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App. A. Form 102.
App. A. Form 103.
CAP. 4 The Rules of the Supreme Court-Order 49B [1988 Ed.
(4) Section 71 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance shall not apply to this rule.
(5) The order for arrest shall be in Form No. 102 in Appendix A.
Examination of debtor (O. 49B, r. 1A)
1A. (1) Upon appearance of the judgment debtor for examination, he shall give evidence and he may be examined on oath by the judgment creditor and the Court; and the Court may receive such other evidence as it thinks fit.
(2) The judgment debtor shall, at his examination, make a full disclosure of all his assets, liabilities, income and expenditure and of the disposal of any assets or income and shall, subject to the directions of the Court, answer all questions put to him.
(3) Where the examination is adjourned, the Court shall order that the judgment debtor appear at the resumption of the examination and may-
(a) order that he be prohibited from leaving Hong Kong; or (b) where it appears to the Court that there is reasonable cause, from all the circumstances of the case, including any evidence heard by the Court and the conduct of the judgment debtor, to believe that he may not appear at the resumption of the examination, order that he be imprisoned until that resumption.
(4) The order under paragraph (3)(b) shall be in Form No. 103 in Appendix A.
Power of the Court following examination (O. 49B, r. 1B)
1B. (1) Where the Court is satisfied, following the examination conducted under rule 1A or following an examination conducted under Order 48, that the judgment debtor-
(a) is able to satisfy the judgment, wholly or partly; or
(b) has disposed of assets with a view to avoiding satisfaction of the judgment or the liability which is the subject of the judgment, wholly or partly; or
(c) has wilfully failed to make a full disclosure as required under rule 1A(2) or at the examination under Order 48 or to answer any question as provided under that rule or Order,
it may, in its discretion, order the imprisonment of the judgment debtor for a period not exceeding 3 months.
(2) (a) Where the Court is satisfied, following the examination conducted under rule 1A or following an examination conducted under Order 48, that the judgment debtor is
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