Probate and Administration Ordinance

(1)
If the Official Administrator has been granted administration of an estate
and—
(a)
a balance of such estate exceeding
                    $500
                    remains unclaimed; and
(b)
the persons entitled thereto are not known to him,
the Official Administrator shall cause advertisements to be published in
                accordance with subsection (2).
(Amended
70 of 1972 s. 3
)
(2)
An
advertisement—
(a)
shall be published in Hong Kong and in any other place where the Official
                    Administrator has reason to believe that the persons entitled to claim the
                    balance of the estate may be found; and
(b)
shall be to the effect that if no claim is made to the Official
                    Administrator within
                    5
                    years from the first publication of the advertisement in Hong Kong the balance
                    from the estate will be transferred to the general revenue.
(3)
If at the expiration of a period of
                5
                years from the date of the first publication of an advertisement under subsection
                (2), the Official Administrator is of the opinion that no claim can reasonably be
                expected against the estate he may transfer the balance of the estate to the general
                revenue.