▁proceed ings , ▁the ▁law ▁rel ating ▁to ▁he ars ay ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁substantial ly ▁changed ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁and ▁the ▁common ▁law ▁regime ▁remains ▁the ▁rules ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁criminal ▁courts . ▁H ears ay ▁evidence ▁is ▁in ad miss ible ▁in ▁all ▁criminal ▁cases ▁except ▁for ▁common ▁law ▁and ▁stat ut ory ▁exem ptions , ▁which ▁include : ▁adm issions ▁and ▁conf essions , ▁dying ▁declarations , ▁declarations ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁duty , ▁declarations ▁against ▁interest , ▁co - con sp ir ator ' s ▁rule , ▁statements ▁in ▁public ▁documents , ▁out - of - court ▁statements , ▁evidence ▁in ▁former ▁proceed ings , ▁and ▁Res ▁gest ae . ▁ ▁Stat ut ory ▁exceptions ▁in ▁criminal ▁cases ▁include : ▁negative ▁assert ions ▁( s . 1 7 A ▁Ev idence ▁Ord in ance ), ▁bank ▁records ▁( ss . 1 9 B ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁Ev idence ▁Ord in ance ), ▁document ary ▁records ▁compiled ▁by ▁a ▁person ▁under ▁a ▁duty ▁( s . 2 2 ▁Ev idence ▁Ord in ance ), ▁computer ▁records ▁( s . 2 2 A ▁Ev idence ▁Ord in ance ), ▁and ▁agreed ▁written ▁statements ▁( s . 6 5 B ▁C riminal ▁Pro cedure ▁Ord in ance ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁G oss ip ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁ob jections ▁( law ) ▁ ▁Mor al ▁certain ty ▁ ▁Pro b able ▁cause ▁ ▁Re ason able ▁person ▁ ▁Re ason able ▁susp icion ▁ ▁Sc utt le