Cap. 8activeordinance

Evidence Ordinance

證據條例

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s.4

Evidence given by children *

(1)
In this section,
child
(
兒童
) means a person under 14 years of
                age.
(2)
A child’s evidence in criminal proceedings shall be given unsworn and shall be
                capable of corroborating the evidence, sworn or unsworn, given by any other
                person.
(3)
A deposition of a child’s unsworn evidence may be taken for the purposes of
                criminal proceedings as if that evidence had been given on oath.