoner to give evidence
82. Saving as to Wills Act 1837
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