man on the Shau Kei Wan tram

noun

Any hypothetical reasonable person used by the Courts when considering questions of reasonableness.

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Meanings

noun
  1. Hong KonglawAny hypothetical reasonable person used by the Courts when considering questions of reasonableness.
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    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.

    2009 January 16, “HKJA’S SUBMISSION ON THE REVIEW OF THE CONTROL OF OBSCENE AND INDECENT ARTICLES ORDINANCE”, in Hong Kong Journalists Association

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
man on the clapham omnibusreasonable person

Origin

Variant of man on the Clapham omnibus.

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APA

man on the Shau Kei Wan tram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man%20on%20the%20Shau%20Kei%20Wan%20tram

MLA

“man on the Shau Kei Wan tram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man%20on%20the%20Shau%20Kei%20Wan%20tram. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “man on the Shau Kei Wan tram,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man%20on%20the%20Shau%20Kei%20Wan%20tram.

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