Hong Kong Ordinances

BILLS OF EXCHANGE ORDINANCE - SECT 76

Definition of general and special crossings

Crossed cheques

(1) Where a cheque bears across its face an addition of-

   (a)  the words "and company", or any abbreviation thereof, between
two parallel transverse lines, either with or without the words "not
negotiable"; or

   (b)  two parallel transverse lines simply, either with or without
the words "not negotiable", that addition constitutes a crossing, and the
cheque is crossed generally.

(2) Where a cheque bears across its face an addition of the name of
a banker, either with or without the words "not negotiable", that addition
constitutes a crossing, and the cheque is crossed specially and to that
banker. [cf. 1882 c. 61 s. 76 U.K.]