Hong Kong Ordinances

MATRIMONIAL CAUSES ORDINANCE - SECT 9

Power to grant relief limited to certain marriages

Nothing in this Ordinance shall authorize the court to pronounce a decree of
divorce, nullity, judicial separation or presumption of death and dissolution
of marriage or to make any other order unless the marriage to or in respect of
which the decree or order relates was a customary marriage celebrated in
accordance with section 7 of the Marriage Reform  Ordinance ( Cap 178) and
registered in accordance with Part IV of that Ordinance or was a
monogamous marriage. (Replaced 63 of 1979 s. 4)