### Bankruptcy Rules 《破產規則》

99B. Notice of meeting to be sent
If a general meeting of the bankrupt’s creditors is to be held for the purpose of appointing a first trustee, the provisional trustee shall also as soon as practicable send to each creditor mentioned in the bankrupt’s statement of affairs a notice of the date, time and place of the meeting, but the proceedings at the meeting shall not be invalidated by reason of any such notice not having been sent or received before the meeting.
(L.N. 77 of 1998; L.N. 123 of 2007)

99C. Place of meeting
The meeting shall be held at the office of the provisional trustee or such other place as he may specify.
(L.N. 77 of 1998; L.N. 123 of 2007)

99D. Summoning of creditors’ meeting
(L.N. 123 of 2007)(1) The trustee may at any time summon a meeting of creditors, and shall do so whenever so directed by the court. (L.N. 123 of 2007)
(2) Where the court directs a general meeting of creditors to be summoned under this rule, it shall be summoned as the court directs.
(3) (Repealed L.N. 123 of 2007)(4) The trustee shall, not less than 7 days before such meeting, send a copy of the order to each creditor at the address given in his proof, or when he has not proved, the address given in the list of creditors by the debtor, or such other address as may be known to the trustee. (L.N. 123 of 2007)
(L.N. 77 of 1998)

99E. Summoning of subsequent meetings
(1) Meetings subsequent to the meeting held for the purpose of appointing a trustee shall be summoned by sending notice of the date, time and place thereof to each creditor at the address given in his proof, or if he has not proved, at the address given in the bankrupt’s statement of affairs, or at such other address as may be known to the person summoning the meeting. (L.N. 123 of 2007)
(2) Where no special time is prescribed for the subsequent meeting, the notice shall be sent off not less than 3 days before the day appointed for the meeting. (L.N. 123 of 2007)
(L.N. 77 of 1998)

### Bankruptcy Rules 《破產規則》

99F. Chairman
The provisional trustee or some person nominated by him shall be the chairman at the meeting held for the purpose of appointing a first trustee, and at subsequent meetings until the appointment of a trustee when such trustee shall be the chairman.
(L.N. 77 of 1998; L.N. 123 of 2007)

99G. Entitlement to vote
A person shall not be entitled to vote as a creditor at the meeting held for the purpose of appointing a trustee or any other meeting of creditors unless he has duly proved a debt provable in bankruptcy to be due to him from the bankrupt and the proof has been duly lodged 24 hours at least before the time appointed for the meeting.
(L.N. 77 of 1998)

99H. Unliquidated or contingent debt
A creditor shall not vote at any such meeting in respect of any unliquidated or contingent debt or any debt the value of which is not ascertained.
(L.N. 77 of 1998)

99I. Value of secured creditor’s security
(1) For the purpose of voting, a secured creditor shall, unless he surrenders his security, state in his proof the particulars of his security, the date when it was given and the value at which he assesses it, and shall be entitled to vote only in respect of the balance (if any) due to him after deducting the value of his security.
(2) If he votes in respect of his whole debt he shall be deemed to have surrendered his security unless the court on application is satisfied that the omission to value the security has arisen from inadvertence.
(L.N. 77 of 1998)

99J. Debt secured by bill of exchange or promissory note
A creditor shall not vote in respect of any debt on or secured by a current bill of exchange or promissory note held by him unless he is willing to—
(a) treat the liability to him thereon of every person who is liable thereon antecedently to the bankrupt, and against whom a bankruptcy order has not been made, as a security in his hands; and
(b) estimate the value thereof and for the purposes of voting, but not for the purposes of dividend, to deduct it from his proof.
(L.N. 77 of 1998)

99K. Creditor of firm may prove against partner
If a bankruptcy order is made against one partner of a firm, any creditor to whom that partner is indebted jointly with the other partners of the firm, or any of them, may prove his debt for the purpose of voting at any meeting of creditors and shall be entitled to vote thereat.
(L.N. 77 of 1998)

### Bankruptcy Rules 《破產規則》

99L. Admission of proofs
(1) The chairman of a meeting shall have power to admit or reject a proof for the purpose of voting but his decision shall be subject to appeal to the court.
(2) If the chairman is in doubt whether the proof of a creditor should be admitted or rejected he shall make a note of it and shall allow the creditor to vote, subject to the vote being subsequently declared invalid in the event of the objection being sustained.
(L.N. 77 of 1998)

99M. Voting
A creditor may vote either in person or by proxy.
(L.N. 77 of 1998)

99N. Form of proxy
Every instrument of proxy shall be in the prescribed form and shall be issued by the trustee, and shall be signed by the person giving the proxy, or by any manager or clerk or other person in his regular employment, or by his solicitor or solicitors.
(L.N. 77 of 1998; L.N. 123 of 2007)

99O. Proxy forms to be sent to creditors
General and special forms of proxy shall be sent to the creditors together with a notice summoning a meeting of creditors, and neither the name nor the description of the Official Receiver, of the trustee or of any other person shall be printed or inserted in the body of any instrument of proxy before it is so sent.
(L.N. 77 of 1998; L.N. 123 of 2007)

99P. General proxy
A creditor may give a general proxy to his manager or clerk or any other person in his regular employment or to his solicitor and, in such case, the instrument of proxy shall state the relation in which the person to act thereunder stands to the creditor.
(L.N. 77 of 1998)

99Q. Special proxy
A creditor may give a special proxy to any person to vote at any specified meeting or adjournment thereof on all or any of the following matters—
(a) for or against the appointment of any specified person as trustee or as member of the creditors’ committee, or for or against the continuance in office of any specified person as trustee or member of a creditors’ committee;
(b) on all questions relating to any matter, other than those referred to in paragraph (a), arising at any specified meeting or adjournment thereof.
(L.N. 77 of 1998)