Chapter Number and Title of Enactment
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Chapter: | 4 | Title: | HIGH COURT ORDINANCE |  | |
: If this pencil mark appears at the beginning of a provision, that provision is subject to amendments that are already in operation but have not yet been incorporated in its text.
| Cap 4 | Long title | |
| Cap 4 Part I | PRELIMINARY | |
| Cap 4 s 1 | Short title | |
| Cap 4 s 2 | Interpretation | |
| Cap 4 Part II | THE HIGH COURT* | |
| Cap 4 s 3 | High Court | |
| Cap 4 s 4 | Constitution of Court of First Instance | |
| Cap 4 s 5 | Constitution of Court of Appeal | |
| Cap 4 s 6 | Appointment of judges | |
| Cap 4 s 6A | Appointment of recorders | |
| Cap 4 s 6B | Appointment of judges and recorders may be retrospective | |
| Cap 4 s 7 | Precedence | |
| Cap 4 s 8 | Acting appointments | |
| Cap 4 s 9 | Professional qualifications of judges | |
| Cap 4 s 10 | Appointment of deputy judges | |
| Cap 4 s 11 | Powers of recorders and deputy judges in cases which are part-heard on termination of appointment | |
| Cap 4 s 11A | Term of office of judges | |
| Cap 4 Part III | JURISDICTION, LAW, PRACTICE AND POWERS | |
| Cap 4 s 12 | Jurisdiction of Court of First Instance | |
| Cap 4 s 12A | Admiralty jurisdiction of Court of First Instance | |
| Cap 4 s 12B | Mode of exercise of Admiralty jurisdiction | |
| Cap 4 s 12C | Restrictions on entertainment of actions in personam in collision and other similar cases | |
| Cap 4 s 12D | Court of First Instance not to have jurisdiction in cases within Rhine Navigation Convention | |
| Cap 4 s 12E | Supplementary provisions as to Admiralty jurisdiction | |
| Cap 4 s 12F | Transfer of proceedings to the Lands Tribunal | |
| Cap 4 s 13 | Jurisdiction of Court of Appeal | |
| Cap 4 s 14 | Appeals in civil matters | |
| Cap 4 s 14AA | Leave to appeal required for interlocutory appeals | |
| Cap 4 s 14AB | Decision on leave to appeal final | |
| Cap 4 s 14A | Appeal from order on application for judicial review in criminal cause or matter | |
| Cap 4 s 15 | Application for new trial | |
| Cap 4 s 16 | Law and equity to be administered in High Court | |
| Cap 4 s 17 | Power to award damages as well as, or in substitution for, injunction or specific performance | |
| Cap 4 s 18 | (Repealed 52 of 1987 s. 12) | |
| Cap 4 s 19 | (Repealed 52 of 1987 s. 12) | |
| Cap 4 s 20 | Power of Court of First Instance to impose charging order | |
| Cap 4 s 20A | Property which may be charged | |
| Cap 4 s 20B | Provisions supplementary to sections 20 and 20A | |
| Cap 4 s 21 | Attachment of debts | |
| Cap 4 s 21A | No arrest or imprisonment without order | |
| Cap 4 s 21B | Prohibition on debtor leaving Hong Kong | |
| Cap 4 s 21C | Effect of writs of execution against goods | |
| Cap 4 s 21D | Sale of property in execution of judgment | |
| Cap 4 s 21E | Enforcement of fines and forfeited recognizances | |
| Cap 4 s 21F | Relief against forfeiture by action for non-payment of rent | |
| Cap 4 s 21G | Service of writ in lieu of demand | |
| Cap 4 s 21H | Interpretation and application of sections 21F, 21G and 21H | |
| Cap 4 s 21I | Orders of mandamus, prohibition and certiorari | |
| Cap 4 s 21J | Injunction to restrain persons acting in offices in which they are not entitled to act | |
| Cap 4 s 21K | Application for judicial review | |
| Cap 4 s 21L | Injunction and receiver | |
| Cap 4 s 21M | Interim relief in the absence of substantive proceedings | |
| Cap 4 s 21N | Supplementary provisions as to interim relief in the absence of substantive proceedings | |
| Cap 4 s 22 | (Repealed 52 of 1987 s. 19) | |
| Cap 4 s 22A | Applications for, and issue of, writs of habeas corpus | |
| Cap 4 s 23 | Restriction on repeated applications for habeas corpus | |
| Cap 4 s 24 | Appeal in habeas corpus proceedings | |
| Cap 4 s 25 | Power of Court of First Instance to vary sentence on certiorari | |
| Cap 4 s 25A | Execution of instruments by order of Court of First Instance | |
| Cap 4 s 26 | Wards of court | |
