### Labour Tribunal (Suitors’ Funds) Rules 《勞資審裁處(訴訟人儲存金)規則》

6. Payment out of money lodged in the tribunal 
(L.N. 151 of 2015)(1) Any money lodged in the tribunal shall not be paid out except by direction of a presiding officer or in pursuance of an order, and every such direction or order shall specify in full the name of every person to whom payment is to be made:

Provided that—
(i) in the case of payment to a firm, it shall be sufficient to state the business name of such firm;
(ii) in the case of payment to partners, payment may be made to any one or more of such partners or to the survivors of them, as the case may be.
(2) Any money lodged in the tribunal may be paid out by cheque or in cash as the registrar may direct and, in the case of payment by cheque, the cheque shall be signed by 2 persons authorized in writing by the Registrar of the High Court from time to time. (L.N. 343 of 1980; 25 of 1998 s. 2)
(3) Payment out must be made at the tribunal on any day that is neither a Saturday nor a general holiday and during the opening hours of the accounts office of the tribunal. (L.N. 151 of 2015; 18 of 2016 s. 10)
(L.N. 151 of 2015)

7. Payment out on death of person entitled
Where the registrar is satisfied that any person entitled under rule 6 to payment out of money has died, the registrar may pay out such money (or any portion thereof remaining unpaid at the date of the death of the deceased) as follows— (L.N. 151 of 2015)
(a) the registrar may pay out such money to the legal personal representatives of the deceased or, if it appears that any such personal representative has died, to the survivor or survivors of them;
(b) where it appears to the registrar that the deceased died intestate having assets not exceeding the value of $5,000 including the amount of such money, and if administration has not been granted in respect of his estate, the registrar may pay out such money to the person who (being the spouse, child, father, mother, brother or sister of the deceased) would have the prior right to a grant of administration of the estate, upon a declaration by such person in Form 2 in the Schedule hereto.
(L.N. 151 of 2015)

8. Transfer of interest to general revenue
The registrar shall, at the end of each financial year or so soon thereafter as may be practicable, pay into the general revenue of Hong Kong any interest that has been credited to the Labour Tribunal Suitors’ Funds Account.

### Labour Tribunal (Suitors’ Funds) Rules 《勞資審裁處(訴訟人儲存金)規則》

9. Transfer of unclaimed money to general revenue
(L.N. 151 of 2015)(1) Where any money paid into the tribunal in respect of an order remains unclaimed for a period of five years after the date of such order, the Chief Justice may, on application by the registrar, direct that such money shall be paid into the general revenue of Hong Kong. (L.N. 151 of 2015)
(2) Before giving any direction under paragraph (1), the Chief Justice may direct that such notice, if any, as he thinks necessary shall be given in such manner and to such persons as he may so direct.

10. Annual statement of accounts and audit
(1) The registrar shall in each year cause to be prepared for the period of twelve months ending on the 31st March in that year a statement of the accounts kept by him under rule 5, and such statement shall—
(a) include a receipts and payments account and a statement of assets and liabilities; and
(b) be signed by the Registrar of the High Court. (25 of 1998 s. 2)
(2) (Repealed 32 of 2000 s. 23) 

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

1. Citation
These rules may be cited as the Labour Tribunal (General) Rules.

2. Interpretation
In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires—
register (登記冊) means the Register of Claims kept under rule 4.

3. Registry
There shall be a registry for claims which shall be situated at such place as the Chief Justice may direct.

4. Register of Claims
(1) A “Register of Claims”, in such form as the Chief Justice may direct, shall be maintained in the registry.
(2) The register shall contain such details of all claims and proceedings in the tribunal as the Chief Justice may direct.

4A. Keeping of Register of Claims, etc.
The Register of Claims maintained under rule 4 and the summary of evidence, submissions or statements and of any point of law and of the presiding officer’s decision thereon kept under section 19 of the Ordinance may be kept—
(a) in the form of a book;
(b) in the form of a disc, card, tape, microchips, sound track or other device on or in which information or data is recorded or stored by mechanical, electronic, optical or other means; or
(c) partly in the form referred to in paragraph (a) and partly in the form referred to in paragraph (b).
(25 of 1999 s. 19)

5. Service
(1) Unless otherwise provided by the Ordinance, process shall be served by a person appointed by the registrar.
(2) Service of process shall be effected by delivering a copy of the document to the person to be served or by leaving it with some person for him at his last known place of residence or at his place of work.
(3) The person effecting the service shall endorse on the copy of the document retained by him the date and place of service and the name of the person receiving it and shall sign the endorsement.

6. Substituted service
(1) If reasonable efforts have been made to serve a document in accordance with rule 5 and service has not been effected, the registrar may make an order for substituted service of the document.
(2) Substituted service shall be effected in such manner as the registrar may direct.

7. Transfer of claim to Court of First Instance, District Court or Small Claims Tribunal
(1) Where the tribunal transfers a claim to the Court of First Instance, the District Court or the Small Claims Tribunal under section 10(2) of the Ordinance, the registrar shall send to the registrar of the court or of the Small Claims Tribunal to which the claim is transferred a certified copy of the entries in the register, and the documents in his custody, relating to the claim.
(2) The registrar of the court or of the Small Claims Tribunal to which the claim is transferred shall appoint a day for the hearing and send notices in the prescribed form to all parties interested. (See Form 5