Jury Ordinance

(1)
A person who has reached 21 years of age, but not 65 years of age, and is a resident of Hong Kong is, except as provided by this Ordinance, liable to serve as a juror in the proceedings in the court or in an inquest under the Coroners Ordinance (
Cap. 504
) if (but only if
)—
(Amended
21 of 1999 s. 22
)
(a)
the person is of sound mind and not afflicted by blindness, deafness or other disability preventing the person from serving as a juror; and
(b)
the person is of good character; and
(c)
the person has a sufficient knowledge of the language in which the proceedings are to be conducted to be able to understand the proceedings.
(2)
In a trial before a jury, the court or a coroner may, on the court or the coroner’s own motion or on the application of the Registrar or of any interested party, discharge any person summoned to serve as a juror who is unable to satisfy the court or the coroner that the person’s knowledge of the language in which the proceedings are to be conducted is sufficient to enable the person to understand the proceedings.