Hong Kong Ordinances

BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE - SECT 43F

Continuing occupation of family home

(1) Notwithstanding anything in this Ordinance, where a bankrupt normally
resides in premises which comprise part of his estate, he shall be entitled to
continue residing in such premises for a period of 6 months after the making
of the bankruptcy order and the court may, on application before the expiry of
the 6 month period, make an order extending the entitlement for a further
period not exceeding 6 months.

(2) Where the bankrupt makes an application for an extension, the court shall
assume, unless the circumstances of the case are exceptional, that the
interests of the bankrupt's creditors outweigh all other considerations.
(Added 76 of 1996 s. 31)