THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 18, 1932.
personal representative or the Official Administra- tor shall also furnish forthwith in duplicate a list of the creditors, and a statement of the assets and liabilities, and such other particulars of the affairs of the deceased as may be required by the Official Receiver. Every account, list, and statement to be made under this rule shall be made and verified as nearly as may be in accordance with the practice for the time being of the Original Jurisdiction of the court.
(2) The expense of preparing, making, verifying and lodging any account, list, and statement under this rule shall, after being taxed, be allowed out of the estate, upon production of the necessary allocatur.
149. In proceedings under an order for the ad- Meetings ministration of the estate of a person dying insolvent, of creditors, where a meeting of creditors is summoned for the trustees, &c. appointment of a trustee-
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(1) the provisions of Schedule 1 of the Ordin- ance relating to the mode of summoning a meeting of creditors, and to the persons entitled to a vote at a meeting, and
(2) the provisions of these rules which refer to creditors, meetings of creditors, trustees, and committees of inspection,
shall, so far as applicable, apply as if the proceedings were under a receiving order und order of adjudication.
PART IV.
OFFICIAL RECEIVER, TRUSTEES, SPECIAL MANAGERS, SECURITY BY TRUSTEE OR SPECIAL MANAGER, GAZETTING, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT, UNCLAIMED FUNDS.
Official Receivers.
Duties as
150. (1) As soon as the Official Receiver has been appointed to the receivership of an estate, he to debtor's shall furnish the debtor with a form for the prepara- statement tion of his statement of affairs.
of affairs.
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(2) The Official Receiver or some person deputed Form 28. by bim shall also forthwith hold a personal interview with the debtor for the purpose of investigating his affairs.
(3) It shall be the duty of the debtor to attend at such times and places as the Official Receiver may appoint.
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151. Subject to any general or special directions Subsistence which the court may give, the Official Receiver, allowance while in the possession of the property of a debtor, to debtor. may make him such allowance out of his property For the support of himself and his family as may be just. In fixing the amount of such allowance the assistance rendered by the debtor in the management of his business or affairs may be taken into account.
152. Whenever, under the powers given by section Special 78 of the Ordinance, the Official Recevier employs any report as person to assist the debtor in the preparation of his to person statement of affairs he shall report the matter to the employed to court, and specify the remuneration to be allowed to debtor. such person.
assist
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153. Where the Official Receiver holds any proxies Use of but cannot conveniently attend any meeting of proxies by creditors, at which such proxy or proxies might be deputy. used, he may depute souie person under his official R314. control, by writing under his band, to attend such proxies on his behalf, and in such manner as he may direct.
154. In any case of sudden emergency, or where Registrar to there is no Official Receiver or Deputy Official act in sudden Receiver capable of acting, any act or thing required emergency. or authorised to be done by the Official Receiver may R317. be done by the Registrar.
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