1988 Ed.]
Jury
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(i) full time students of any school, college, university, polytechnic, technical institute, industrial training centre or other educational (including vocational education) institution; (Replaced, 64 of 1984, S. 4)
(j) officers employed on full pay in the naval, military or air services of Her Majesty; (Amended, 27 of 1937, Schedule)
(k) pilots licensed under the Pilotage Ordinance (Cap. 84), and the master and members of the crew of any ship; (Replaced, 28 of 1962, s. 3)
(l) pilots, navigators, wireless operators and other full-time members of the crews of passenger or mail or commercial aircraft; (Replaced, 6 of 1955, s. 2)
(m) members of the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force and persons summoned to act or enrolled or appointed as special constables under any enactment: (Amended, 29 of 1969, s. 2)
Provided that any person claiming exemption under this paragraph may be required by the Registrar to produce a certificate from the Commissioner of Police in proof of such exemption; (Replaced, 2 of 1959, Second Schedule)
(n) persons who are vowed and full-time members of any religious orders living in monasteries, convents or other such religious communities; (Added, 6 of 1955, s. 2. Amended, 64 of 1984, s. 4)
(o) the wife of-
(i) the Chief Justice;
(ii) a Justice of Appeal; and
(iii) a judge of the High Court; (Replaced, 79 of 1979, s. 2)
(p) wives of members of the Armed Forces of Her Majesty serving on full pay; and (Added, 39 of 1960, s. 3. Amended, 28 of 1962, s. 3)
(q) commissioners, trade commissioners and trade officers of any Commonwealth Government, and members of the staff of any such commissioner, trade commissioner or trade officer who are in the full-time employment of a Commonwealth Government and who are not domiciled in Hong Kong, and the spouses and dependent children of any such person. (Added, 28 of 1962, s. 3)
Want of qualification to be ground of challenge but not of avoiding trial
6. If any person is summoned as a juror who is not qualified or liable to serve as a juror, or is exempt from service, or, having been summoned as a special juror, is not qualified to serve as such, such want of qualification or exemption shall be a good cause of challenge and the person so summoned shall be discharged on such challenge or on his own application, if the court is satisfied of the fact and so directs; but no such want of qualification or exemption, if not submitted to the court before such person is sworn, shall afterwards be accepted as a ground for impeaching any verdict given by the jury on which such person has served.
(Amended, 50 of 1911; 51 of 1911; 62 of 1911, Schedule and 63 of 1911, Schedule)