Hong Kong Regulations

DISTRICT COURT CIVIL PROCEDURE (GENERAL) RULES - RULE 15

Endorsement in money-lender's action

Caution: This is a past version. See the current version here.

Where an action for the recovery of money lent by a money-lender or for the
enforcement of any agreement or security relating to any such money is brought
by the lender or by an assignee of the tender, the particulars of claim shall
state, in addition to any other particulars-

   (a)  that at the time of making the loan or contract the plaintiff or, in
        an action by an assignee, the original assignor was a registered
        money-lender under the Money Lenders Ordinance ( Cap 163);

   (b)  the date on which the loan was made, or where the action is brought on
        an agreement or security given in consideration of the renewal of
        former loans, the date on which each such loan was made;

   (c)  the amount actually lent to the borrower;

   (d)  the rate of interest expressed as a percentage per annum charged on
        the amount actually lent; (L.N. 331 of 1983)

   (e)  the amounts paid by way of interest and the periods in respect of
        which and the dates on which each such payment was made;

   (f)  the amount of principal repaid and the date or dates of payment;

   (g)  every other amount paid by the borrower to the lender in respect of
        the loan or loans as the case may be, whether as a premium or
        otherwise;

   (h)  the amount of principal due and unpaid; and

   (i)  the amount of interest due and unpaid.