Hong Kong Regulations

MATRIMONIAL CAUSES RULES - RULE 32

Order for transfer of cause

(Past version on 01/07/1997).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) The court may order that a cause or application pending in the District
Court be transferred to the Court of First Instance, where, having regard to
all the circumstances including the difficulty or importance of the cause or
application or of any issue arising therein, the court thinks it desirable
that the cause or application should be heard and determined in the Court of
First Instance.

(2) An order under paragraph (1) may be made by the judge of his own motion or
on the application of a party, but before making an order of his own motion
the judge shall give the parties an opportunity of being heard on the question
of transfer and for that purpose the registrar may give the parties notice of
a date, time and place at which the question will be considered.

(3) Any cause or application transferred to the Court of First Instance under
paragraph (1) may be re-transferred to the District Court at any stage of the
proceedings if the Court of First Instance thinks it desirable. (L.N. 217 of
1987; 25 of 1998 s. 2; L.N. 26 of 2002)