Hong Kong Regulations

MATRIMONIAL CAUSES RULES - RULE 73

General provisions as to evidence etc. on application for ancillary relief

(1) A petitioner or respondent spouse who has applied for ancillary  relief in
his petition or answer and who intends to proceed with the application shall,
subject to rule 82, file a notice in Form 9 and serve a copy on the other
spouse.

(2) Where a respondent spouse or a petitioner is served with a notice in Form
8 or 9, or where an applicant in a joint application is served with a notice
in Form 8B, in respect of an application for ancillary relief, not being an
application to which rule 74 or 75 applies, then, unless the parties are
agreed upon the terms of the proposed order, he shall, within 14 days after
service of the notice, file an affidavit in answer to the application
containing full particulars of his property and income, and if he does not do
so, the court may order him to file an affidavit containing such particulars.
(L.N. 172 of 1996)

(3) An affidavit in reply may be filed within 14 days after service of any
affidavit under paragraph (2) or within such other time as the court may fix.
(L.N. 135 of 1972; L.N. 325 of 1982)