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A BILL
To
Enclosure No.
4
Amend the Adoption Ordinance.
Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and
consent of the Legislative Council thereof.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Adoption (Amendment) Short title. Ordinance 1987.
2.
Section 4A of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced by Repeal and the following--
"Commence- ment and
transfer of adoption applications.
4A. (1) An application made under section 4 or 20 shall be commenced in the District Court.
(2) An application commenced under subsection (1) may be transferred by the District Court to the High Court-
(a) at the request of any party to the proceedings; or
(b) on the motion of the District Judge.
(3) Rules may provide for the procedures connected with the transfer of applications to the High Court and for the retransfer of applications from the High Court to the District Court.".
replacement of section 4A.
(Cap. 290.)
3.
Section 5 of the principal Ordinance is amended-
(a) in subsection (5), by deleting "section 6" and substituting the
Amendment of section 5.
following-
"sections 5A and 6";