### Admission and Registration Rules 《認許及註冊規則》

4. Application for admission as solicitor
(1) The person seeking to be admitted as a solicitor shall file with the Registrar a motion paper to move the Court on such date as shall be fixed by the Registrar, which shall not be less than 14 days after the filing of such motion paper, and shall pay to the Registrar the prescribed fee. (L.N. 198 of 1981; L.N. 100 of 1990)
(1A) A person seeking to be admitted as a solicitor on the basis of compliance with section 4(1)(a) or (b) of the Ordinance shall file a motion paper under subrule (1) within 2 months after the certificate was issued to him in accordance with rule 3(4) or (5). (L.N. 165 of 1994)
(1B) A person seeking to be admitted as a solicitor on the basis of compliance with section 4(1)(a) or (b) of the Ordinance who fails to file a motion paper within the 2 months’ limit set out in subrule (1A) shall apply under rule 3 for another certificate to be issued to him in accordance with rule 3(4) or (5). (L.N. 165 of 1994)
(2) A motion paper filed by a person seeking admission on the basis of compliance with section 4(1)(a) or (b) of the Ordinance shall be accompanied by—
(a) the certificate issued to him in accordance with rule 3(4) or (5); and
(b) in the case of a person seeking admission on the basis of compliance with section 4(1)(a) of the Ordinance, such other proof as the Court may require of compliance by that person with section 4(1A) of the Ordinance. (L.N. 165 of 1994)
(2A)-(2B) (Repealed L.N. 466 of 1994)(3) A copy of the motion paper referred to in subrule (1) and of every document accompanying the motion paper in accordance with subrule (2) shall be served on the Secretary for Justice and on the Society by the person seeking to be admitted at the time that such motion paper is filed with the Registrar. (L.N. 198 of 1981; L.N. 362 of 1997)
(L.N. 466 of 1994)

### Admission and Registration Rules 《認許及註冊規則》

5. Admission as solicitor
(1) On the date of hearing of the motion under rule 4 or any adjournment thereof by the Court, the Secretary for Justice, or a member of the Society or Counsel shall move the Court that the person concerned be admitted and enrolled as a solicitor. (L.N. 165 of 1994)
(2) The Court, upon hearing the Secretary for Justice, such member of the Society or Counsel and upon hearing any representation which may be made by or on behalf of the Society or of the Secretary for Justice and upon being satisfied that the applicant is eligible for admission as a solicitor, may order that the applicant be admitted as a solicitor or, if the Court is not so satisfied, may dismiss the application upon such terms as regards costs or otherwise as the Court may deem appropriate.
(3) The Registrar shall deliver to every person who is admitted as a solicitor, as soon as is practicable after the admission of such person, a certificate of such admission. (L.N. 41 of 1981; L.N. 312 of 1988; L.N. 100 of 1990)
(L.N. 362 of 1997)

6. Oath on admission as solicitor
Before a person who has been ordered to be admitted as a solicitor in accordance with rule 5(2) is so admitted, he shall subscribe the oath following—
“I, A.B., do swear (or solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm) that I will truly and honestly conduct myself in the practice of solicitor, according to the best of my knowledge and ability. So help me God.”: 
Provided that in the case of a declaration or affirmation the last 4 words of such oath shall be omitted. (L.N. 55 of 1977; L.N. 274 of 1979; L.N. 198 of 1981)

7. Form of roll of solicitors
The roll of solicitors shall be in accordance with Form 7 in the Schedule.

12A. Interpretation
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, examination (考試), in relation to a person who applies for appointment as a notary public under section 40A of the Ordinance, means an examination prescribed under the Notaries Public (Examinations) Rules (Cap. 159 sub. leg. AH).
(L.N. 28 of 2005)

### Admission and Registration Rules 《認許及註冊規則》

12C. Service of notice of motion on Secretary for Justice and Society of Notaries
As soon as practicable after an applicant has filed with the Registrar a notice of motion and its accompanying documents, the applicant shall serve a copy of the notice and of each accompanying document on the Secretary for Justice and the Society of Notaries.
(L.N. 28 of 2005)

12D. Application for relief under section 40A(4) of the Ordinance
(1) An application under section 40A(4) of the Ordinance shall be made by summons.
(2) The summons shall be—
(a) filed at the same time as the notice of motion referred to in rule 12B(2); and
(b) supported by an affidavit made by the applicant stating the grounds of the application and the evidence necessary to substantiate them.
(3) A copy of the summons and of the affidavit in support shall be served on the Secretary for Justice and the Society of Notaries together with the notice of motion that is served under rule 12C.
(4) An application made under this rule may be determined—
(a) either before or at the same time as the application made under rule 12B; and
(b) with or without a hearing.
(5) As soon as practicable after the Chief Judge or the judge designated by him under section 40A(4A) of the Ordinance has determined the application, the Registrar shall serve a copy of the relevant order on the applicant.
(L.N. 28 of 2005)

12E. Appointment as notary public
(1) After considering an application made under rule 12B and any representations that may be made by or on behalf of the Secretary for Justice, the Society of Notaries or any interested party, the Chief Judge or the judge designated by him under section 40A(2) of the Ordinance may order that the applicant be appointed as a notary public, or he may dismiss the application on such terms as regards costs or otherwise as he considers appropriate.
(2) The Chief Judge or the judge designated by him under section 40A(2) of the Ordinance may determine the application with or without a hearing.
(3) As soon as practicable after a person has been appointed as a notary public, the Chief Judge shall issue to that person a certificate of appointment in Form 11 in the Schedule.
(L.N. 28 of 2005)