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Restriction
of rights of execution creditor.
c. 52 s. 45.
No. 7.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG
[A.D. 1891
(3.) all goods being, at the commencement of the bankruptcy, in the possession, order, or disposition of the bankrupt in his trade or business by the consent and permission of the true owner, under such circumstances that he is the reputed owner thereof: Provided that things in action, other than debts due or growing due to the bankrupt in the course of his trade or business, shall not be deemed goods within the meaning of this section.
Effect of Bankruptcy on antecedent Transactions.
38. (1.) Where a creditor has issued execution against the property of a debtor, he shall not be entitled to retain the benefit of the execution against the Trustee in bankruptcy of the debtor, unless he has completed the execution before the date of the receiving order or before notice of the presentation of any bankruptcy petition by or against the debtor or of the commission of any available act of bankruptcy by the debtor.
Duty of Bailiff
To. 5. 46.
(2.) For the purposes of this Ordinance, an execution shall be deemed to be completed-
(a.) in the case of goods, chattels, or other movable property in the possession of the debtor or of negotiable instruments, by seizure and sale;
(b.) in the case of goods, chattels, or other movable property which the debtor is entitled subject to a lien or right of some person to the immediate possession thereof, by attachment, prohibitory order, and sale;
(c.) in the case of lands, houses, or other immovable property or any interest therein, either at law or in equity, by attachment, by prohibitory order, and due registration thereof in the Land Office;
(d.) in the case of an attachment of a debt not being a negotiable instrument, by receipt of the debt;
(e.) in the case of shares in any public company or corporation, by attachment by prohibitory order;
(f.) in the case of property in the custody or under the control of any public officer in his official capacity or in custodia legis, by attachment by prohibitory order duly obtained and served; and
(g.) in the case of any equitable interest in lands, houses, or other immovable property, by the appointment of a receiver or manager.
39. (1.) Where the goods of a debtor are taken in execution, and before the sale thereof notice is served on the Bailiff that a receiving order has been made against the debtor, the Bailiff shall, on request