man on the Shau Kei Wan tram
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Variant of man on the Clapham omnibus.
Noun
[edit]- (Hong Kong, law) Any hypothetical reasonable person used by the Courts when considering questions of reasonableness.
- 2009 January 16, “HKJA’S SUBMISSION ON THE REVIEW OF THE CONTROL OF OBSCENE AND INDECENT ARTICLES ORDINANCE”, in Hong Kong Journalists Association[1]:
- This [the adjudication system established under the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance] is a system fraught with problems. It may lead to a panel that is dominated by those who feel strongly about obscenity and indecency; not those who represent the “standards of morality generally accepted by reasonable members of the community.” In other words, the man on the Shau Kei Wan tram is not represented.