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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 13, 1933.
(3) Interrogatories shall be answered within ten days. or such other time as may be appointed.
(4) A party may without affidavit apply for discovery of documents by an opposite party or parties and such opposite party or parties may be ordered to make such general or limited discovery as in the discretion of the Judge shall seem fit.
Evidence Taken by Affidavit.
36. When a Judge has directed that all or any of the facts set forth in a pleading may be proved by affidavit, all affidavits sworn in pursuance of such direction shall be filed in the Registry and copies thereof delivered to the other parties to the suit within such time as the Judge shall direct.
37. Application for an order for the attendance of a de- ponent for the purpose of being cross-examined whether in open court or otherwise shall be made to a Judge on summons.
Examination of Witnesses before Trial or Hearing.
38.--(1) Any necessary application for an order for ex- amination before the trial or hearing of one of the parties or of a witness who is within the jurisdiction of the Court shall be made to a Judge by summons.
(2) Such examination shall be vivâ voce, unless otherwise directed, before a person to be nominated by the Judge.
(3) The other parties in the suit shall have four clear days' notice of the time and place appointed for the examination unless the Judge shall otherwise direct.
39.-(1) Application for a Commission or for Letters of Request, or for the appointment of a Special Examiner to examine a party or a witness, who is outside the jurisdiction of the Court, may be made to a Judge by summons and the pro- cedure with regard thereto shall conform as nearly as may be to the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure for the time being in force in like cases. A Commission shall be in Form No. 5 in the First Schedule.
(2) A wife may apply to a Judge for an order as to security for her costs of such examination at the hearing of the summons or subsequently by summons.
Trial of Issues,
40. A Judge may of his own motion or on application by summons by the Petitioner or by any party to a cause who has entered an appearance direct the separate trial of any issue or issues of fact, or of any question as to the jurisdiction of the Court.
Proceedings in Chambers.
41.--(1) All applications under these Rules which are not hereby directed to be made to the Registrar may be made upon summons to a Judge.
(2) On the day and at the hour named in the summons the party taking out the same shall attend at the Court with the original summons. If any party to the summons does not
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