Bankruptcy Ordinance

(1)
The Chief Executive may appoint an Official Receiver and such other officers to
                hold any of the offices specified in
Schedule 2
as may be required to
                assist the Official Receiver in the performance of his duties.
(Amended
18 of 2005 s. 19
)
(2)
No person shall be appointed Official Receiver or to any of the offices
                specified in Part I of
Schedule 2
unless on the date of such appointment
                he is qualified to practise as a legal practitioner in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom
                or in a jurisdiction listed in
Schedule 2
to the Legal Officers Ordinance
                    (
Cap. 87
).
(Amended
42 of 2000 s. 21
)
(3)
The Official Receiver and the holder of an office specified in Part I of
Schedule 2
shall be deemed to be legal officers for the purpose of
                the Legal Officers Ordinance (
Cap. 87
) and shall have
                all rights conferred upon legal officers by that Ordinance.
(4)
The holder of an office specified in
Schedule 2
may, subject to
                subsection (5) and any instructions of the Official Receiver, exercise the powers or
                perform the duties of the office of the Official Receiver.
(5)
The holder of an office specified in Part II of
Schedule 2
shall not
                exercise any right conferred by subsection (3) on the holder of an office specified
                in Part I of
Schedule 2
.
(6)
The Official Receiver shall act under the general authority and direction of
                the Chief Executive and shall also be an officer of the court.
(Amended
18 of 2005 s. 19
)
(7)
The Chief Executive may, by order published in the Gazette, amend
Schedule
                    2
.
(Amended
18 of 2005 s. 19
)