Hong Kong Ordinances

PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION ORDINANCE - SECT 39

Person under 21 as sole executor

(1) Where a person under the age of 21 years is sole executor of a will,
administration with the will annexed shall be granted to his guardian (if
any), or to such other person as the court thinks fit, until the person
attains the age of 21 years, and on his attaining that age, and not before,
probate of the will may be granted to him.

(2) Where a testator by his will appoints a person under the age of 21 years
to be an executor, the appointment shall not operate to transfer any interest
in the property of the deceased to the person or to constitute him a
personal representative for any purpose unless and until probate is granted to
him under this section. (Amended 32 of 1990 s. 7) [cf. 1925 c. 49 s. 165 U.K.]