### District Court Ordinance 《區域法院條例》

44A. Costs in transferred cases, etc.
(1) This section applies to an action or proceeding transferred—
(a) from the Court of First Instance to the Court;
(b) from the Court to the Court of First Instance; or
(c) from a tribunal to the Court.
(2) The court or tribunal that orders the transfer may make an order for costs prior to the transfer and of the transfer of proceedings.
(3) The costs of the whole proceedings both before and after the transfer are in the discretion of the court to which the proceedings are transferred subject to any order made by the court or tribunal which ordered the transfer.
(4) The court to which the proceedings are transferred has power to order costs and order the scales on which the costs of the several parts of the proceedings are to be taxed. The costs of the whole proceedings are to be taxed in the court to which the proceedings are transferred.
(5) In an action founded on contract, quasi-contract or tort, for the proceedings in the Court of First Instance before the transfer, the Court may, if satisfied that there was sufficient reason for bringing the action in the Court of First Instance and subject to any order of the Court of First Instance, allow costs on the Court of First Instance scale.
(6) (Repealed 3 of 2008 s. 4)(Added 28 of 2000 s. 23)

45. Division of causes of action
No cause of action shall be split or divided so as to be made the ground of 2 or more different actions for the purpose of bringing 2 or more actions in the Court.
(22 of 1962 s. 16 incorporated)

46. Infancy no defence
No person shall by reason of his not having attained the full age of 21 years be exempted from liability for any debt, damages or demand arising under an agreement made before the date of commencement# of the Age of Majority (Related Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 410) where the debt, damages or demand—
(a) does not exceed the sum of $60,000; or (Added 49 of 1988 s. 4)
(b) has been reduced to a sum not exceeding $60,000 by reason of the plaintiff having abandoned the amount in excess of $60,000 in his cause of action. (Added 49 of 1988 s. 4)
(22 of 1962 s. 17 incorporated. Amended 49 of 1988 s. 4; 32 of 1990 s. 18) Editorial Note:
# Commencement date: 1 October 1990.

### District Court Ordinance 《區域法院條例》

47A. Power of the Court to order disclosure, etc. of documents before commencement of proceedings
(1) A person who appears to the Court to be likely to be a party to subsequent proceedings may apply to the Court for an order for discovery of documents against a person who is likely to be a party to the proceedings and who has in his possession, custody or power documents directly relevant to an issue arising out of the claim. (Amended 3 of 2008 s. 15)
(2) The application is to be made in accordance with rules of court.
(3) The Court may order the person, if it appears to it that the person is likely to have or to have had in his possession, custody or power any directly relevant documents— (Amended 3 of 2008 s. 15)
(a) to disclose whether those documents are in his possession, custody or power; and
(b) to produce the documents in his possession, custody or power to the applicant or, on the conditions specified in the order—
(i) to the applicant’s legal advisers;
(ii) to the applicant’s legal advisers and a medical or other professional adviser of the applicant; or
(iii) if the applicant has no legal adviser, to a medical or other professional adviser of the applicant.
(4) For the purposes of subsections (1) and (3), a document is only to be regarded as directly relevant to an issue arising out of a claim in the anticipated proceedings if—
(a) the document would be likely to be relied on in evidence by any party in the proceedings; or
(b) the document supports or adversely affects any party’s case. (Added 3 of 2008 s. 15)
(Added 28 of 2000 s. 24)

### District Court Ordinance 《區域法院條例》

47B. Extension of powers of the Court to order disclosure of documents, inspection of property, etc.
(1) A party to proceedings in an action, in which a claim is made, may apply to the Court in accordance with rules of court for an order for discovery of documents against a person who is not a party to the proceedings and who is likely to have or to have had in his possession, custody or power documents relevant to an issue arising out of the claim. (Amended 3 of 2008 s. 20)
(2) The Court may order the person, if it appears to it that the person is likely to have or to have had in his possession, custody or power any relevant documents—
(a) to disclose whether those documents are in his possession, custody or power; and
(b) to produce the documents in his possession, custody or power to the applicant or, on the conditions specified in the order—
(i) to the applicant’s legal advisers;
(ii) to the applicant’s legal advisers and a medical or other professional adviser of the applicant; or
(iii) if the applicant has no legal adviser, to a medical or other professional adviser of the applicant.
(3) A party to proceedings in an action, in which a claim is made, may apply to the Court for an order against a person who is not a party to the proceedings for, and the Court may order— (Amended 3 of 2008 s. 20)
(a) the inspection, photographing, preservation, custody and detention of property which is not the property of, or in the possession of, a party to the proceedings but which is the subject-matter of the proceedings or as to which any question arises in the proceedings;
(b) the taking of samples of the property mentioned in paragraph (a) and the carrying out of any experiment on or with the property.
(4) An application under this section is to be made in accordance with rules of court.
(5) The powers in this section are in addition to the power of the Court to make orders which is exercisable apart from this section.
(6) In this section, property (財產) includes any land, chattel or other physical property of any description.
(Added 28 of 2000 s. 24)