### Matrimonial Causes Ordinance 《婚姻訴訟條例》

15A. Provisions to encourage reconciliation
(1) If at any stage of proceedings for divorce it appears to the court that there is a reasonable possibility of a reconciliation between the parties to the marriage, the court may adjourn the proceedings for such period, as it thinks fit to enable attempts to be made to effect such a reconciliation. 
(2) The power of the court to adjourn under subsection (1) shall be additional to any other power of the court to adjourn proceedings. 
(3) Where the parties to the marriage have lived with each other for any period or periods after it has become known to the petitioner that the respondent has, since the celebration of the marriage, committed adultery—
(a) if the length of that period or of those periods together is 6 months or less, their living with each other during that period or those periods shall be disregarded in determining for the purposes of section 11A(2)(a) whether the petitioner finds it intolerable to live with the respondent; but 
(b) if the length of that period or of those periods together exceeds 6 months, the petitioner shall not be entitled to rely on that adultery for the purpose of section 11A(2)(a). (Amended 29 of 1995 s. 17) 
(4) Where the petitioner alleges that the respondent has behaved in such a way that the petitioner cannot reasonably be expected to live with him, but the parties to the marriage have lived with each other for a period or periods after the date of the occurrence of the final incident relied on by the petitioner and held by the court to support his allegation, that fact shall be disregarded in determining, for the purposes of section 11A(2)(b), whether the petitioner cannot reasonably be expected to live with the respondent if the length of that period or of those periods together is 6 months or less. (Amended 29 of 1995 s. 17) 
(5) In considering for the purposes of this Part whether the period during which the parties to a marriage have lived apart has been continuous, no account shall be taken of any period or periods together not exceeding 6 months during which the parties have resumed living with each other, but no period during which the parties lived with each other shall count as part of the period during which the parties to the marriage have lived apart. (Replaced 29 of 1995 s. 11) 
(6) References in this section to the parties to a marriage living with each other shall be construed as references to their living with each other in the same household. 
(Added 33 of 1972 s. 7) [cf. 1969 c. 55 s. 3(2)-(6) U.K.]

### Matrimonial Causes Ordinance 《婚姻訴訟條例》

15B. Decree to be refused in certain circumstances
(1) The respondent to a petition for divorce in which the petitioner alleges any such fact as is mentioned in section 11A(2)(d) may oppose the grant of decree nisi on the ground that the dissolution of the marriage will result in grave financial or other hardship to him and that it would in all the circumstances be wrong to dissolve the marriage. 
(2) Where the grant of a decree nisi is opposed by virtue of this section, then—
(a) if the court is satisfied that the only fact on which the petitioner is entitled to rely in support of his petition is that mentioned in section 11A(2)(d); and 
(b) if apart from this section it would grant a decree nisi, 
the court shall consider all the circumstances, including the conduct of the parties to the marriage and the interest of those parties and of any children or other persons concerned, and if the court is of opinion that the dissolution of the marriage will result in grave financial or other hardship to the respondent and that it would in all circumstances be wrong to dissolve the marriage it shall dismiss the petition. 
(3) For the purposes of this section hardship shall include the loss of the chance of acquiring any benefit which the respondent might acquire if the marriage were not dissolved. 
(Added 33 of 1972 s. 7. Amended 29 of 1995 s.17) [cf. 1969 c. 55 s. 4 U.K.]

### Matrimonial Causes Ordinance 《婚姻訴訟條例》

15C. Power to rescind decree nisi in certain cases
(1) Where the court on granting a decree nisi of divorce holds that the only fact on which the petitioner is entitled to rely in support of his petition is that mentioned in section 11A(2)(c), it may, on application made by the respondent at any time before the decree is made absolute, rescind the decree if it is satisfied that the petitioner has misled the respondent, whether intentionally or unintentionally, about any matter which the respondent has taken into account in deciding to consent to the grant of a decree. (Amended 29 of 1995 ss. 12 & 17) 
(2) Where a court on granting a decree nisi of divorce is satisfied in accordance with the requirement of section 11B(2)(a), it may, on an application’s being made in that behalf by either party to the marriage, at any time before the decree is made absolute, rescind the decree if it is satisfied by that party that he or she has been misled by the other party, whether intentionally or unintentionally, about any matter which he or she took into account when deciding to make the application for divorce. (Added 29 of 1995 s. 12) 
(Added 33 of 1972 s. 7) [cf. 1969 c. 55 s. 5 U.K.]

16. Intervention of the Proctor
(1) In any proceedings for divorce under this Ordinance— (Amended 29 of 1995 s. 17) 
(a) the court may, if it thinks fit, direct all necessary papers in the matter to be sent to the Proctor, who shall instruct counsel to argue before the court any question in relation to the matter which the court deems it necessary or expedient to have fully argued; 
(b) any person may at any time during the progress of the proceedings or before the decree nisi is made absolute give information to the Proctor on any matter material to the due decision of the case, and the Proctor may thereupon take such steps as he considers necessary or expedient. (Amended 33 of 1972 s. 8) 
(2) Where the Proctor intervenes or shows cause against a decree nisi in any proceedings for divorce, the court may make such order as may be just as to the payment by other parties to the proceedings of the costs incurred by him in so doing or as to the payment by him of any costs incurred by any of those parties by reason of his so doing. 
[cf. 1965 c. 72 s. 6 U.K.]