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1988 Ed.]

GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG

Supreme Court Fees Rules

[CAP. 4

D1

[Subsidiary]

SUPREME COURT FEES RULES

L.N. 27/88 2N345/89

(Cap. 4, section 54)

[5 February 1988]

Citation

1. These rules may be cited as the Supreme Court Fees Rules.

Fees payable in the Supreme Court

2. (1) The fees respectively specified in the First and Second Schedules shall be payable in respect of all proceedings in any action or matter whatsoever in the Supreme Court, whenever commenced.

(2) The Registrar may reduce, remit or defer payment of any fee specified in the First or Second Schedule as he may think fit in any particular case and shall in every case where he exercises this power endorse on the relevant document a note of such reduction, remission or deferment and the reason therefor.

Method of payment of fees

3. Unless otherwise in the Schedules provided, the said fees shall be payable by means of adhesive stamps, or by causing the relevant documents to be franked with the amount of fees.

Application to the Crown

4. These rules shall apply to all proceedings by or against the Crown.

FIRST SCHEDULE

COMMENCEMENT OF A CAUSE OR MATTER

1. On sealing-

(a) a writ of summons (except a concurrent, renewed or amended writ);

(b) an originating summons;

(c) an originating notice of motion;

(d) an originating petition;

(e) an originating ex parte application;

(f) any other originating document.

Fee

(r. 2)

In each case $600.00