### Jury Ordinance 《陪審團條例》

20. Special powers of judge as to composition of jury
It shall be lawful for any judge before whom a case is or may be heard, in his discretion—
(a) on an application made by or on behalf of the parties (including in criminal cases the prosecution and the accused) or any of them, or at his own instance, to make an order that the jury shall be composed of men only or of women only, as the case may require;
(b) on an application made by a person to be exempted from service on a jury in respect of any case by reason of the nature of the evidence to be given or the issues to be tried, to grant such exemption. (Amended 67 of 1995 s. 91)
(Added 37 of 1947 s. 8)

21. Ballot for jury
The Registrar shall cause numbers corresponding to the names of all the jurors summoned to form a panel to be printed on separate cards of equal size and put in a box, and he or the clerk of the court shall, in open court, draw therefrom until a jury is obtained.
(Replaced 64 of 1984 s. 10. Amended 37 of 1988 s. 9)

### Jury Ordinance 《陪審團條例》

22. Keeping jury together
(1) After the jury have been sworn or charged with the person accused, they shall be kept in some convenient place in court apart by themselves (retirement of individual jurors for personal purposes only excepted, and then in charge of an officer of the court), until the judge has summed up the evidence and has left the case with the jury:
Provided that if the court adjourns during the hearing of the case (either during the sitting or at the end of a day’s sitting) the judge may either allow the jury to disperse, or may direct that they be removed in charge of an officer of the court to some convenient place, there to take refreshment and rest, until the court reassembles, and such officer shall be sworn that he will suffer none save himself to speak to or to communicate with them without the leave of the judge. (Amended 50 of 1911; 51 of 1911; 62 of 1911 Schedule; 63 of 1911 Schedule)
(2) If, after the case has been left with the jury, the jury desire to withdraw for the purpose of considering their verdict, then they shall be kept by an officer of the court in some convenient place apart by themselves, but they shall be allowed reasonable refreshment, with power also to retire alone only for personal purposes, until they are agreed upon their verdict or are discharged therefrom by the court; and the officer shall be sworn that he will suffer none to have access to them nor speak to them himself, except to ask whether they are agreed upon their verdict or to communicate between them and the court. (Amended 50 of 1911; 62 of 1911 Schedule)
(Amended 1 of 1997 s. 8)

### Jury Ordinance 《陪審團條例》

23. Empanelling new jury for new case
The names of the persons drawn as jurors shall be marked on the list provided for in section 18, and the cards with the numbers corresponding to such names shall be kept apart by themselves until all the cards in the box have been drawn:
Provided that—
(a) if any case is brought on to be tried before the jury in any other case have brought in their verdict, it shall be lawful for the court to order another jury to be drawn from the residue of the said cards for such trial; and
(b) where no objection is made on behalf of the plaintiff or prosecutor or on behalf of the defendant or person accused, it shall be lawful for the court to try any case with the same jury who have previously tried or been drawn to try any other case, but it may order the name of any person on such jury, whom both parties may consent to withdraw or who may be justly challenged or excused by the court, to be set aside and another number corresponding to a name to be drawn from the box. (Amended 50 of 1911; 51 of 1911; 62 of 1911 Schedule; 63 of 1911 Schedule; 37 of 1988 s. 10)

### Jury Ordinance 《陪審團條例》

24. Majority verdicts
(1) In the event of any of the jurors, after reasonable consultation, dissenting from the residue the verdict of the jury shall be determined as provided in this section.
(2) In a civil trial the verdict of—
(a) a majority of the jurors who have been sworn; or
(b) if the number of jurors has been reduced in accordance with section 25, a majority of the remaining jurors,
shall be taken to be the verdict of the jury.
(3) In a criminal trial— (Amended 24 of 1993 s. 15)
(a) where a jury of 7 persons has been sworn—
(i) the verdict of a majority consisting of not less than 5 of them shall, subject to subparagraphs (ii) and (iii), be taken to be the verdict of the jury;
(ii) if the number of jurors has been reduced to 6 in accordance with section 25, the verdict of a majority consisting of not less than 5 of them shall be taken to be the verdict of the jury;
(iii) if the number of jurors has been reduced to 5 in accordance with section 25, the jury must be unanimous in their verdict; and
(b) where a jury of 9 persons has been sworn—
(i) the verdict of a majority consisting of not less than 7 of them shall, subject to subparagraphs (ii), (iii) and (iv), be taken to be the verdict of the jury;
(ii) if the number of jurors has been reduced to 8 in accordance with section 25, the verdict of a majority consisting of not less than 6 of them shall be taken to be the verdict of the jury;
(iii) if the number of jurors has been reduced to 6 or 7 in accordance with section 25, the verdict of a majority consisting of not less than 5 of them shall be taken to be the verdict of the jury; and
(iv) if the number of jurors has been reduced to 5 in accordance with section 25, the jury must be unanimous in their verdict.
(4) (Repealed 24 of 1993 s. 15)(5) If in any trial it seems for any cause to be desirable, the judge may direct the jury to consider their verdict further.
(Replaced 3 of 1986 s. 3)