Hong Kong Ordinances

BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE - SECT 8

Powers of Official Receiver and duties of debtor on petition being filed

(1) Immediately on the filing of any petition the Official Receiver may, in
cases where he has reason to believe that any offence under this Ordinance or
any fraud has been or is about to be perpetrated, by notice sent by messenger
or by ordinary post, summon the debtor to attend before him to give such
information as he requires, and may, either by himself or his agent authorized
by him in writing, enter on any premises occupied by the debtor between the
hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. for the purpose of inspecting his property, stock
in trade and books of account.

(2) It shall be the duty of the debtor to furnish the Official  Receiver with
all such information as it is in the debtor's power to give or to obtain.

(3) If the debtor fails without reasonable cause to attend on the
Official Receiver as aforesaid or to furnish him with such information as
aforesaid, or if the debtor obstructs the search of the premises or the
production of any book or document required in connection therewith, or
authorizes or permits any such obstruction, the debtor shall be liable on
summary conviction to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 6 months, and
every person who takes any part in any such obstruction, whether authorized or
permitted by the debtor or not, shall be liable to the like penalty.