### Labour Tribunal (General) Rules 《勞資審裁處(一般)規則》

7A. Transfer of claim to tribunal
Where a claim is transferred to the tribunal in accordance with any rules made under section 73B, 73C or 73D of the District Court Ordinance (Cap. 336), the registrar shall send a notice in such form as he thinks fit to each claimant and person represented advising them that section 11 of the Ordinance must be complied with in order for the transferred claim to be commenced in the tribunal.
(L.N. 237 of 1996; L.N. 465 of 1997)

8. Preparation of summary of facts
A summary of facts shall be—
(a) prepared in the prescribed form in duplicate; (see Form 6

8A. Procedure on application for leave to appeal
(1) Where an application for leave to appeal is made under section 32 of the Ordinance—
(a) the registrar shall on the request by any party to the proceedings and on payment by such party of the appropriate fee supply to such party within 7 days of the request a certified copy of the record of the proceedings; and
(b) the Registrar of the High Court shall—
(i) fix a date and place for the hearing of the application; and
(ii) send a notice to the applicant in the prescribed form of the date and place of hearing. (see Form 15A

9. Procedure on appeal from the tribunal
(1) Where leave to appeal is granted under section 32 of the Ordinance—
(a) the registrar shall send to the Registrar of the High Court a copy of the entries in the register and the documents in his custody relating to the claim; (L.N. 127 of 1976)
(b) the Registrar of the High Court shall, on receipt of such documents, fix a date and place for the hearing of the appeal; and
(c) the Registrar of the High Court shall send notices in the prescribed form of the date and place of hearing to be served on the parties to the claim who are interested in the appeal. (see Form 16

11. Payment of award by instalment
The tribunal may order that the amount of an award or order shall be paid by such instalments, payable at such times, as the tribunal may think fit.

12. Registration of award or order in District Court
(1) Where an award or order is made by the tribunal, and if no stay of execution has been ordered under section 30A or 37 of the Ordinance, the registrar shall, on the application of the party in whose favour the award or order is made, supply to him a certificate of award or order in the prescribed form and a copy thereof. (see Form 17

### Law Amendment and Reform (Consolidation) Ordinance 《法律修訂及改革(綜合)條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Law Amendment and Reform (Consolidation) Ordinance.
(Format changes—E.R. 1 of 2017)

9. Assignment of debt or chose in action
Any absolute assignment, by writing under the hand of the assignor (not purporting to be by way of charge only), of any debt or other legal chose in action, of which express notice in writing has been given to the debtor, trustee or other person from whom the assignor would have been entitled to receive or claim such debt or chose in action, shall be and be deemed to have been effectual in law (subject to all equities which would have been entitled to priority over the right of the assignee if this section, section 11 of this Ordinance and sections 25 and 49 of the Conveyancing and Property Ordinance (Cap. 219) had not been enacted) to pass and transfer the legal right to such debt or chose in action from the date of such notice, and all legal and other remedies for the same, and the power to give a good discharge for the same, without the concurrence of the assignor:
Provided that if the debtor, trustee or other person liable in respect of such debt or chose in action has had notice that such assignment is disputed by the assignor or any one claiming under him or of any other opposing or conflicting claims to such debt or chose in action, he shall be entitled to call upon the several person making claim thereto to interplead concerning the same, or he may pay the same into the court under and in conformity with the provisions of any Ordinance relating to trustees.(4 of 1901 s. 8 incorporated. Amended 50 of 1911; 1 of 1912 Schedule; 31 of 1988 s. 30)[cf. 1873 c. 66 s. 25(6) U.K.]

11. Stipulations not of the essence of contracts
Stipulations in contracts, as to time or otherwise, which would not, before 13 October 1873, have been deemed to be or to have become of the essence of such contracts in the court in its equitable jurisdiction shall receive in the court the same construction and effect as they would formerly have received in equity.
(4 of 1901 s. 9 incorporated)[cf. 1873 c. 66 s. 25(7) U.K.]

### Law Amendment and Reform (Consolidation) Ordinance 《法律修訂及改革(綜合)條例》

13. Action not maintainable on representations of character etc. unless in writing
No action shall be brought whereby to charge any person upon or by reason of any representation or assurance made or given concerning or relating to the character, conduct, credit, ability, trade or dealings of any person, to the intent or purpose that such other person may obtain credit, money or goods thereupon, unless such representation or assurance is made in writing, signed by the party to be charged therewith.
(Added 53 of 1971 s. 2)[cf. 1828 c. 14 s. 6 U.K.]

13A. Part performance and damages
(1) A court may award damages for breach of a contract of which there has been part performance notwithstanding that an order for specific performance could not, in the circumstances of the case, be made by the court.
(2) This section shall not apply to any contract made before 31 December 1972.
(Added 72 of 1972 s. 3)

14. Consideration for guarantee need not appear by writing
No special promise made by any person to answer for the debt, default or miscarriage of another person, being in writing, and signed by the party charged therewith or some other person by him thereunto lawfully authorized, shall be deemed invalid to support an action, suit or other proceeding to charge the person by whom such promise has been made, by reason only that the consideration for such promise does not appear in writing or by necessary inference from a written document.
(13 of 1864 s. 4 incorporated. Amended 50 of 1911. Replaced 53 of 1971 s. 2)[cf. 1856 c. 97 s. 3 U.K.]