Labour Tribunal Ordinance

(1)
A person shall be eligible to be appointed as a presiding officer
if—
(a)
he is qualified to practise as a barrister, solicitor or advocate in a court in Hong Kong or any other common law jurisdiction having unlimited jurisdiction either in civil or criminal matters; and
(b)
since becoming so qualified, he has for a period of or periods totalling not less than 5
years—
(i)
practised as a barrister, solicitor or advocate in such a court;
(ii)
been a legal officer as defined in
section 2
of the Legal Officers Ordinance (
Cap. 87
);
(iii)
been the Director of Legal Aid or a Deputy Director of Legal Aid, Assistant Director of Legal Aid or Legal Aid Officer, appointed in accordance with
section 3
of the Legal Aid Ordinance (
Cap. 91
);
(iv)
been the Official Receiver or an Assistant Official Receiver (Legal), Assistant Principal Solicitor, Senior Solicitor or Solicitor, appointed in accordance with
section 75
of the Bankruptcy Ordinance (
Cap. 6
); or
(v)
been the Director of Intellectual Property or a Deputy Director of Intellectual Property, Assistant Director of Intellectual Property, Assistant Principal Solicitor, Senior Solicitor or Solicitor, appointed in accordance with
section 3
of the Director of Intellectual Property (Establishment) Ordinance (
Cap. 412
).
(Amended
26 of 2012 s. 37
)
(2)
For the purposes of calculating the period of 5 years referred to in subsection
(1
)(
b)
—
(a)
periods of less than 5 years falling within any of the subparagraphs of that subsection may be combined;
(b)
periods served in an office specified in Part I of the
First Schedule
to the repealed Registrar General (Establishment) Ordinance (
Cap. 100
) may be taken into account notwithstanding the repeal of that Ordinance.