Hong Kong Regulations

ESTATE AGENTS (DETERMINATION OF COMMISSION DISPUTES) REGULATION - SECT 9

Language

(1) The adjudicator may order that any document submitted in the course of
proceedings, if not in an official language, to be accompanied by a
translation into an official language, such translation to be certified if not
agreed.

(2) Unless the adjudicator otherwise orders, witnesses shall be entitled to
give their evidence in the language of their choice and the adjudicator may
order the translation of that evidence, if not given in an official language,
into an official language by a suitably qualified person.

(3) Without prejudice to any order as to costs under section 26, the costs of
translation of any document or of evidence of witnesses shall be borne by the
party submitting the document or the party on whose behalf the evidence is
given.