### Coroners Ordinance 《死因裁判官條例》

49. Proof of service and of handwriting
(1) In any proceedings before a coroner, but without prejudice to any other mode of proof, the service on a person of a summons, warrant, notice, process or document required or authorized to be served in connection with an inquest, and the handwriting and seal of a coroner or other officer or person on such summons, warrant, notice, process or document, as the case may be, may be proved by a declaration taken before a justice of the peace.
(2) A declaration purporting to be taken in accordance with subsection (1) shall—
(a) until the contrary is proved, be sufficient proof of the statements contained therein; and
(b) be received in evidence in any court or legal proceedings without proof of the signature or official character of the person or persons taking or signing the declaration.

50. Application of Evidence Ordinance
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Evidence Ordinance (Cap. 8) shall apply in relation to the proceedings at an inquest as if a coroner were a court within the meaning of the Evidence Ordinance (Cap. 8).
(2) Where there is any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of the Evidence Ordinance (Cap. 8) and the provisions of this Ordinance (including any rules made under this Ordinance), the provisions of this Ordinance shall prevail to the extent of the conflict or inconsistency, as the case may be.

51. Non-avoidance of summons or warrant by death, etc. of coroner, etc.
A summons or warrant issued under this Ordinance shall not be avoided by reason of the coroner or other officer who signed the summons or warrant, as the case may be, dying or ceasing to hold office.

52. Fees for certain autopsies
The Judiciary Administrator may, by order published in the Gazette, prescribe the fees to be paid to a registered medical practitioner, not being a public officer or an employee of the Hospital Authority established under the Hospital Authority Ordinance (Cap. 113), who has performed an autopsy.

53. Rules
The Chief Justice may make rules—
(a) regulating the practice and procedure at or in connection with autopsies, investigations into deaths, pre-inquest reviews and inquests;
(b) prescribing the forms to be used under this Ordinance;
(c) prescribing the fees payable for—
(i) the supply of a copy of any document required or permitted to be supplied under this Ordinance;
(ii) any service provided by the Coroner’s Office, whether on behalf of a coroner or otherwise;
(d) providing for the better carrying into effect of the provisions of this Ordinance.

### Coroners Ordinance 《死因裁判官條例》

54. Rules for payment of allowance to witnesses
(1) The Chief Justice may make rules providing for the payment of an allowance to witnesses at inquests and such rules may, in particular, provide for—
(a) the classification of witnesses;
(b) the payment of different rates of allowance to different classes of witnesses;
(c) the rate of allowance which may be paid to witnesses in a particular class.
(2) The expenses of the allowances paid under rules made under this section shall be a charge on the general revenue.
(3) In this section, witness (證人) does not include a public officer.
(4) Rules made under this section shall be subject to the approval of the Legislative Council.

55. Amendment of Schedules
The Chief Executive in Council may, by notice in the Gazette, amend Schedule 1 or 2.
(Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2)

57. Repeal and transitional
(1) The Coroners Ordinance (Cap. 14) and all subsidiary legislation made thereunder are repealed.
(2) A person who was, immediately before the commencement* of this Ordinance, a coroner within the meaning of the Coroners Ordinance (Cap. 14) shall, on and after that commencement, be deemed to be a coroner within the meaning of this Ordinance as if, on that commencement, he had been appointed under section 3(1) to be a coroner, and the provisions of this Ordinance shall apply accordingly.
(3) Subject to section 23 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1), the law relating to coroners and inquests (including all the provisions of this Ordinance), as in force from time to time on and after the commencement of this Ordinance, shall apply to and in relation to the death of a person which occurred before that commencement.

Editorial Note:
* Commencement date: 4 May 1998.

78. (Omitted as spent—E.R. 2 of 2019)

### Fugitive Offenders Ordinance 《逃犯條例》

1. Short title
(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance.
(2) (Omitted as spent—E.R. 1 of 2013)

### Fugitive Offenders Ordinance 《逃犯條例》

9. Disposal of property seized under section 8
(1) Any property seized under section 8 by an authorized officer shall be retained until the property is disposed of pursuant to an order under subsection (2).
(2) Where any property has been seized under section 8, a magistrate may by order direct the property to be disposed of—
(a) if the magistrate is satisfied that the property—
(i) is material as evidence in proving an offence to which the request for surrender concerned relates; or
(ii) has been acquired as the result of such an offence,

by being sent to the prescribed place which made the request (and whether or not the person to whom the request relates is surrendered under this Ordinance to that place) or in such other manner as may be specified in the order;
(b) in any other case, by being delivered to—
(i) the person to whom the request relates; or
(ii) another person specified in the order,

being, in each case, the person who the magistrate is satisfied is entitled to possession of the property.

### Fugitive Offenders Ordinance 《逃犯條例》

17. Restrictions upon proceedings for other offences
(1) Where any person is surrendered to Hong Kong by a prescribed place pursuant to prescribed arrangements, he shall not, unless he has—
(a) had an opportunity of leaving Hong Kong and has not done so within—
(i) subject to subparagraph (ii), 40 days of having been free to do so; or
(ii) such longer period, if any, as is specified in the arrangements; or
(b) returned voluntarily to Hong Kong after having left Hong Kong,

be triable or tried for any offence committed in Hong Kong before such surrender, other than—
(i) an offence in respect of which he was surrendered;
(ii) any equivalent or lesser offence—
(A) disclosed by the particulars furnished to that place on which his surrender is grounded; and
(B) in respect of which the surrender of a person to Hong Kong by that place pursuant to the arrangements is permitted;
(iii) any other offence in respect of which—
(A) that place consents to his being tried; and
(B) the surrender of a person to Hong Kong by that place pursuant to the arrangements is permitted.
(2) Where any person is surrendered to Hong Kong by a prescribed place pursuant to prescribed arrangements, he shall not be surrendered under this Ordinance to any other prescribed place for or in respect of an offence committed before such surrender unless—
(a) that first-mentioned place consents thereto; or
(b) the person has—
(i) had an opportunity of leaving Hong Kong and has not done so within—
(A) subject to sub-subparagraph (B), 40 days of having been free to do so; or
(B) such longer period, if any, as is specified in the arrangements; or
(ii) returned voluntarily to Hong Kong after having left Hong Kong.
(3) A person who is surrendered to Hong Kong shall be given a copy of this section (in both the English and Chinese languages) as soon as practicable after he is so surrendered but, in any case, before the completion of the proceedings relating to the offence or offences in respect of which he was so surrendered.