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Power to arrest absconding

contributory or officer.

1948 c. 38, s. 271.

Powers of court cumulative.

1929 c. 23, s. 219.

Delegation to liquidator of certain powers of court. 1929 c. 23. s. 220.

Companies

[1984 Ed.

(6) Notwithstanding subsection (5), the Registrar, when exercising the jurisdiction conferred by this section, shall not have power to make an order for the committal of a person for contempt of

court.

(7) In this section—

"Registrar" means-

(a) the registrar of the Supreme Court;

(b) any Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court; and (c) any Assistant Registrar of the Supreme Court appointed

by the Chief Justice for the purposes of this section.

(Added, 49 of 1970, s. 2)

223. [Repealed, 6 of 1984, s. 154]

224. The court, at any time either before or after making a winding-up order, on proof of probable cause for believing that a contributory or any past or present officer of the company has absconded or is about to quit Hong Kong or otherwise to abscond or to remove or conceal any of his property for the purpose of evading payment of calls or debts due to the company or of avoiding examination respecting the affairs of the company, may order that the contributory or officer be arrested and his books and papers and movable personal property seized and him and them safely kept until such time as the court may order.

(Replaced, 6 of 1984, s. 155)

225. Any powers by this Ordinance conferred on the court shall be in addition to and not in restriction of any existing powers of instituting proceedings against any contributory or officer or debtor of the company, or the estate of any contributory or officer or debtor, for the recovery of any call or other sums.

(Amended, 6 of 1984, s. 156)

226. Provision may be made by general rules for enabling or requiring all or any of the powers and duties conferred and imposed on the court by this Ordinance in respect of the following matters—

(a) the holding and conducting of meetings to ascertain the

wishes of creditors and contributories;

(b) the settling of lists of contributories and the rectifying of the register of members where required, and the collecting and applying of the assets;

(c) the paying, delivery, conveyance, surrender or transfer of

money, property, books or papers to the liquidator;

(d) the making of calls;

(e) the fixing of a date on or before which creditors are to prove their debts or claims, (Replaced, 6 of 1984, s. 157)