### Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance 《婚姻法律程序與財產條例》

29A. Power of court hearing petition to terminate subsisting maintenance order made by another court
(1) If, at the time of the presentation or making of a petition or joint application for divorce, nullity of marriage or judicial separation, there is subsisting an order, made by a court in previous proceedings between the same persons as are parties to the petition or application, requiring financial provision to be made for the maintenance by one of the parties of the other, or for the maintenance by either or both of the parties of a child of the family, the court hearing the petition or application may, if it thinks fit, direct that the said order shall cease to have effect on such date as may be specified in the direction. (Amended 29 of 1995 s. 21)
(2) For the purpose of this section parties to the petition (呈請雙方) means the petitioner and the respondent.
(Added 64 of 1979 s. 2)[cf. 1960 c. 48 s. 7(3) U.K.]

30. Jurisdiction of, and appeal on question of fact from, District Court
The jurisdiction conferred on the District Court by this Ordinance shall be exercisable by the District Court notwithstanding that by reason of the amount claimed in an application made under this Ordinance the jurisdiction would not but for this section be exercisable by the District Court.
(Amended 79 of 1981 s. 7; L.N. 145 of 1992)[cf. 1970 c. 45 s. 34 U.K.]

31. Devolution of property on intestacy of separated spouse
Section 32(3) of the Matrimonial Causes Ordinance (Cap. 179) (which provides that in a case of judicial separation certain property of the wife shall, if she dies intestate, devolve as if her husband had then been dead) shall cease to have effect except in relation to a case where the death occurred before the commencement of this Ordinance.
[cf. 1970 c. 45 s. 40(3) U.K.]

### Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance 《婚姻法律程序與財產條例》

32. Rules of court
(1) The Chief Judge may make rules of court for the better carrying out of the purposes and provisions of this Ordinance. (Amended 20 of 2010 s. 4)
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Chief Judge may make rules of court—
(a) as to all matters of procedure under this Ordinance;
(b) prescribing the forms to be used under this Ordinance;
(c) with regard to any matter as to which rules may be made under this Ordinance; and
(d) providing for the enforcement in the High Court of orders made under this Ordinance in the District Court. (Added 20 of 2010 s. 4)

33. Transitional
(1) The amendments to sections 2(1), 19 and 20(1), and the amendment adding section 28A, of this Ordinance made by sections 22, 28, 29 and 31 of the Marriage and Children (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 1997 (69 of 1997) (the amending Ordinance) do not apply in relation to orders made before the commencement of the amending Ordinance, and the provisions of this Ordinance in force immediately before the commencement of the amending Ordinance continue to apply in relation to those orders as if the amending Ordinance had not been enacted.
(2) The amendments to section 10 of this Ordinance made by section 26 of the amending Ordinance—
(a) do not apply in relation to orders made before that commencement under section 5, 6(1)(a) or 8 of this Ordinance in favour of a child if the term of the order extends beyond the date when the child will attain the age of 21;
(b) except as provided in paragraph (a), apply in relation to orders made before that commencement, but where such an order provides for payments to be made or secured to or for the benefit of a child for a term extending beyond the date when the child will attain the age of 18 but not beyond the date when the child will attain the age of 21, nothing in this subsection shall be construed as affecting the term of such order.
(Added 69 of 1997 s. 32)

### Administration of Estates by Consular Officers Ordinance 《領事館官員管理遺產條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Administration of Estates by Consular Officers Ordinance.

2. Administration of estates by Consular Officers
Whenever any subject or citizen of any State mentioned in the first column of the Schedule—
(a) dies within Hong Kong, or
(b) dies outside Hong Kong, leaving property within Hong Kong,
and no person is present in Hong Kong at the time of his death who is rightfully entitled to administer the estate of such deceased person, the consul, vice-consul, or consular agent of such State within Hong Kong may take possession and have the custody of the property of such deceased person, and may apply the same in payment of his debts and funeral expenses, and may retain the surplus for the benefit of the persons entitled thereto; but such consul, vice-consul, or consular agent shall immediately apply for, and shall be entitled to obtain from the court, letters of administration of the property of such deceased person, limited in such manner and for such time as to the court shall seem fit.
(Amended 81 of 1999 s. 3)

3. Variation of Schedule
The Chief Executive in Council may by order published in the Gazette vary the Schedule— (Amended L.N. 242 of 1994; L.N. 362 of 1997; 81 of 1999 s. 3; 26 of 2012 s. 11)
(a) by adding thereto any State with whom the Government of the People’s Republic of China has entered into an agreement or arrangement which or any provision of which provides for the administration of estates by consular officers and which applies to Hong Kong; (Replaced 81 of 1999 s. 3)
(b) by deleting therefrom any State when the provision of the agreement or arrangement with that State mentioned in the Schedule shall have ceased to have effect. (Replaced 81 of 1999 s. 3)