Hong Kong Regulations

AMUSEMENT GAME CENTRES (APPEAL BOARD) REGULATION - SECT 12

Failure of appellant to attend hearing

(1) If on the day and time fixed for the hearing of the appeal the appellant
fails to attend the hearing either in person or by a barrister or solicitor,
the Appeal Board may-

   (a)  if satisfied that the appellant's failure to attend was due to
        sickness or other reasonable cause, postpone or adjourn the hearing
        for such period as it thinks fit;

   (b)  proceed to hear the appeal; or

   (c)  dismiss the appeal.

(2) Where the appeal is dismissed by the Appeal Board under subsection (1)(c)
the appellant may, within 30 days after the making of the order for dismissal,
by notice in writing lodged with the Chairman, apply to the Appeal Board to
review its order and the Appeal Board may, if satisfied that the appellant's
failure to attend the hearing was due to sickness or any other reasonable
cause, set aside the order for dismissal.

(3) When lodging a notice under subsection (2), the appellant shall at the
same time serve a copy of such notice on the Commissioner.

(4) Where the Appeal Board sets aside an order for dismissal under subsection
(2), the Chairman shall fix the date, time and place for the hearing of the
appeal so as to enable the hearing to commence as soon as is reasonably
practicable and shall, not less than 14 days before the date so fixed, serve
on the appellant and on the Commissioner notice of the date, time and place in
Form 2 in the Schedule. (Enacted 1993)