Hong Kong · civil procedure
What period applies to reconsider granted ex parte order?
7 specified-day-excluded days after notice service. Apply for reconsideration inter partes in open court. The reconsideration application seeks review of an actual granted order.
- Period
- 7 specified-day-excluded days after notice service
- Trigger
- Effective service of notice under rule 14(3A)
- Rule
- Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 14(3B)
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What period applies to reconsider granted ex parte order?
7 specified-day-excluded days after notice service. Apply for reconsideration inter partes in open court. The reconsideration application seeks review of an actual granted order.
Responsible actor. Party served with notice of a granted renewed ex-parte order.
Effective service of notice under rule 14(3A)
7 specified-day-excluded days after notice service
Party served with notice of a granted renewed ex-parte order. Qualifying granted rule 14(3) order; Notice actually served; Affected recipient. The initial refusal date starts the earlier renewal route, not this reconsideration route.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 14(3B)How does this provision count time?
- Apply for reconsideration inter partes in open court
- Party served with notice of a granted renewed ex-parte order uses the established effective service of notice under rule 14(3a). 7 specified-day-excluded days after notice service. Exclude the effective event day. Order3 rule2(5)–(6) omits the specified Saturdays, general holidays, gale-warning days and black-rainstorm-warning days. Actual other Court-office closure matters where the act is required there. High Court Ordinance (Cap. 4), section 31(1), omits Summer Vacation for the applicable civil procedural period not exceeding one month unless the Court directs otherwise. Order 64 rule 1 supplies August 1 through August 31. Order 3 rule 3 separately covers pleading periods.
- Apply for reconsideration inter partes in open court. An applicable Court-office completion may move under the exact final-day source only when the act cannot be done there. Establish the actual office route, closure and any different effective electronic route. The reconsideration application seeks review of an actual granted order.
- The reconsideration application seeks review of an actual granted order.
Party served with notice of a granted renewed ex-parte order uses the established effective service of notice under rule 14(3a). 7 specified-day-excluded days after notice service. Exclude the effective event day. Order3 rule2(5)–(6) omits the specified Saturdays, general holidays, gale-warning days and black-rainstorm-warning days. Actual other Court-office closure matters where the act is required there. High Court Ordinance (Cap. 4), section 31(1), omits Summer Vacation for the applicable civil procedural period not exceeding one month unless the Court directs otherwise. Order 64 rule 1 supplies August 1 through August 31. Order 3 rule 3 separately covers pleading periods.
Apply for reconsideration inter partes in open court. An applicable Court-office completion may move under the exact final-day source only when the act cannot be done there. Establish the actual office route, closure and any different effective electronic route. The reconsideration application seeks review of an actual granted order.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 14(3B)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Party served with notice of a granted renewed ex-parte order. Effective service of notice under rule 14(3A) occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Party served with notice of a granted renewed ex-parte order. Effective service of notice under rule 14(3A) occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. 7 specified-day-excluded days after notice service. The reconsideration application seeks review of an actual granted order. | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Party served with notice of a granted renewed ex-parte order. