Crimes Ordinance Part V 5-2 Section 28 Cap. 200 Part V Perjury (Format changes—E.R. 4 of 2017) 28. Interpretation In this Part— Judicial proceeding (司法程序) includes a proceeding before any court, tribunal or person having by law power to hear, receive and examine evidence on oath. (21 of 1922 s. 3(2) incorporated) 29. Extracurial statements on oath made for purposes of a judicial proceeding (1) Where a statement made for the purposes of a judicial proceeding is not made before a court, tribunal or person having by law power to hear, receive and examine evidence on oath but is made on oath before a person authorized by law to administer an oath to the person who makes the statement and to record or authenticate the statement, it shall be deemed for the purposes of this Part to have been made in a judicial proceeding. (2) A statement made by a person lawfully sworn in Hong Kong for the purposes of a judicial proceeding elsewhere shall be deemed for the purposes of this Part to have been made in a judicial proceeding in Hong Kong. (45 of 1967 s. 3 incorporated) 30. Materiality of a statement is a question of law The question whether a statement on which any offence against this Part is assigned was material is a question of law to be determined Verified Copy Last updated date 16.11.2017