Hong Kong Ordinances

DISTRICT COURT ORDINANCE - SECT 33

Money recoverable by enactment

(Past version on 01/09/2000).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) The Court has jurisdiction to hear and determine any action for the
recovery of any penalty, expenses, contribution or other like demand which is
recoverable by virtue of any enactment for the time being in force and for the
recovery of any sum which is declared by any enactment to be recoverable as a
civil debt if- (Amended 28 of 2000 s. 22)

   (a)  it is not expressly provided by that or any other enactment that the
        demand shall be recoverable only in some other court; and

   (b)  the amount claimed in the action does not exceed $1000000. (Amended 35
        of 1966 s. 2; 68 of 1973 s. 2; 79 of 1981 s. 2; L.N. 387 of 1983; 49
        of 1988 s. 4; L.N. 241 of 2003)

(2) For the purposes of this section, "penalty" (罰金) does not include a
fine to which any person is liable on conviction on indictment or on summary
conviction.

(22 of 1962 s. 4 incorporated. Amended 28 of 2000 s. 22)

"penalty" (罰金)