THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 27, 1936. 1051
No. 932
Hong Kong.
ORDINANCE No. 3 of 1873. (SUPREME COURT).
Rules made by the Chief Justice under section 32 of the Supreme Court Ordinance, 1873, Ordinance No. 3 of 1873.
1. These Rules may be cited as "The Supreme Court Fees Rules 1937. It shall come into force on the first day of January, 1937, and shall regulate the amount to be allowed by the Registrar on the taxation of all bills of costs in all causes or matters commenced on and after the said day in the Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, where the claim, debt or damages sought to be recovered does not or do not exceed the sum of $5,000 and in all actions for the recovery of the possession of any real or personal property where the value thereof (inclusive of any claim for damages or mesne profits) does not exceed that amount.
2. The following are the amounts which may be allowed by the Registrar:
Counsels' Fees.
Where the claim, debt or damages sought
to be recovered does not or do not exceed $2000 or where possession is claimed of any real or personal pro- perty the value whereof (inclusive of
any claim for damages or mesne
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profits) does not exceed that amount. $150.00 $50.00 Where the claim, debt or damages sought
to be recovered exceeds $2000 but does not or do not exceed $3000 or where possession is claimed of any real or personal property the value whereof (inclusive of any claim for damages or mesne profits) exceeds $2000 but does not exceed $3000.
Where the claim, debt or damages sought to be recovered exceeds $3000 but does not or do not exceed $4000 or where possession is claimed of any real or personal property the value whereof (inclusive of any claim for damages or mesne profits) exceeds
$200.00 $65.00
$3000 but does not exceed $4000. $250.00 $85.00
Where the claim, debt or damages sought
to be recovered exceeds $4000 but does not or do not exceed $5000 or where possession is claimed of any real or personal property the value whereof (inclusive of any claim for damages or mesne profits) exceeds $4000 but does not exceed $5000.
$300.00 $100.00