TNAG-0258-FCO40-294-Legislation-relating-to-criminal-procedure-in-Hong-Kong-1971 — Page 24

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(2) On an indictment for murder a person found

not guilty of murder may be found guilty

(a)

of manslaughter, or of causing grievous

bodily harm with intent to do so; or

(b) of any offence of which he may be found

guilty under any Ordinance specifically so

providing, or under subsection (2) of

section 90;

(c) of an attempt to commit murder, or of an

attempt to commit any other offence of which

he might be found guilty,

but may not be found guilty of any offence not

included above.

(3) If on the trial of any information, charge

or indictment for any offence other than treason or

murder it is proved that the accused is not guilty

of that offence but the allegations in the information,

charge or indictment amount to or include, whether

expressly or by implication, an allegation of another

offence falling within the jurisdiction of the court

of trial, he may be found guilty of that other

offence or of an offence of which he could be found

guilty on an information, charge or indictment speci-

fically charging that other offence.