A 26
CAP. 177]
Registration of Persons Regulations
[1989 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
10. Transfer of hearing to other adjudicators
(1) Where an appeal has not been determined by the adjudicators hearing it by reason of the illness, or the absence from Hong Kong, of one or both of those adjudicators or for some other cause, the chief adjudicator shall make arrangements, if he is of the opinion that it is not practicable for the appeal to be determined by those adjudicators, or determined without undue delay by those adjudicators, for the appeal to be dealt with by one of those adjudicators and another adjudicator or 2 other adjudicators; and the appeal may be dealt with accordingly.
(2) Where the adjudicators hearing an appeal consider that the appeal should, for any reason, be dealt with by one of them and another adjudicator, or by 2 other adjudicators, they may make arrangements for the appeal to be so dealt with; and the appeal may be dealt with accordingly.
11. Hearings in absence of appellant
The Tribunal may hear an appeal in the absence of the appellant-
(a) if the appellant refuses or declines to appear when given the opportunity to do so; or
(b) if the Tribunal is satisfied that by reason of illness or injury the appellant cannot attend the hearing; or
(c) if the Tribunal is satisfied that the appellant lives outside Hong Kong and is unable to attend the hearing; or
(d) if the appellant is represented by counsel, a solicitor or such other representative authorized by the appellant as may be approved by the Tribunal,
and that in the opinion of the Tribunal it would be proper in all the circumstances to proceed in the absence of the appellant.
12. Record of proceedings
The Tribunal shall keep a summary or record of proceedings in every appeal which comes before it in such form as the chief adjudicator may determine.
(L.N. 178 of 1987)