A hearing where the jury determines issues of fact and the trial judge determines issues of law. In a criminal trial of a person before the Court of First Instance he must be tried on an indictment and, subject to exceptions, before a single judge and jury: Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap 221) s 41. In a civil action to be tried at the Court of First Instance, where the court, on the application of any party, is satisfied that there is in issue (a) a claim in respect of libel, slander, malicious prosecution, false imprisonment or seduction; or (b) any question or issue of a kind prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph by rules of court, the action shall be tried with a jury, unless the court is of the opinion that the trial requires any prolonged examination of documents or accounts or any scientific or local investigation which cannot conveniently be made with a jury: High Court Ordinance (Cap 4) s 33A (1). The jury shall consist of seven persons except where the court or the judge before whom any such trial or inquiry is or may be heard, orders that the jury shall consist of nine persons in all civil and criminal trials and in all inquiries into the idiocy, lunacy, or unsoundness of mind of any person: Jury Ordinance (Cap 3) s 3. In a trial by jury, the trial judge should of course properly direct the jury on questions of law and remind them of the important evidence from both the prosecution and the defence: HKSAR v Suen Yung Yung & Anor (CACC 509/2001, unreported). See also Indictment; Jury.
陪審團會就事實爭論點作出裁決，而主審法官就法律爭論點作出裁定的耹訴。每一名須在原訟法庭席前受刑事審訴的人，均須循公訴程序受審，而除另有規定外，審訊須由一位法官會同陪審團於其席前進行：《刑事訴訟程序條例》(第221章)第41條。就於原訟法庭審訴的民事案件而言，凡在訴訟的任何一方提出申請時，原訟法庭信納所爭論的是(a) 就永久形式誹謗、短暫形式誹謗、惡意檢控、非法禁錮或誘姦提出的申索；或(b) 屬法院規則為施行本段而訂明的一類問題或爭論點，則有關的訴訟須在有陪審團的情況下進行審訊，但如法院認為審訊需長時間研究文件或帳目或作科學或實地調查而不便與陪審團一起進行，則屬例外：《高等法院條例》(第4章)第33A(1)條。在所有民事及刑事審訊，以及就任何人是否白癡、精神錯亂或精神不健全而進行的所有研訊中，陪審團(如有的話)須由7人組成，但如聆訊或可能聆訊任何該等審訊或研訊的法庭或法官命令該陪審團須由9人組成，則屬例外：《陪審團條例》(第3章)第3條。在有陪審團的情況下進行的審訊中，主審法官應就法律的問題向陪審團作出適當的指示，並提醒他們控方及辯方證據的重要性：HKSAR v Suen Yung Yung & Anor（刑事上訴2001年第509號，未經彙報）。另見 Indictment; Jury。

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