40 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 14, 1913.
Frocedure consequent on order
for public examination.
Form 27.
Application
for day for bolding examination.
Appoint-
51. Where the Julge makes an order under section 170 of the Ordinance directing any person or persons to attend for public examination :--
(a.) The examination shall be held before the Judge. Provided that the Judge may direct that the whole or any part of the examination of any such person or persons be held before the Re- gistrar, or before any of the persons mentioned in sub-section 9 of the said section.
(b.) The Judge may, if he thinks fit, either in the order for examination, or by any subsequent order, give directions as to the special matters on which any such person is to be examined. (r.) When ou an examination held before one of the persons mentioned in sub-section 9 of the said section, he is of opinion that such examination is being undaly or unnecessarily protracted, or for any other sufficient cause, he may adjourn the examination of any person, or any part of the examination, to be held before the Judge.
52. Upon an order directing a person to attend for public examination being made, the Official Receiver shall apply for the appointment of a day on which the public examina- tion is to be held,
53. A day and place shall be appointed for holding the ment of
public examination, and notice of the day and place so time and
appointed shall be given by the Official Receiver to the place for
person who is to be examined by sending such notice in a public examination. registered letter addressed to his usual or last known Forms 28 address. and 29.
Notice of public examination to creditors
and con- tributories.
Default in attending.
Form 36.
Warrants of arrest.
Notes of examination to be filed. Forms 32 and 33.
Application against delinquent directors, officers, and promoters.
54. (1.) The Official Receiver shall give notice of the time and place appointed for holding a public examination to the creditors and contributories by advertisement in such newspapers as the Court from time to time may direct, or in default of any such direction as the Official Receiver thinks fit, and shall also cause notice of the appointment to be gazetted.
(2.) Where an adjournment of the public examination has been directed, notice of the adjournment shall not, unless otherwise directel by the Court. be advertised in any newspaper, but it shall be sufficient to publish in the Gazette a notice of the time and place fixed for the ad- journed examination.
55.-(1.) If any person who has been directed by the Court to attend for public examination fails to attend at the time and place appointed for holding or proceeding with the same, and no good cause is shown by him for such failure, or if before the day appointed for the examination the Official Receiver satisfies the Court that such person has absconded, or that there is reason for believing that he is about to abscond with the view of avoiding examination, it shall be lawful for the Court, upon its being proved to the satisfaction of the Court that notice of the order and of the time and place appointed for attendance at the public examination was duly served, without any further notice, to issue a warrant for the arrest of the person required to attend, or to make such other order as the Court shall think just.
(2.) A warrant of arrest issued by the Court under this Rule shall be issued in the Registry of the Supreme Court pursuant to an order of the Court directing such issue.
58. The notes of every public examination shall, after being signed as required by section 170 (7) of the Ordi- nance, be filed with the Registrar.
PROCEEDINGS AGAINST DELINQUENT DIRECTORS, PROMOTERS, AND OFFICERS.
57.—(1.) An application under section 205 of the Ordi- nance shall be made by a summons returnable in the first instance in Chambers, in which summons shall be stated the nature of the declaration or order for which application is made, and the grounds of the application, and which summons, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, shall be
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