Hong Kong Ordinances

MARRIED PERSONS STATUS ORDINANCE - SECT 6

Questions between husband and wife as to property to be decided in a summary way

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

Amendments retroactively made - see 25 of 1998 s. 2

(1) In any question between husband and wife as to the title to or possession
of property the husband or the wife may apply by summons or otherwise in a
summary way to a judge to determine the question.

(2) On any such application the judge may make such order with respect to the
property in dispute and as to the costs of and consequent on the application
as he thinks fit, or may direct such application to stand over and any inquiry
touching the matters in question to be made in such manner as he thinks fit.

(3) An order made under subsection (2) shall be subject to appeal in the same
way as an order made by the judge in an action in the Court of First Instance
would be. (Amended 92 of 1975 s. 59; 25 of 1998 s. 2)

(4) If either party so requests, the judge may hear the application in
private. [cf. 1882 c.75 s.17 U.K.]