ORDINANCE No. 5 OF 1864 . 581
Bankruptcy and Insolvency.
which shall have been wholly or partly committed before the commence
ment of this Ordinance, shall be dealt with as if this Ordinance had not
been passed and that every act duly done , and every adjudication ,
appointment, order , discharge, warrant or other instrument duly made or
granted before the passing of this Ordinance shall continuc and be of the
same force and effect as if this Ordinance had not been passed : and that
no right which has arisen or may arise in respect of anything duly done
under the said Ordinance shall be affected by this Ordinance : and that
where any act of bankruptcy, petitioning creditors debt, imprisonment
or any other matter or thing whatsoever shall have taken place in whole
or in part before the commencement of this Ordinance, but no proceeding
shall have been had or taken in respect thereof before the commencement
of this Ordinance, every proceeding in respect thereof may be had or
taken under the provisions of this Ordinance, in the same manner as if
the same had taken place after the commencement of this Ordinance.
3. This Ordinance shall apply to all persons of full age in the Colony Ordinance to
apply to all
of Hongkong whether traders or non -traders , except as hereinbefore adults .
ordained .
4. The Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction in bankruptcy under Supreme
Court to have
this Ordinance, and the Chief Justice when sitting in bankruptcy shall jurisdiction
in bank
have all the powers, rights and privileges which are now exercised or ruptcy.
enjoyed by him, except where this Ordinance otherwise specially provides .
5. The provisions contained in section 33 * of the Ordinance No. 7 of Section 33 of
Ordinance
1862 , relating to the power of the Judge of the Court of Summary No. 7 of 1862
incorporated
Jurisdiction to preside in the Supreme Court shall be deemed and taken with this
Ordinance .
to be applicable to the Supreme Court exercising jurisdiction in bank [*See Ordi
nance No. 14
ruptcy, and to have in all respects the same force and effect as if they had of 1873. ]
been specially inserted herein.
6. The Registrar of the Supreme Court shall be the Official Assignee Registrar of
Supreme
under this Ordinance . Court to be
Official
Assignee. t
As to General Orders. [See Ordi
nances No. 15
of 1867 and
No. 9of 1882.]
7. The Chief Justice may, with the advice and approval of the Purposes for
which
Legislative Council , frame General Orders for the following purposes : General
Orders to be
(1. ) For regulating the practice and procedure of the Court and the framed. 1
several forms of petitions, orders , and other proceedings to be used in the
said Court in all matters under this Ordinance.