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CAP. 319]

Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement)

[1981 Ed.

Originally 13 of 1960.

7 of 1961.

13 of 1964. 92 of 1975.

8 of 1981.

3706 1975

Short title.

Interpretation. [cf. 1933 c. 13, s. [1]

(1933 c. 13.)

CHAPTER 319

FOREIGN JUDGMENTS (RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT)

To make provision for the enforcement in the Colony of Hong Kong of judgments given in other parts of the Commonwealth and foreign countries which afford reciprocal treatment to judgments given in the Colony of Hong Kong, for facilitating the enforcement in such parts or countries of judgments given in the Colony of Hong Kong, and for matters connected therewith.

[6 May 1960.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance.

2. (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires-

"appeal" includes any proceedings by way of discharging or setting aside a judgment or an application for a new trial or a stay of execution;

"country of the original court" means the country in which the original court is situated;

"foreign country" has the same meaning as in the United Kingdom Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933;

"judgment" means-

(a) a judgment or order given or made by a court in any civil proceedings; or

(b) a judgment or order given or made by a court in any criminal proceedings for the payment of a sum of money in respect of compensation or damages to an injured party;

(Replaced, 13 of 1964, s. 2)

"judgment creditor" means the person in whose favour the judgment was given and includes any person in whom the rights under the judgment have become vested by succession or assignment or otherwise;

"judgment debtor" means the person against whom the judgment was given, and includes any person against whom the judgment is enforceable under the law of the original court;

"judgments given in the superior courts of the Colony" means judgments given in the High Court and includes judgments given in any court whether of the Colony or not, on appeals against any judgments so given;

"original court" in relation to any judgment means the court by which the judgment was given;