Hong Kong Regulations

COMPANIES (WINDING-UP) RULES - RULE 35

Drawing up and contents of winding-up order

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) It shall be the duty of the petitioner, or his solicitor, and of all other
persons who have appeared on the hearing of the petition, at latest on the day
following the day on which an order for the winding up of a company or an
order under section 168A of the Ordinance is pronounced in court, to leave
with the Registrar a draft of the order and all other documents required for
the purpose of enabling the Registrar to complete the order forthwith. Except
in the case of an order made under section 168A of the Ordinance it shall not
be necessary for the Registrar to make an appointment to settle the order
unless in any particular case the special circumstances make an appointment
necessary. (See Form 14) (L.N. 178 of 1978)

(2) An order to wind up a company or for the appointment of a provisional
liquidator shall contain at the foot thereof a notice stating that it will be
the duty of the person who is at the time secretary of the company and any
person who is then an officer thereof, and of such of the persons who are
liable to make out or concur in making out the company's statement of affairs
as the Official Receiver, provisional liquidator or liquidator may require, to
attend on the Official Receiver, provisional liquidator or liquidator at such
time and place as he may appoint and to give him all information he may
require. (L.N. 201 of 1984; 46 of 2000 s. 40) [cf. R. 40]