1937_CODE_OF_CIVIL_PROCEDURE_ORDINANCE — Page 186

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No. 3 of 1901.

CODE

CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.

The defendant [or defendants] may appear hereto by entering an appearance [or appearances] either personally or by solicitor, at the Registry of the Supreme Court, Hong Kong.

Indorsements to be made on the writ before issue thereof.

The plaintiff's claim is for, etc.

This writ was issued by the plaintiff who resides at

or This writ was issued by E.F., of service is

at

1

•

whose address for solicitor for the said plaintiff, who resides or This writ was issued by G.H., of

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whose address for service is

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agent for

solicitor for the said plaintiff, who resides at

of

[mention the city, town or village and also the name of the street and number of the house of the plaintiff's residence, if any]:

N.B.—This writ is to be used where the defendant or all the defendants or one or more defendant or defendants is or are out of the jurisdiction.

When the defendant to be served is not a British subject, and is not in British dominions, notice of the writ, and not the writ itself, is to be served upon him.

Indorsements to be made on the writ (b) after service thereof.

This writ was served by me at

on

Indorsed the

1

the day of

day of

(Signed)

(Address)

on the defendant

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Notes. (a) If the action is for administration the writ must be headed In the matter of the estate of

deceased ".

4-4

In the

If it is a debenture holder's action the writ must be headed matter of

Company "

(b) Within three days.

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[Note.-The above indorsement "N.B." must be on any con- current writ for service out of the jurisdiction, or of which notice is to be served out of the jurisdiction. The indorsement N.B." need not be made on a writ against defendants domiciled abroad but whom it is intended to serve within the jurisdiction.]