▁what ▁evidence ▁is ▁allowed ▁in ▁court . ▁It ▁is ▁then ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁court ▁to ▁evaluate ▁the ▁reli ability ▁of ▁the ▁evidence ▁presented . ▁ ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁In ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁he ars ay ▁is ▁generally ▁adm iss ible ▁in ▁civil ▁proceed ings ▁under ▁the ▁stat ut ory ▁regime . ▁Section ▁ 4 6 ▁of ▁the ▁Ev idence ▁Ord in ance ▁provides ▁that ▁evidence ▁shall ▁not ▁be ▁ex cluded ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁he ars ay ▁in ▁civil ▁proceed ings ▁unless : ▁the ▁party ▁against ▁whom ▁the ▁evidence ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁ad du ced ▁objects ▁to ▁the ▁ad mission ▁of ▁the ▁evidence ; ▁as ▁well ▁as : ▁the ▁court ▁is ▁satisfied , ▁having ▁regard ▁to ▁the ▁circumstances ▁of ▁the ▁case , ▁that ▁the ▁ex clusion ▁of ▁the ▁evidence ▁is ▁not ▁pre jud icial ▁to ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁justice . ▁Se ctions ▁ 4 7 A ▁to ▁ 5 1 ▁provides ▁for ▁saf egu ards ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁he ars ay ▁evidence ▁adm iss ible ▁under ▁section ▁ 4 6 ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁avoid ▁ab uses ▁of ▁the ▁general ▁ad mission : ▁the ▁oblig ation ▁to ▁give ▁notice ▁and ▁particular s ▁to ▁other ▁parties ▁when ▁propos ing ▁to ▁ad du ce ▁he ars ay ▁evidence ▁( Section ▁ 4 7 A ); ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁call ▁witness ▁for ▁cross - ex am ination ▁on ▁he ars ay ▁statement ▁with ▁the ▁leave ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁( Section ▁ 4 8 ); ▁consideration ▁relevant ▁to ▁we igh ing ▁of ▁he ars ay ▁evidence ▁(