Hong Kong Ordinances

COMPANIES ORDINANCE - SECT 295

Separate accounts of particular estates

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 23 of 1999 s. 3

(1) The Official Receiver shall keep an account of the receipts and payments
in the winding up of each company.

(2) When the cash balance standing to the credit of the account of any company
exceeds by $100000 or more the amount which, in the opinion of the committee
of inspection or where there is no committee of inspection in the opinion of
the liquidator, is required for the time being to answer demands in respect
of the company's estate, the Official Receiver shall, on the request of the
committee of inspection or where there is no committee of inspection on the
request of the liquidator, invest the amount of such excess on fixed deposit
or on deposit at call with such bank as the Official Receiver thinks fit or in
Government securities, to be placed to the credit of the account
of the company. (Amended 23 of 1999 s. 3)

(3) When any part of the money so invested is, in the opinion of the committee
of inspection or where there is no committee of inspection in the opinion of
the liquidator, required to answer any demands in respect of the estate
of the company, the Official Receiver shall, on the request of the committee
of inspection or where there is no committee of inspection on the request of
the liquidator, raise such sum as may be required by the withdrawal of such
part of any money placed on deposit or by the sale of such part of the
securities referred to in subsection (2), as may be necessary.

(4) Out of the interest paid on the investments made under this section, an
amount equal to 1 1/2% per annum (or such other rate as may be fixed by the
Financial Secretary for the purposes of this section by notice published in
the Gazette) of the money invested shall be paid to the credit of the
Official Receiver and the balance shall be paid to the credit of the company.

(5) The Official Receiver shall on or before 31 March in each year transfer to
the general revenue the accumulated amount paid to his credit under subsection
(4). (Replaced 38 of 1987 s. 4)