### Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance 《業主與租客(綜合)條例》

127A. Tribunal may determine disputes
The Tribunal on the application of a landlord, tenant or sub-tenant may— (Amended 76 of 1981 s. 57)
(a) entertain and determine any dispute or difference which may arise under this Part between a landlord and a tenant, or a tenant and a sub-tenant, or any of them, including any dispute as to the rent that is payable for, or the right to possession of, any premises; (Amended 32 of 1985 s. 24)
(b) (Repealed 32 of 2002 s. 32)(c) entertain and determine concurrently with any other application, any application for the payment of rent or mesne profits of any premises to which this Part applies,
and make such order thereon, subject to section 127B, as the Tribunal shall think fit.
(Added 39 of 1979 s. 24)

127B. Sub-tenants not to have greater security than tenants
Nothing in this Part shall afford to any sub-tenant any security of tenure greater than that enjoyed by his principal tenant.
(Added 39 of 1979 s. 24)

### Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance 《業主與租客(綜合)條例》

128. Interpretation
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires—
agent (代理人) includes any person usually employed by the owner in the management of his property, or in the letting of the premises, or in the collection of the rents thereof, or specially authorized to act in the particular matter by writing under the hand of such owner;
Commissioner (署長) means the Commissioner of Rating and Valuation; (Added 32 of 2002 s. 33)
house (房屋) includes a matshed or other structure;
landlord (業主) has the meaning given by section 120AA(1); (Added 36 of 2021 s. 5)
owner (擁有人) means the person entitled to the immediate reversion or, in cases within section 132, to the possession of the premises, or, if the property is held in joint tenancy or tenancy in common, means any one of the persons entitled to such reversion or possession;
premises (處所) means lands (including leaseholds), houses and other corporeal hereditaments; (Amended E.R. 4 of 2020)

rateable value (應課差餉租值) means—
(a) in the case of premises being a tenement included in the valuation list in force under section 14 of the Rating Ordinance (Cap. 116), the rateable value shown in that list; or (Amended 22 of 1995 s. 36)
(b) in any other case, the rateable value certified under section 128A; (Added 37 of 1986 s. 7)

regulated tenancy (規管租賃) has the meaning given by section 120AA(1); (Added 36 of 2021 s. 5)
subdivided unit (分間單位) has the meaning given by section 120AA(1); (Added 36 of 2021 s. 5)
warrant (手令) means a warrant issued under section 131.
(27 of 1897 s. 2 incorporated. Amended 22 of 1995 s. 36)[cf. 1838 c. 74 s. 7 U.K.]

### Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance 《業主與租客(綜合)條例》

128A. Certificate as to rateable value
(1) For the purposes of ascertaining the rateable value of any premises in connection with any proceedings under section 129 or 132 a certificate purporting to be under the hand of an officer of the Rating and Valuation Department not below the rank of Rent Officer showing in respect of any particular day— (Amended 32 of 2002 s. 34)
(a) in the case of premises being a tenement included in the valuation list in force under section 14 of the Rating Ordinance (Cap. 116), the rateable value shown in that list; or (Amended 22 of 1995 s. 36)
(b) in any other case, whether or not the rateable value of those premises exceeds the sum mentioned in section 129 or 132, as the case may be,
shall be admissible in any proceedings on its production and without further proof and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
(2) A person may apply to the Commissioner for a certificate under subsection (1). (Added 32 of 2002 s. 34)
(3) An application under subsection (2) shall—
(a) be made by sending a notice in the specified form to the Commissioner; and
(b) be accompanied by such fee as may be determined by the Financial Secretary by notice published in the Gazette. (Added 32 of 2002 s. 34)
(4) The Commissioner shall comply with an application under subsection (2). (Added 32 of 2002 s. 34)
(Added 37 of 1986 s. 8)

### Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance 《業主與租客(綜合)條例》

129. Summoning of tenant of premises with a rateable value not exceeding $100,000 unlawfully holding over
(1) When and so soon as the term or interest of a tenant of any house, land, or other premises, held by him at will or for any term not exceeding 7 years, with a rateable value at the time of an application by an owner under this section not exceeding $100,000, and upon which no fine has been reserved or made payable, has ended or has been duly determined by a legal notice to quit or otherwise, and the tenant, or (if the tenant does not actually occupy the premises or only occupies a part thereof) any person by whom the same or any part thereof is then actually occupied, notwithstanding that demand for possession has been made, refuses or neglects to quit and deliver up possession of the premises or of such part thereof respectively, the District Court may on application being made by the owner of such premises or his agent, issue an originating summons requiring the person alleged to be in possession of the premises to appear at a certain time and place before the District Court to show cause why he should not quit and deliver up possession of the premises. (27 of 1897 s. 3 incorporated. Amended 4 of 1951 s. 6; 35 of 1969 Schedule; 37 of 1986 s. 9; 32 of 2002 s. 35; 36 of 2021 s. 6)
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), if the premises to be recovered are a subdivided unit subject to a regulated tenancy, the owner of the premises (or the owner’s agent) must, in the relevant application, specify whether or not the regulated tenancy is created out of another tenancy. (Added 36 of 2021 s. 6)
[cf. 1838 c. 74 s. 1 U.K.]

### Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance 《業主與租客(綜合)條例》

130. Service of originating summons
An originating summons issued under section 129 may be served either personally or by leaving the same with some person being in and apparently residing at the place of abode of the defendant:
Provided that if the defendant cannot be found, and the place of abode of the defendant is not known or admission thereto cannot be obtained for serving the originating summons, the posting up of the originating summons on some conspicuous part of the premises shall be deemed to be good service on the defendant.(27 of 1897 s. 4 incorporated. Amended 51 of 1911; 2 of 1912 Schedule; 27 of 1937 Schedule; 37 of 1986 s. 10)[cf. 1838 c. 74 s. 2 U.K.]