Hong Kong Regulations

THE RULES OF THE DISTRICT COURT - ORDER 5A

RIGHT TO ACT IN PERSON

(Past version on 01/09/2000).

1. Right to act in person (O. 5A, r. 1)

Subject to rule 2 and to Order 80, rule 2, any person (whether or not he acts
as a trustee or personal representative or in any other representative
capacity) may begin or carry on proceedings in the Court in person or by a
solicitor.

2. Corporations acting by a director (O. 5A, r. 2)

(1) Subject to Order 12, rule 1(2), a corporation may not begin or carry on
any such proceedings in the Court otherwise than by a solicitor except as
expressly provided by or under any enactment or by this rule.

(2) A corporation may begin or carry on proceedings by one of its directors
where-

   (a)  a solicitor does not act for the corporation in the proceedings;

   (b)  the director has been duly authorized by the board of directors of the
        corporation to act on its behalf in the proceedings; and

   (c)  the director has made and filed at the Registry an affidavit stating
        that he has been duly authorized by the board of directors of the
        corporation to act on its behalf in the proceedings and exhibiting-

        (i)    the original of the resolution authorizing the director to act
               on behalf of the corporation; or

        (ii)   a copy of such resolution duly certified by another person who
               must either be a director or the secretary of the corporation.
               (L.N. 221 of 2001)