CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.
No. 3 of 1901.
711
(i) The letter of request for service shall be accompanied by a translation thereof in the English language, and by two copies of the process or citation to be served, and two copies thereof in the English language.
(ii) Service of the process or citation shall be effected by the bailiff.
(iii) Such service shall be effected by delivering to and leaving with the person to be served one copy of the process to be served, and one copy of the translation thereof, in accordance with the practice of the court regulating service of process.
(iv) After service has been effected the bailiff shall return to the Registrar one copy of the process, together with an affidavit of service, and particulars of charges for the cost of effecting such service.
(v) The Registrar shall certify the correctness of the charges or such other amount as shall be properly payable for the cost of effecting service. A copy of such charges and certificate shall be forwarded to the Colonial Secretary.
(vi) The Registrar shall send to the Colonial Secretary the letter of request for service received from the foreign country, together with a copy of the affidavit of service, with a certificate appended thereto duly sealed with the seal of the court. The certificate shall be in Form No. 8f in the Schedule.
(vii) Upon the application of the Crown Solicitor with the consent of the Attorney General, the court or a judge may make all such orders for substituted service or otherwise as may be necessary to give effect to this section.
O. 11, r. 10.
42B. Where in any civil or commercial matter pending before a court or tribunal in any foreign country with which a Convention on that behalf has been or shall be made and applied to Hong Kong, a request for service of any document on a person in the Colony is received by the Registrar from the consular or other authority of such country, the following procedure shall, subject to any special provisions contained in the Convention, be adopted-
(i) The service shall be effected by delivery of the original or a copy of the document, as indicated in the request, and the
* As amended by No. 1 of 1933 [17.2.33].
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CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.
No. 3 of 1901.
711
(i) The letter of request for service shall be accompanied by a translation thereof in the English language, and by two copies of the process or citation to be served, and two copies thereof in the English language.
(ii) Service of the process or citation shall be effected by the bailiff.
(iii) Such service shall be effected by delivering to and leaving with the person to be served one copy of the process to be served, and one copy of the translation thereof, in accordance with the practice of the court regulating service of process.
(iv) After service has been effected the bailiff shall return to the Registrar one copy of the process, together with an affidavit of service, and particulars of charges for the cost of effecting such service.
(v) The Registrar shall certify the correctness of the charges or such other amount as shall be properly payable for the cost of effecting service. A copy of such charges and certificate shall be forwarded to the Colonial Secretary.
(vi) The Registrar shall send to the Colonial Secretary the letter of request for service received from the foreign country, together with a copy of the affidavit of service, with a certificate appended thereto duly sealed with the seal of the court. certificate shall be in Form No. 8f in the Schedule.
Such
Schedule.
Form
O. 11, r. 10.
(vii) Upon the application of the Crown Solicitor with the No. 8f. consent of the Attorney General, the court or a judge may make all such orders for substituted service or otherwise as may be necessary to give effect to this section.
in cases where a
Convention applies.
O. 11, r. 13.
42B. Where in any civil or commercial matter pending Procedure before a court or tribunal in any foreign country with which a Convention on that behalf has been or shall be made and applied to Hong Kong, a request for service of any document on a person in the Colony is received by the Registrar from the consular or other authority of such country the following pro- cedure shall, subject to any special provisions contained in the Convention, be adopted-
(i) The service shall be effected by delivery of the original or a copy of the document, as indicated in the request, and the
* As amended by No. 1 of 1933 [17.2.33].
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