Hong Kong Regulations

HONG KONG COURT OF FINAL APPEAL RULES - RULE 45

Judgment

(1) Where the Court, after hearing an appeal, decides to reserve judgment, the
Registrar shall in due course notify the parties of the day appointed for the
delivery of the judgment.

(2) Judgment shall not be delivered by the Court unless there are present at
least 3 of the judges who heard and determined the appeal.

(3) The Court or at least 3 of the judges who heard and determined the appeal
may, instead of delivering the judgment, on the day appointed under subrule
(1), hand down a copy of the judgment for each of the parties and endorse the
Court file accordingly, and it shall not be necessary for the parties to
appear by counsel or in person.