1983 Ed.]
District Court Civil Procedure (General) Rules
[CAP. 336
A 23
[Subsidiary]
ments or records appear to the Court to be genuine and are produced from custody which appears to the Court to be proper custody.
(2) Where any such book, document or record, or any entry therein, is endorsed with or bears a signature or "chop" purporting to be that of any party, or his employee or agent, the Court may presume, until the contrary is proved, that the signature or "chop" is that of such party, employee or agent.
54. (1) The Court may admit-
(a) any document purporting to be issued by a bank and purporting to show the state of the account of any party or person with the bank;
(b) any document purporting to be issued by a bank and purporting to state the reason for the dishonour of any cheque,
as prima facie evidence of the truth of the contents thereof.
(2) Where any cheque purports to be drawn or endorsed in the name or under the “chop” of any party or person the Court may presume it to have been drawn or endorsed by such party or person unless the contrary is proved.
(3) For the purposes of this rule, the word “bank” shall have the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Banking Ordinance.
55. The Court may admit any delivery note, entry in a delivery book or other record prepared by a person employed as a common or private carrier, or otherwise employed or engaged to deliver goods, or by his servant or agent, and purporting to record the delivery of goods to any party, or to the premises of any party, as prima facie evidence of due delivery notwithstanding that the note, entry or record is not, or is not proved to be, signed or "chopped" or otherwise acknowledged by or on behalf of such party.
56. Notwithstanding any rule of practice the Court may dispense with a certified translation of any document adduced in evidence and not being in the English language.
57. (1) Any document or matter to which this rule applies may, unless the Court otherwise directs, be proved by the production of an office copy.
(2) This rule applies to the following--
(a) an occupation permit issued by the Building Authority under section 137 of the repealed Buildings Ordinance 1935;
Bank accounts,
etc., to be prima facie evidence.
(Cap. 155.)
Delivery by transport contractors, etc.
Certified translations.
Office copies.
(18 of 1935.)