### Mainland Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance 《內地民商事判決(相互強制執行)條例》

31. Restriction on bringing proceedings for execution of Mainland Judgments other than by way of registration
A court in Hong Kong may not entertain any proceedings for the recovery of a sum of money required to be paid or the execution of any other relief ordered under a Mainland Judgment in a civil or commercial matter that is given on or after the commencement date* of this Ordinance and that is effective in the Mainland, other than—
(a) proceedings for registration under section 13(1); or
(b) proceedings for the execution of a registered judgment.

Editorial Note:
* Commencement date: 29 January 2024.

32. Hong Kong Judgments to which this Part applies
This Part applies to a Hong Kong Judgment in a civil or commercial matter that is—
(a) given on or after the commencement date* of this Ordinance; and
(b) effective in Hong Kong.

Editorial Note:
* Commencement date: 29 January 2024.

33. Applications for certified copies of Hong Kong Judgments
(1) Subject to subsection (3), a judgment creditor under a Hong Kong Judgment in a civil or commercial matter may apply for a certified copy of the Judgment.
(2) The application must—
(a) be made to—
(i) if the Judgment was given by the Court of Appeal or the Court of First Instance—the High Court; or
(ii) if the Judgment was given by any other specified Hong Kong court—that specified Hong Kong court; and
(b) be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(3) If the execution of a Hong Kong Judgment in a civil or commercial matter is stayed for any period pending an appeal or for any other reason, an application may not be made under this section in respect of the Judgment until the expiry of that period.

34. Issue of certified copies of Hong Kong Judgments and certificates for Hong Kong Judgments
(1) If an application under section 33 is made to a specified Hong Kong court in respect of a Hong Kong Judgment in a civil or commercial matter, the specified Hong Kong court must issue to the applicant a certified copy of the Judgment.
(2) When issuing a certified copy of the Judgment, the specified Hong Kong court must also—
(a) issue to the applicant a certificate—
(i) certifying that the Judgment is a Hong Kong Judgment in a civil or commercial matter and is effective in Hong Kong; and
(ii) containing the particulars that may be prescribed by the rules made under section 35; and
(b) annex to the certificate the documents that may be prescribed by the rules made under section 35.

### Mainland Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance 《內地民商事判決(相互強制執行)條例》

35. Rules
The Chief Judge may make rules—
(a) to provide for the practice and procedure relating to—
(i) an application under this Ordinance; and
(ii) the execution of a registered judgment;
(b) to prescribe the fees payable under this Ordinance;
(c) to prescribe any matter that under this Ordinance is to be prescribed by rules made under this section; and
(d) to provide generally for the better carrying out of the purposes and provisions of this Ordinance.

### Temporary Protection Measures for Business Tenants (COVID-19 Pandemic) Ordinance 《商業租户短期保護措施(2019冠狀病毒病疫情)條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Temporary Protection Measures for Business Tenants (COVID-19 Pandemic) Ordinance.

2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance—
landlord (業主)—(a) includes a person, other than the Government, who is from time to time entitled to receive rent in respect of any premises; and
(b) in relation to a tenant, means a person entitled to receive rent from the tenant;

loan agreement (貸款協議), in relation to a loan, means the agreement or any other document under which the loan is made;
protection period (保護期) means the period—(a) beginning on the commencement date* of this Ordinance; and
(b) ending on the expiry of the 3 months beginning on that commencement date;

security (抵押) means a mortgage, charge or any other types of security on any immovable property (or on any rent receivable in respect of any immovable property) for securing repayment of money or money’s worth, and includes any subsequent security created on that immovable property;
security agreement (抵押協議), in relation to a security, includes the mortgage deed and any other document that creates or records the security;
specified premises (指明處所) means any premises specified in Part 2 of the Schedule;
tenancy (租賃) means a lease entered into orally or in writing, and includes—(a) an agreement for a tenancy; and
(b) a sub-tenancy;

tenant (租户) does not include Government lessee but includes sub-tenant.

Editorial Note:
* Commencement date: 1 May 2022.

3. Application of Ordinance
Subject to section 4, this Ordinance applies despite—
(a) the provisions of any other Ordinance;
(b) the terms or covenants of a tenancy and any other documents in relation to a tenancy; and
(c) the terms and conditions of a security agreement, loan agreement and any other documents in relation to a loan.

### Temporary Protection Measures for Business Tenants (COVID-19 Pandemic) Ordinance 《商業租户短期保護措施(2019冠狀病毒病疫情)條例》

4. Contracting out
(1) Once a written agreement is entered into during the protection period in respect of a tenancy for any premises (in relation to which section 5(4) and (5) or section 5(6) applies) and, under the agreement, any forbearance is agreed in respect of—
(a) the amount that is to be paid as rent; or
(b) the time when any rent is payable,
this Ordinance ceases to apply in relation to the tenancy.
(2) Once a written agreement is entered into during the protection period in respect of a loan (in relation to which section 7(3) and (4) applies) and, under the agreement, any forbearance is agreed in respect of—
(a) the repayment schedule; or
(b) the amount of any repayment,
this Ordinance ceases to apply in relation to the loan.

### Temporary Protection Measures for Business Tenants (COVID-19 Pandemic) Ordinance 《商業租户短期保護措施(2019冠狀病毒病疫情)條例》

6. Provisions supplementary to section 5
(1) No conduct by or on behalf of the landlord of a tenancy, while section 5(4) and (5) or section 5(6) (as the case requires) applies in relation to the tenancy, other than giving an express waiver in writing, is to be regarded as waiving a right of the landlord under the tenancy in respect of the tenant’s failure to pay the rent in compliance with the tenancy.
(2) The landlord of a tenancy may, after the earlier of the following (ending time

7. Enforcement of security on certain premises
(1) Where a security is created on any premises (or on any interest in any premises or any rent receivable in respect of any premises) in favour of a lender by the landlord of the premises (subject premises

8. Provisions supplementary to section 7
(1) No conduct by or on behalf of the lender of a secured loan (within the meaning of section 7(1)) (secured loan

9. Amendment of Schedule
The Financial Secretary may, by notice published in the Gazette, amend the Schedule.

### Laws (Loose-leaf Publication) Ordinance 1990 《1990年法例(活頁版)條例》

1. Short title
(Amended 13 of 2011 s. 24)(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Laws (Loose-leaf Publication) Ordinance 1990.
(2) (Repealed 13 of 2011 s. 25)

2. Publication of Ordinances, etc. in a loose-leaf edition
(1) The Secretary for Justice may cause to be published any Ordinance or other legislation which applies in Hong Kong in an edition in loose-leaf form (the loose-leaf edition