| Cap 4 s 27 | Restriction of vexatious legal proceedings | |
| Cap 4 s 27A | Leave to institute or continue proceedings | |
| Cap 4 Part IV | SITTINGS AND DISTRIBUTION OF BUSINESS | |
| Cap 4 s 28 | Sittings of High Court and distribution of business | |
| Cap 4 s 29 | Vacations | |
| Cap 4 s 30 | Business in vacations | |
| Cap 4 s 31 | Computation of vacation period and validity of acts therein | |
| Cap 4 s 32 | Proceedings in Court of First Instance to be disposed of by single judge | |
| Cap 4 s 32A | Proceedings in court and in chambers | |
| Cap 4 s 33 | Powers of judge in chambers | |
| Cap 4 s 33A | Trial by jury in the Court of First Instance | |
| Cap 4 s 34 | Sittings of Court of Appeal | |
| Cap 4 s 34A | Powers of single Justice of Appeal in Court of Appeal in its criminal jurisdiction | |
| Cap 4 s 34B | Composition of Court of Appeal in its civil jurisdiction | |
| Cap 4 s 35 | Powers of single judge in Court of Appeal | |
| Cap 4 s 36 | Acts required to be done by Chief Justice may also be done by any judge | |
| Cap 4 Part V | REGISTRAR AND OTHER OFFICERS | |
| Cap 4 s 37 | Registrar of High Court | |
| Cap 4 s 37AA | Professional qualifications of Registrar, senior deputy registrars, deputy registrars and assistant registrars | |
| Cap 4 s 37AB | Appointment of temporary registrar | |
| Cap 4 s 37AC | Appointment of temporary senior deputy registrars | |
| Cap 4 s 37A | Appointment of temporary deputy registrars | |
| Cap 4 s 37B | Appointment of temporary assistant registrars | |
| Cap 4 s 38 | Jurisdiction, powers and duties of Registrar | |
| Cap 4 s 38A | Bailiff | |
| Cap 4 s 39 | Protection of Registrar | |
| Cap 4 s 40 | Registrar may apply for order | |
| Cap 4 s 40A | Powers of temporary registrar, etc. in case which is part-heard on termination of appointment | |
| Cap 4 Part VI | DISCOVERY AND RELATED PROCEDURES | |
| Cap 4 s 41 | Power of Court of First Instance to order disclosure, etc. of documents before commencement of proceedings | |
| Cap 4 s 42 | Extension of powers of Court of First Instance to order disclosure of documents, inspection of property, etc. | |
| Cap 4 s 43 | Provisions supplementary to sections 41 and 42 | |
| Cap 4 s 44 | Powers of Court of First Instance exercisable before commencement of action | |
| Cap 4 s 44A | Withdrawal of privilege against incrimination of self or spouse in certain proceedings | |
| Cap 4 s 45 | Application to Government of sections 41 to 44 | |
| Cap 4 Part VII | MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS | |
| Cap 4 s 46 | Writs | |
| Cap 4 s 47 | (Repealed 47 of 1997 s. 10) | |
| Cap 4 s 48 | Interest on claims for debt and damages | |
| Cap 4 s 49 | Interest on judgments | |
| Cap 4 s 50 | Appeal in cases of contempt of court | |
| Cap 4 s 51 | Seal of High Court | |
| Cap 4 s 52 | Expenses | |
| Cap 4 s 52A | Costs in Court of First Instance and Court of Appeal in its civil jurisdiction | |
| Cap 4 s 52B | Costs-only proceedings | |
| Cap 4 s 52C | Transfer of costs-only proceedings to District Court | |
| Cap 4 s 52D | Scale of costs on which costs awarded under section 52A or 52B are taxed | |
| Cap 4 s 53 | Assessors | |
| Cap 4 s 54 | Rules of court | |
| Cap 4 s 55 | Rules Committee | |
| Cap 4 s 55A | Rules concerning commencement of proceedings in respect of estates of deceased persons | |
| Cap 4 s 55B | Rules as to proof of facts and admission of statements in civil proceedings | |
| Cap 4 s 55C | Rules as to stop orders and notices | |
| Cap 4 s 55D | Rules as to costs and interest | |
| Cap 4 s 56 | Orders for interim payment | |
| Cap 4 s 56A | Orders for provisional damages for personal injuries | |
| Cap 4 s 57 | Rules concerning deposit, etc. of moneys, etc. in High Court | |
| Cap 4 Part VIII | GENERAL | |
| Cap 4 s 58 | (Had its effect) | |
| Cap 4 s 59 | Amendment of references in laws to Full Court and High Court | |
| Cap 4 s 60 | (Omitted as spent) | |
| Cap 4 s 61 | (Spent) | |
| Cap 4 s 62 | (Spent) | |
| Cap 4 | SCHEDULE |
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