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1983 Ed.]

District Court Civil Procedure (General) Rules

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(Costs) Rules shall have effect in relation to the costs of proceedings pending in the Court, or as the Court may otherwise order.

Applications relating to children

61D. An application by the Director of Social Welfare under the Guardianship of Minors Ordinance for the variation or dis- charge of an order made under that Ordinance or for directions as to the exercise of the powers of the Director under that order may, in case of urgency or where the application is unlikely to be opposed, be made by letter addressed to the Court and the Director shall, whenever practicable, notify any interested party of his intention to make the application.

61E. (1) This rule, rule 61F and rule 61G shall apply to proceedings under the Separation and Maintenance Orders Ordin- ance, the Affiliation Proceedings Ordinance and the Guardianship of Minors Ordinance.

(2) An application for leave to remove a child permanently out of Hong Kong shall be made to a judge unless the application is unopposed, in which case it may be made to the Registrar.

(3) The father or mother of a child under 18 may apply ex parte to a judge for an injunction restraining the other of them or any other person from removing the said child out of Hong Kong or out of the custody, care or control of any person named in the application.

61F. (1) A judge or the Registrar may at any time refer to the Director of Social Welfare for investigation and report any matter concerning the welfare of a child which may arise in proceedings in the Court.

(2) Where a reference is made under this rule-

(a) the Director may inspect and, with the approval of the

judge or Registrar, copy from the court file;

(b) after completing his investigation, the Director shall file his report and the Registrar shall thereupon notify the parties that they may inspect it and may be speak copies on payment of the prescribed fee; and

(c) the Registrar shall give notice to the Director of the date of

hearing of the application or other proceeding.

61G. If, at the time when an application to the Court relating to a child is made in any cause, any proceedings relating to the same child and brought after the cause was begun are pending in the High Court or the Court, the applicant shall file a statement of the nature of these proceedings when he makes his application.

Further provisions as to orders for supervision or care of a child. L.N. 12/78.

(Cap. 13.)

Removal of child out of Hong Kong, etc. L.N. 12.78. (Cap. 16.)

(Cap. 183.)

(Cap. 13.)

Reference to the Director of Social Welfare. L.N. 12/78.

Statement of other

proceedings on application relating to child. L..N. 12/78.