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The practice of trial by jury has a long history in Hong Kong. Like most jurisdictions with jury trial, this tradition was introduced into Hong Kong when it became a British colony. The Ordinance for the Regulation of Jurors and Juries was first enacted in 1845. Ever since then, the practice of trial by jury has been important part of Hong Kong’s judicial system. This is also recognised in the Basic Law, Article 86: ==Criteria for service as a juror== Section 4 of the ''Jury Ordinance'' provides the criteria for service as a juror. * must be a Hong Kong resident * aged 21 to 65 * of good character * sound mind * not afflicted by blindness, deafness or other disability preventing from serving as a juror * has a sufficient knowledge of the language in which the proceedings are to be conducted 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jury system in Hong Kong」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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