Hong Kong Ordinances

INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES ORDINANCE - SECT 8

Service by post

Where any Ordinance authorizes or requires any documents to be served or any
notice to be given by post or by registered post, whether the
expression "serve" or "give" or "send" or any other expression is used, the
service or notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing,
pre-paying the postage thereon and dispatching it by post or by registered
post, as the case may be, to the last known postal address of the person to be
served or given notice, and, unless the contrary is proved, such service or
notice shall be deemed to have been effected at the time at which the document
or notice would be delivered in the ordinary course of post. (Amended 36 of
1972 s. 2)