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Bringing of prisoners before the Court for trial.
Bringing of certain classes of prisoners before the Court for delivery.
Assistance to be given by Police.
Prisoners discharged.
No... 9.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: (A.D.
6. The Keeper of the Prison shall, by himself or his deputy, be in attendance at each session of the Court, and shall bring each prisoner awaiting trial before the Court when his case is called for trial, and during the continuance of the trial shall have him under his charge and custody, and from time to time remand him to prison, by permission or order of the Court, during the progress of the trial or on any adjournment thereof.
7.(1.) The Keeper of the Prison shall, by himself or his deputy, on the first day of every session of the Court, deliver in open Court to the presiding Judge a correct list of all persons in his custody upon any charges of indictable offences who have not been then tried, or upon whom sentence has not been then passed, or who have been committed in default of sureties to keep the peace or otherwise, distinguishing, as accurately as may be, their names, ages, and sexes, with the causes of their respective commitments and the authority under which they were respectively committed.
(2.) The Keeper shall also, by himself or his deputy, bring and produce in open Court, on such days and times of such session as the Court may direct, all such persons in his custody as aforesaid as the Court may direct him so to bring and produce.
8. The Police shall afford such assistance as may be necessary to enable the Keeper of the Prison to comply with the requirements of the last two preceding sections.
9. At the conclusion of every session of the Court, the Court shall be entitled to discharge all prisoners not under sentence remaining in any prison by the law of this Colony for the time being in force and, in default of such provisions and so far as the same may not extend, by the law of England for the time being in force, would be then entitled to their discharge upon gaol delivery, and also all other accused persons committed for trial at such session and remaining untried who, by the said law, would be entitled to such discharge; and the Court may also discharge all prisoners remaining in any prison in default of sureties to keep the peace, who, in the opinion of the Court, ought to be so discharged.
Procedure of the Court in matters not provided for.
10. Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and of any other statute for the time being in force, the practice and procedure of the Court shall be, as nearly as possible, the same as the practice and procedure for the time being in force in criminal causes and matters in the High Court of Justice and the Courts of Assize in England.