C2
CAP. 221]
[Subsidiary]
Alternative statements of specific statutory offences.
Description of persons in an indictment.
Charges for offences may be joined in same indictment.
Indictment Rules
[1976 Ed.
5. Where an offence created by or under an Ordinance or imperial enactment states the offence to be the doing or omission to do any one of any different acts in the alternative, or the doing or omission to do any act in any one of any different capacities, or with any one of any different intention or states any part of the offence in the alternative, the acts, omissions, capacities or intentions or other matters stated in the alternative in the Ordinance or imperial enactment may be stated in the alternative in an indictment charging the offence.
6. (1) The description or designation in an indictment of the accused person, or of any other person referred to therein, shall be such as is reasonably sufficient to identify him, without necessarily stating his correct name or his abode, style, degree or occupation.
(2) If, owing to the name of a person not being known or for any other reason, it is impracticable to give such a description or designation, such description or designation shall be given in the indictment as is reasonably practicable in the circumstances, or such person may be described as “a person unknown”.
7. Subject to section 18 of the Ordinance, charges for any offences may be joined in the same indictment if those charges are founded on the same facts, or form or are a part of a series of offences of the same or a similar character.
SCHEDULE
Indictment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF HONG KONG
The Queen v.
charged as follows-
STATEMENT OF OFFENCE (as the case may be)
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE (as the case may be)
(Signed)
Attorney General.
[r. 2.]
Date
And if there are more counts than one, then the various counts shall be set out as follows—
(Begin as above),