qualified for appointment as a District Judge under section
5 of the District Court Ordinance to act as Chairman and as
such to exercise and perform all the powers, functions and
duties of the Chairman during the period of his
appointment.
(2) If a person appointed by the Chairman under
section 20(1) to hear an appeal under this Part is
precluded by illness, absence from Hong Kong or any other
cause from exercising his functions, the Chairman may
appoint any other person from the panel referred to in
section 19(4) to act in his place.
(3) The hearing of an appeal may be continued
notwithstanding a change in the membership of the Appeal
Board.
Case may be stated for Court of Appeal.
22. (1) The Chairman may, before an appeal under
this Part is determined, refer any question of law arising
in the appeal to the Court of Appeal for determination by
way of case stated.
(2) On the hearing of the case the Court of Appeal
may amend the case or order it to be sent back to the
Appeal Board for amendment.