Guardianship of Minors Ordinance

In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise
requires—
court
(
法院
) means the Court of First Instance or the District Court;
(Amended
25 of 1998 s. 2
)
custody order
(
管養令
) means an order
made—
(a)
under
section 10(1)
,
11(1
)(
a)
,
12(a)
or
13(1
)(
b)
;
(b)
under
section 5(1
)(
b)
of the Separation and Maintenance Orders Ordinance (
Cap. 16
);
(c)
under
section 19
or
20
of the Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance (
Cap. 192
); or
(d)
by the Court of First Instance in the exercise of its jurisdiction relating to wardship so far as it gives the care and control of a minor to any person;
(Added
1 of 2012 s. 3
)
domestic proceedings
(
家事法律程序
) means any proceedings under
the—
(a)
Separation and Maintenance Orders Ordinance (
Cap. 16
);
(b)
Matrimonial Causes Ordinance (
Cap. 179
);
(c)
Domestic and Cohabitation Relationships Violence Ordinance (
Cap. 189
);
(d)
Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance (
Cap. 192
);
(e)
Adoption Ordinance (
Cap. 290
);
(f)
Parent and Child Ordinance (
Cap. 429
); and
(g)
inherent jurisdiction of the Court of First Instance in relation to minors;
(Added
1 of 2012 s. 3
)
maintenance
(
贍養
) includes education;
maintenance order
(
贍養令
) means an order
made—
(a)
under
section 10(2
)(
b)
,
11(1
)(
b
)(
ii)
,
12(b
)(
ii)
or
13(2
)(
b)
, (3)(a) or (4) for periodical payments; or
(b)
under
section 10(2
)(
c)
,
11(1
)(
b
)(
iii)
or
12(b
)(
iii)
for secured periodical payments; or
(c)
under
section 10(2
)(
a)
,
11(1
)(
b
)(
i)
,
12(b
)(
i)
or
13(2
)(
a)
for payment of a lump sum;
(Added
18 of 2003 s. 2
)
parent
(
父母
) means father or mother;
(Amended
1 of 2012 s. 3
)
will
(
遺囑
) includes a codicil.
(Added
1 of 2012 s. 3
)