High Court Ordinance

(1)
Subject to
sections 41
and
42
of the Criminal Procedure
                Ordinance (
Cap. 221
), to subsection (3) of this section
                and to rules of court, every proceeding in the Court of First Instance and all
                business arising therefrom shall be heard and determined by a judge of the Court of
                First Instance sitting alone.
(2)
The proceedings in every action or matter subsequent to the trial or hearing,
                down to and including the final judgment or order, and any application for leave to
                appeal or for a stay of execution shall, so far as is practicable and convenient, be
                taken before the judge of the Court of First Instance before whom the trial or
                hearing took place.
(3)
The Chief Justice may direct that any proceeding, or class of proceeding, in
                the Court of First Instance shall be heard and determined by 2 or more judges of the
                Court.