Hong Kong Ordinances

DISTRICT COURT ORDINANCE - SECT 47D

Powers of the Court exercisable before commencement of action

(1) A person authorized by the rules may, in proceedings in an action, in
which a claim for personal injuries or arising out of the death of a person is
made, apply to the Court for an order for and the Court may order-

   (a)  the inspection, photographing, preservation, custody and detention of
        property which may become the subject-matter of the proceedings or as
        to which any question may arise in the proceedings;

   (b)  the taking of samples of the property mentioned in paragraph

   (a)  and the carrying out of any experiment on or with the property.

(2) An application under this section is to be made in accordance with rules
of court.

(3) Rules may be made to include-

   (a)  the manner in which an application for an order can be made and by
        whom;

   (b)  the circumstances in which an order can be made; and

   (c)  the incidental, supplementary and consequential provisions which the
        Rules Committee may consider necessary or expedient.

(4) In this section, "property" (財產) includes any land, chattel or other
physical property of any description. (Added 28 of 2000 s. 24)

"property" (財產)