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CAP. 179]

G.N. 678/33.

G.N. 234/35.

(Cap. 179.)

Divorce.

DIVORCE.

HONG KONG DIVORCE RULES.

(Cap. 179, section 48).

(Ordinance No. 35 of 1932).

[1st November, 1933]

Petition and Notice to Appear.

1. Proceedings under the Divorce Ordinance shall be commenced by filing a petition.

(1) In the body of the petition shall be stated— (a) the place and date of the marriage and the name and status of the wife before marriage;

(b) the principal permanent addresses where the parties have cohabited within the jurisdiction;

(c) whether there is living issue of the marriage, and if so, the names, and dates of birth or ages, of such issue;

(d) the occupation of the husband and the place or places of residence and of domicile of the parties to the marriage at the date of the institution of the suit;

(e) whether there have been in any court within or without the Colony any, and if so what, previous proceedings with reference to the marriage by or on behalf of either of the parties to the marriage, and the result of such proceedings;

(f) the matrimonial offences charged, if any, set out in separate paragraphs;

(g) the claim for damages, if any.

(2) The petition shall conclude with a prayer setting out particulars of the relief claimed, including the amount of any claim for damages and any order for the custody of children which is sought, and shall (save as is otherwise provided by these rules) be signed by the petitioner.

2. The petition and every copy to be served shall be endorsed in conspicuous characters with a notice to appear in Form 1 in the First Schedule.

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