Evidence Ordinance

A document purporting to be a copy of the records or part of the records kept by the Director of the Hong Kong Observatory and purporting to be certified by the officer having the custody of the records shall be admitted in evidence in criminal or civil proceedings before any court on its production without further proof,
and—
(Amended
L.N. 362 of 1997
)
(a)
until the contrary is proved, the court before which such document is produced shall
presume—
(i)
that the document is certified by such officer;
(ii)
that the document is a true copy of the records or part of the records to which it refers; and
(iii)
that the records were duly made and compiled at the time referred to in the document; and
(b)
such document shall be prima facie evidence of all matters contained therein.
(Added
46 of 1967 s. 2
. Amended
31 of 1969 s. 3
)