### Lands Tribunal Ordinance 《土地審裁處條例》

12B. Interest on claims for debt and damages
(1) In proceedings (whenever instituted) before the Tribunal for the recovery of a debt or damages there may be included in any sum for which judgment is given simple interest, at such rate as the Tribunal thinks fit or as rules made under section 10(3) may provide, on all or any part of the debt or damages in respect of which—
(a) judgment is given; or
(b) payment is made before judgment.
(2) Interest under subsection (1) may be awarded for all or any part of the period between the date when the cause of action arose and—
(a) in the case of any sum paid before judgment, the date of the payment; and
(b) in the case of the sum for which judgment is given, the date of the judgment.
(3) Where—
(a) there are proceedings (whenever instituted) before the Tribunal for the recovery of a debt; and
(b) the defendant pays the whole debt to the plaintiff (otherwise than in pursuance of a judgment in the proceedings),
the defendant is liable to pay the plaintiff interest, at such rate as the Tribunal thinks fit or as rules made under section 10(3) may provide, on all or any part of the debt for all or any part of the period between the date when the cause of action arose and the date of the payment.
(4) Interest in respect of a debt shall not be awarded under this section for a period during which, for whatever reason, interest on the debt already runs.
(5) Interest under this section may be calculated at different rates in respect of different periods.
(6) Subsections (1) and (3) are subject to rules made under section 10(3).
(7) In this section—
defendant (被告人) means the person from whom the plaintiff seeks the debt or damages;
plaintiff (原告人) means the person seeking the debt or damages.
(Added 3 of 2008 s. 42)

12C. Interest on judgments
(1) Subject to any other Ordinance, judgment debts carry simple interest on the aggregate amount of the debts, or on such part of the debts as for the time being remains unsatisfied, from the date of the judgment until satisfaction.
(2) Interest under this section is—
(a) at such rate as the Tribunal may order; or
(b) in the absence of such order, at such rate as may be determined from time to time by the Chief Justice by order.
(3) Interest under this section may be calculated at different rates in respect of different periods.
(Added 3 of 2008 s. 42)

### Lands Tribunal Ordinance 《土地審裁處條例》

13. Compensation, etc. determined by Tribunal payable out of general revenue
Subject to the provisions of any other Ordinance—
(a) any sum of money determined by the Tribunal as compensation payable by the Government in any case submitted to the Tribunal under section 8 and any interest payable thereon;
(b) any sum of money determined by the registrar as remuneration to, or emoluments or expenses of, any person appointed by a member to assist the Tribunal in the hearing of any proceedings before the Tribunal; (Amended 49 of 1982 s. 14)
(c) (Repealed 49 of 1982 s. 14)(d) any costs awarded by the Tribunal against the Government in any proceedings before the Tribunal,
shall be paid out of the general revenue of the Government.

14. Saving in respect of other Ordinance
(1) In exercising its jurisdiction under this Ordinance, the Tribunal shall make its determination in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance under which the matter is submitted to it for determination and in accordance with the provisions of any subsidiary legislation made thereunder. (Amended 49 of 1982 s. 15)
(2) (Repealed 49 of 1982 s. 15)

15. Chief Executive’s power to amend Schedule
The Chief Executive may, by order published in the Gazette, amend the Schedule.
(Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2)

### Separation and Maintenance Orders Ordinance 《分居令及贍養令條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Separation and Maintenance Orders Ordinance.

2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
education (敎育) includes training; (Added 69 of 1997 s. 9)
habitual drunkard (慣性酗酒者) and drug addict (吸毒者) mean a person who is, by reason of habitual intemperate drinking of intoxicating liquor, or habitual taking or using, except upon and in accordance with medical advice, of opium, or any dangerous drug within the meaning of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Cap. 134), at times dangerous to himself or herself or to others, or incapable of managing himself or herself, and his or her affairs; [cf. 1879 c. 19 s. 3 U.K.; 1925 c. 51 s. 3 U.K.]
husband (丈夫) means the husband or partner of a wife or married woman; (Added 28 of 1971 s. 19)
maintenance order (贍養令) means an order made—
(a) under section 5(1)(c) or (d) or 9(1) for periodical payments; or
(b) under section 5(1)(c) or (d) for payment of a lump sum; (Added 18 of 2003 s. 5)

married person (已婚人士) means a husband or a wife; (Added 69 of 1997 s. 9)
other party to the marriage (婚姻的另一方) means, in relation to a husband or a wife, the wife or husband of that person; (Added 69 of 1997 s. 9)
wife (妻子) and married woman (已婚女子) mean the wife or partner of a man by—
(a) a marriage celebrated or contracted in accordance with the provisions of the Marriage Ordinance (Cap. 181);
(b) a modern marriage validated by the Marriage Reform Ordinance (Cap. 178);
(c) a customary marriage declared to be valid by the Marriage Reform Ordinance (Cap. 178);
(d) a union of concubinage as defined by section 14 of the Legitimacy Ordinance (Cap. 184);
(e) a kim tiu marriage entered in accordance with Chinese law and custom applicable thereto in Hong Kong before the appointed day under the Marriage Reform Ordinance (Cap. 178); or
(f) a marriage celebrated or contracted outside Hong Kong in accordance with the law in force at the time and in the place where the marriage was performed. (Replaced 28 of 1971 s. 19)

### Separation and Maintenance Orders Ordinance 《分居令及贍養令條例》

3. Grounds on which an application for a section 5 order may be made
(1) Where a married person—
(a) has been convicted summarily of an assault upon the other party to the marriage which in the opinion of the convicting magistrate is of an aggravated character;
(b) has been convicted whether on indictment or summarily of an assault upon the other party to the marriage, and sentenced to pay a fine of more than $500 or to a term of imprisonment exceeding 2 months;
(c) has deserted the other party to the marriage;
(d) has been guilty of persistent cruelty to the other party to the marriage or that party’s children;
(e) has failed to provide reasonable maintenance for the other party to the marriage or reasonable maintenance and education for that party’s children whom the married person is legally liable to maintain;
(f) has, while suffering from a venereal disease, and knowing that he or she was so suffering, insisted on having sexual intercourse with the other party to the marriage;
(g) has compelled the other party to the marriage to submit to prostitution;
(h) is a habitual drunkard, or a drug addict,
that other party may apply to the District Court for an order under this Ordinance.
(2) For the purpose of subsection (1)(g), where a married person has, in the opinion of the District Court, been guilty of such conduct as was likely to result and has resulted in the other party to the marriage submitting to prostitution, that person shall be deemed to have compelled the other party to the marriage so to submit.
(Replaced 69 of 1997 s. 10)