Cap. 4activeordinance

High Court Ordinance

高等法院條例

Full legislation

s.21N

Supplementary provisions as to interim relief in the absence of substantive proceedings

(1)
In exercising the power under
section 21M(1)
, the Court of First Instance shall have regard to the fact that the power
is—
(a)
ancillary to proceedings that have been or are to be commenced in a place outside Hong Kong; and
(b)
for the purpose of facilitating the process of a court outside Hong Kong that has primary jurisdiction over such proceedings.
(2)
The Court of First Instance has the same power to make any incidental order or direction for the purpose of ensuring the effectiveness of an order granted under
section 21M
as if the order were granted under
section 21L
in relation to proceedings commenced in Hong Kong.