Hong Kong Regulations

SOLICITORS' PRACTICE RULES - SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE

(Past version on 01/01/1999).
(Past version on 06/30/1997).

1. I am engaged in practice (on my own account/in partnership and am providing this return on behalf of my partners*).

2. The name of my/our* firm is

.

3. During the period 1 January ...... to 31 December ......, I/we* have not shared with any person not being a solicitor practising in Hong Kong my/our* profit costs in respect of any business, whether by way of paying or agreeing to pay a commission on business introduced by any such person or otherwise, except as set out in Schedule 1/where a waiver of rule 4 of the Rules was granted by the Council on .................... *

4. The number of principals, assistant solicitors and consultants in my/our* firm as at 31 December ...................., was-

Principals
Assistant Solicitors
Consultants

5. All of the principals, assistant solicitors and consultants in my/our* firm are resident in Hong Kong and are not principals or employees of another firm of solicitors in Hong Kong or a salaried employee of a company in Hong Kong, except as set out in Schedule 2.

6. The particulars of every employee who has joined my/our* firm (except employees who are solicitors) since 1 January ............... are set out in Schedule 3.

7. The particulars of every employee of my/our* firm (except employees who are solicitors) who is not included in Schedule 3 between 1 January ....... to 31 December .................. are set out in Schedule 4.

8. My/our* firm engages a service company to provide staff for the firm and the details of this company are set out in Schedule 5. The particulars of the employees provided by this company are included in Schedules 3 and 4.
(Delete this paragraph if it does not apply.)

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the Oaths and Declarations Ordinance (Cap 11).

Name (English & Chinese, if applicable), as appears on the employee's Hong Kong identity card	Name (English & Chinese, if applicable), as appears on the employee's name card (if applicable)	ID card/ passport No.	Chinese Commer-cial Code No.	Date of Birth	Position	Mark "X" if Authorized Clerk @	Monthly Salary	Bonus/es or other Allow-ances#	Date/s of Bonus/es or other Allow- ances#	Date of Employ-ment*

Name (English & Chinese, if applicable), as appears on the employee's Hong Kong identity card	Name (English & Chinese, if applicable), as appears on the employee's name card (if applicable)	ID card/ passport No.	Chinese Commer-cial Code No.	Date of Birth	Position	Mark "X" if Authorized Clerk @	Monthly Salary	Bonus/es or other Allow-ances#	Date/s of Bonus/es or other Allow- ances#	Date ceased Employ-ment*

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Note:
1. If your firm pays non-discretionary bonuses at certain times of the year by way of an additional month's salary, such as at Chinese New Year, put the total number of months salary paid in the box, for example, 13. Details of any discretionary bonuses, allowances or other payments must be shown in the columns relating to bonuses. If no such payments are made, put "not applicable" in these columns.
2. If your firm does not pay any non-discretionary bonuses, put 12 in the box. Details of any discretionary bonuses, allowances or other payments must be shown in the columns relating to bonuses. If no such payments are made, put "not applicable" in these columns.
3. All bonuses, allowances and other payments made to staff in addition to salary must be included in the columns relating to bonuses.
(L.N. 138 of 1993; L.N. 484 of 1993; L.N. 593 of 1995; 47 of 1997 s. 10; L.N. 389 of 1998; L.N. 117 of 2000)