Hong Kong Ordinances

LIMITATION ORDINANCE - SECT 5

Limitation in case of successive conversions and extinction of title of owner of converted goods

(1) Where any cause of action in respect of the conversion or wrongful
detention of a chattel has accrued to any person and, before he recovers
possession of the chattel, a further conversion or wrongful detention takes
place, no action shall be brought in respect of the further conversion or
detention after the expiration of 6 years from the accrual of the cause of
action in respect of the original conversion or detention.

(2) Where any such cause of action has accrued to any person and the period
prescribed for bringing that action and for bringing any action in respect of
such a further conversion or wrongful detention as aforesaid has expired and
he has not during that period recovered possession of the chattel, the title
of that person to the chattel shall be extinguished. [cf. 1939 c. 21 s. 3
U.K.]