### High Court Ordinance 《高等法院條例》

25A. Execution of instruments by order of Court of First Instance
(1) Where the Court of First Instance has given or made a judgment or order directing a person to execute any conveyance, contract or other document, or to endorse any negotiable instrument, then, if that person—
(a) neglects or refuses to comply with the judgment or order; or
(b) cannot after reasonable inquiry be found,
the Court of First Instance may, on such terms and conditions, if any, as may be just, order that the conveyance, contract or other document shall be executed, or that the negotiable instrument shall be endorsed, by such person as the Court may nominate for that purpose.
(2) A conveyance, contract, document or instrument executed or endorsed in accordance with subsection (1) shall have the same effect as if it had been executed or endorsed by the person originally directed to execute or endorse it.
(3) Nothing herein shall be held to abridge the powers of the Court of First Instance to proceed by attachment against any person neglecting or refusing to execute or endorse any such instrument.
(Added 52 of 1987 s. 20. Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2)[cf. 1981 c. 54 s. 39 U.K.]

26. Wards of court
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, no infant shall be made a ward of court except by virtue of an order to that effect made by the Court of First Instance.
(2) Where application is made for such an order in respect of an infant, the infant shall become a ward of court on the making of the application, but shall cease to be a ward of court at the expiration of such period as may be prescribed by rules of court unless within that period an order has been made in accordance with the application.
(3) The Court of First Instance may, either upon an application in that behalf or without such an application, order that any infant who is for the time being a ward of court shall cease to be a ward of court.
(Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2)[cf. 1949 c. 100 s. 9 U.K.]

### High Court Ordinance 《高等法院條例》

27. Restriction of vexatious legal proceedings
(1) The Court of First Instance may, on the application of the Secretary for Justice or an affected person, make an order that—
(a) no legal proceedings shall without the leave of the Court of First Instance be instituted by the person against whom the order is made; and
(b) any legal proceedings instituted by that person in any court before the making of the order shall not be continued by him without the leave of the Court of First Instance.
(2) The Court of First Instance may not make an order under subsection (1) unless—
(a) it is satisfied that the person against whom the order is to be made has habitually and persistently and without any reasonable ground instituted vexatious legal proceedings, whether in the High Court or in any inferior court, and whether against the same person or against different persons; and
(b) it has heard the person against whom the order is to be made or given him an opportunity of being heard.
(3) An order made under subsection (1)—
(a) may be made on such terms and conditions as the Court of First Instance thinks just; and
(b) may provide that it is to cease to have effect at the end of a specified period, but shall otherwise remain in force indefinitely.
(4) A copy of an order made under subsection (1) shall be published in the Gazette.
(5) In subsection (1), affected person (受影響的人) means a person who—
(a) is or has been a party to any of the vexatious legal proceedings; or
(b) has directly suffered adverse consequences resulting from such proceedings.

(Replaced 3 of 2008 s. 13)

27A. Leave to institute or continue proceedings
(1) Leave for the institution or continuance of any legal proceedings by a person who is the subject of an order for the time being in force under section 27(1) shall not be given unless the Court of First Instance is satisfied that—
(a) the proceedings are not an abuse of the process of the court in question; and
(b) there are reasonable grounds for the proceedings.
(2) No appeal lies from a decision of the Court of First Instance granting or refusing leave required under this section, unless leave to appeal has been granted by the Court of First Instance.
(Added 3 of 2008 s. 13)

28. Sittings of High Court and distribution of business
(1) The High Court shall sit at such times and at such places as the Chief Justice shall appoint.
(2) The distribution of business of the High Court shall be made in accordance with directions given by the Chief Justice.
(Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2)

### High Court Ordinance 《高等法院條例》

29. Vacations
(1) The following vacations shall be observed in each year in the High Court and the Registries— (Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2)
(a) the Summer vacation; (Amended 52 of 1987 s. 22)
(b) the Christmas vacation; and
(c) the Easter vacation.
(2) The dates of the vacations referred to in subsection (1) shall be prescribed by rules of court.
(3) The days of the commencement and termination of each vacation shall be included in such vacation.

30. Business in vacations
(1) The High Court and the Registries shall be open during any vacation for the purpose of— (Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2; 18 of 2016 s. 4)
(a) holding criminal trials and determining criminal appeals and the transaction of all business incidental thereto; and
(b) the transaction of such other business as may be prescribed by rules of court. (Replaced 49 of 1983 s. 6)
(2)-(3) (Repealed 49 of 1983 s. 6)(4) However, subsection (1) does not require the High Court or the Registries to be open on Saturdays, general holidays, or other days as directed by the Registrar or the Chief Justice. (Added 18 of 2016 s. 4)
(5) In subsection (4)—
Registrar (司法常務官) includes a Senior Deputy Registrar, Deputy Registrar, or Assistant Registrar, of the High Court. (Added 18 of 2016 s. 4)

31. Computation of vacation period and validity of acts therein
(1)  Where by any law regulating civil procedure, or by any special order of the High Court, any period not exceeding one month is appointed or allowed for the doing of any act or the taking of any proceeding, no days included in the Summer vacation shall be reckoned in the computation of such time, unless the Court otherwise directs: (Amended 52 of 1987 s. 23; 25 of 1998 s. 2)
Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to extend the time for entering appearance to any writ endorsed with a statement of claim. (Amended 79 of 1979 s. 2) 
(2) Every act, matter or thing done during any vacation shall be as valid to all intents and purposes as if done out of vacation.