Hong Kong Ordinances Hong Kong Ordinances
- CHAPTER 10
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Jurisdiction of the court in probate and administration
4. Sealing of documents
5. Registrar may exercise jurisdiction in certain cases
6. Restrictions upon exercise of jurisdiction by Registrar
7. Power of ordering production of testamentary writings
8. Summons of executor to prove or renounce
8A. Registrar may require information
9. Registrar to be Official Administrator
10. Vesting of estate of deceased person in Official Administrator
11. Re-vesting of property on vacation of office
12. Interim possession of property and deaths of foreign nationals
13. Unlawfully removing property of deceased from Hong Kong
14. Lien on property of deceased person for expenses incurred under
15A. Affidavit concerning assets and liabilities of estate relating to
summary administration
16. Cases in which Official Administrator is entitled to administration
18. Power of limiting grant
19. Commission on moneys received
20. Keeping of books of account
21. Copies of documents and accounts
22. Redress against Official Administrator
23. Effect of grant to Official Administrator
23A. Payment into Government account of unclaimed balance of intestate's
estate
23B. Advertisements as to unclaimed balance of intestate's estate
23C. Transfer of unclaimed balance not exceeding five hundred dollars
23D. Disposal of surplus interest
24. Application for grants
24A. Affidavit concerning assets and liabilities of estate
24B. Registrar to provide the Commissioner of Inland Revenue with
information in application for grant
25. Number of Personal representatives
26. Grant of representation to a trust corporation
27. Right of proving executors to exercise powers
28. Cesser of right of executor to prove
29. Express renunciation of right to probate
30. Constructive renunciation
31. Retraction of renunciation
32. Withdrawal of renunciation
33. Revocation of grants and removal of executors
34. Executor of executor represents original testator
35. On failure of executors
36. Appointment of administrator of intestate's estate
37. Grant of special administration
38. Payment of costs relating to special administration
39. Person under 21 as sole executor
40. Appointment of administrator pendente lite
41. Administration pending appeal
42. Prohibition of executor acting pending administration
43. Rights and liabilities of administrator
44. Legal proceedings after revocation of temporary administration
45. Caveats
46. Power to require administrators to produce sureties
47. Effect of guarantee
49. Sealing of grants by Courts outside Hong Kong
49A. Amendment of Schedule 2
49AA. Application for sealing of grant to be supported by affidavit
49AB. Registrar to provide the Commissioner of Inland Revenue with
information in application for sealing of non-local grants
50. Conditions to be fulfilled before sealing
51. Application of sections 46 and 47
52. Duplicate or copy admissible
53. Rights of action of personal representative
55. Purchase by personal representative of deceased's property
56. Duty of personal representative as to inventory
57. Protection of persons acting on probate or administration
58. Liability of a person fraudulently obtaining or retaining estate of
deceased
60. Allowance of remuneration to executor, administrator or attorney
60A. Interpretation of Part VA
60B. Certificate for releasing money from bank account of deceased
60C. Certificate for inspection of safe deposit box kept by deceased
60D. Inspection of safe deposit box and inventory of contents
60E. Authorization for removal
60F. Form of certificate and authorization
60G. Secretary may attach condition
60H. Protection of bank staff and bank
60I. Surviving renter’s right subject to this Ordinance in 12 months
following death of joint renter
60J. Prohibition against intermeddling of estate
60K. Exemption from section 60J for estate not exceeding $50000
61. Property of deceased is asset for payment of debts
63. Administration of assets
64. Charges to be paid primarily out of the property charged
65. Contracts by personal representative
67. Right to follow property and powers of the court in relation
thereto
68. Powers of personal representative as to appropriation
69. Power to appoint trustees of infant's property
70. Powers of personal representative as to giving possession of land
and powers of the court
71. Power to postpone distribution
72. Probate rules and orders
73. Depositing and inspection of wills
74. Copy of will, etc.
75. Saving
SCHEDULE 1
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