Hong Kong Regulations

HIGH COURT CIVIL PROCEDURE (USE OF LANGUAGE) RULES - SECT 4

Documents in either official languages

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 25 of 1998 s. 2

(1) Any document which is required by any Ordinance to be-

   (a)  filed in the Court; or

   (b)  served on any person, for the purposes of any proceedings may be in
        either of the official languages.

(2) Notwithstanding subrule (1), where any document which is filed in the
Court by a party to any proceedings is in one of the official languages, a
judge may direct the party to file a translation of the document in the other
official language within such time as the judge may direct.