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(a) prescribing the procedure in connection with the transfer of proceedings between the High Court and the District Court;

(b) prescribing the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court which may be exercised by the Registrar or a Master (including provision for appeal against decisions in the exercise of such jurisdiction); (Amended 52 of 1987 s. 40)

(c) regulating matters relating to the fees and costs of proceedings (including proceedings in connection with the administration of estates and trusts) in the Court of Appeal in its civil jurisdiction and in the High Court; (Replaced 52 of 1987 s. 40)

(d) (Repealed 52 of 1987 s. 40)

(e) prescribing in what cases persons absent, but having an interest in a cause or matter, shall be bound by any order made therein;

(f) prescribing in what cases and in what manner there may be submissions and references to special referees, how parties shall be bound thereby, and to what extent and with what consequences, and for the appointment, powers and duties of special referees and for proceedings before such special referees;

(g) regulating the appointment and duties of commissioners for oaths, the revocation of such appointments, and matters incidental thereto;

(h) regulating the execution of the process of the Supreme Court, including-

(i) the prohibition of judgment debtors and persons against whom civil claims are made from leaving Hong Kong and ordering the payment of compensation to them in prescribed circumstances;

(ii) ordering the appearance of judgment debtors or officers of corporate judgment debtors for examination and their examination; and

(iii) the arrest and imprisonment of judgment debtors;

(Amended 1 of 1984 s. 3)

(i) regulating matters which could heretofore be or which have heretofore been provided for or regulated by rules of court;

(j) prescribing the procedure for the payment of money into the Supreme Court by parties to arbitration proceedings; and without prejudice to the generality of this paragraph prescribing also-

(i) the effect upon such arbitration proceedings of the acceptance by any party to the arbitration proceedings of such money paid into the Supreme Court;

(ii) the circumstances in which, following payment into the Supreme Court of money by any party to arbitration