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man on the Shau Kei Wan tram en · NOUN

Etymology

Variant of man on the Clapham omnibus.

Meanings

  1. (Hong-Kong) Any hypothetical reasonable person used by the Courts when considering questions of reasonableness.
    • 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:

Relateds

man on the Clapham omnibus · man on the Bondi tram · moron in a hurry · person having ordinary skill in the art