### Bankruptcy Rules 《破產規則》

73. Registration of bankruptcy order in Land Registry
Where a bankruptcy order is made, the trustee may register a memorial of such bankruptcy order in the Land Registry against any property registered therein in the name of the debtor or in any alias of his or in his t’ong name, or in the name of any t’ong in which he has any share or interest, or in the name of the spouse of the debtor.
(8 of 1993 s. 30; L.N. 77 of 1998; 20 of 2002 s. 5; L.N. 123 of 2007)

74. Registration of bankruptcy order in Land Registry against partner
Where a bankruptcy order is made against a firm, the trustee may register a memorial thereof in the Land Registry against any property registered in the name of any partner or partners in the debtor firm or in any alias of his or theirs or in any t’ong name of his or theirs, or in the name of any t’ong in which he or they has or have any share or interest, or in the name of the spouse of any partner.
(8 of 1993 s. 30; L.N. 77 of 1998; 20 of 2002 s. 5; L.N. 123 of 2007)

75. Service of bankruptcy order
The trustee shall cause a sealed copy of a bankruptcy order to be served on the debtor.
(G.N.A. 124 of 1955; L.N. 77 of 1998; L.N. 123 of 2007)

78. Advertisement
Where a bankruptcy order is made the Official Receiver shall forthwith send notice thereof to the Gazette and to such local newspaper or newspapers as he may think fit.
(L.N. 77 of 1998)

79. Costs of petition, etc.
(1) Subject to subrules (2), (3) and (4), the costs of all proceedings under the Ordinance down to and including the making of the bankruptcy order shall be borne by the party prosecuting the same. (L.N. 150 of 2014)
(2) The court may at any time order that the debtor shall pay the whole or any part of the costs.
(3) Where a bankruptcy order is made on the petition of the debtor while a creditor’s petition against him is pending, the court may order that the costs shall be paid out of the estate.
(4) Where a bankruptcy order is made on a creditor’s petition, the costs of the petitioning creditor shall be taxed and paid out of the estate.
(L.N. 39 of 1976; L.N. 77 of 1998)

### Bankruptcy Rules 《破產規則》

79A. Official Receiver’s costs where proceeds of estate insufficient
When the proceeds of the estate are not sufficient for the payment of any costs necessarily incurred by the Official Receiver in excess of the deposit made under rule 52 after the making of the bankruptcy order the court may order such costs to be paid by the party prosecuting the proceedings.
(L.N. 39 of 1976; L.N. 77 of 1998)

### Bankruptcy Rules 《破產規則》

81. How made out
The statement of affairs shall be made out in duplicate, and one copy shall be verified. The trustee shall file in court the verified statement of affairs submitted to him by the bankrupt.
(L.N. 77 of 1998; L.N. 123 of 2007)

82. Extension of time
Where any bankrupt requires any extension of the time for the filing by him of his statement of affairs, the bankrupt shall apply to the trustee, who may, if he thinks fit, give a written certificate extending such time.
(L.N. 77 of 1998; L.N. 123 of 2007)

82A. Application for public examination
(1) An application by the Official Receiver or trustee under section 19 of the Ordinance for the public examination of a bankrupt shall be made inter partes and the evidence in support of the application may be in the form of a report to the court setting out the reasons why such an examination is needed. (L.N. 123 of 2007)
(2) A report to the court under subrule (1) shall be confidential but the court may, on application, allow the bankrupt to see all or part of the report provided the bankrupt satisfies the court that it would be unfair to him not to allow him to see it. (L.N. 150 of 2014)
(3) Where a creditor intends to question a bankrupt, he shall, not less than 7 days before the date of the examination, provide the Official Receiver or trustee, as the case may be, with a list of the topics on which he intends to put such questions.
(4) A record signed by the bankrupt under section 19 of the Ordinance shall be open to the inspection of any creditor at all reasonable times upon payment of the prescribed fee.
(L.N. 77 of 1998)

### Bankruptcy Rules 《破產規則》

82B. Preliminary public examination proceedings
(1) A bankrupt in respect of whom the court has made an order under section 19 of the Ordinance shall, unless the court otherwise orders, attend— (L.N. 123 of 2007)
(a) where the application for public examination is made by the Official Receiver, at a time and place to be notified to him by the Official Receiver in writing to be examined as to his affairs by the Official Receiver;
(b) where the application for public examination is made by the trustee, at a time and place to be notified to him by the trustee in writing to be examined as to his affairs by the trustee.
(2) The notice shall also require the bankrupt to bring with him a list of his creditors, particulars of his assets and any books of account and other documents relevant to an investigation of his affairs not already delivered to the Official Receiver or trustee, as the case may be.
(3) At the conclusion of the preliminary examination of the bankrupt the examiner shall prepare notes of such parts of the information given by the bankrupt as he considers necessary or desirable to place on record.
(4) A copy of such notes shall be served by the Official Receiver or trustee, as the case may be, on the bankrupt sufficiently before his public examination to enable him to be advised thereon, if he so wishes.
(5) The bankrupt may adopt the notes of his preliminary examination under this rule as or as part of his evidence at his public examination, and, when so adopted, they shall be read out by the Official Receiver or trustee, as the case may be, signed by the bankrupt and filed as the notes or part of the notes of his public examination.
(L.N. 77 of 1998; L.N. 123 of 2007)

83. Adjournments sine die
Where the court is of opinion that a bankrupt is failing to disclose his affairs or where the bankrupt has failed to attend the public examination or any adjournment thereof or where the bankrupt has not complied with any order of the court in relation to his accounts, conduct, dealings and property and no good cause is shown by him for such failure, the court may forthwith commit the bankrupt for contempt of court or may adjourn the public examination sine die, and may make such further or other order as the court thinks fit.
(L.N. 77 of 1998)

84. Application to proceed
The court may on the application of the Official Receiver, trustee or bankrupt appoint a day for proceeding with a public examination which has been adjourned sine die.
(L.N. 77 of 1998; L.N. 123 of 2007)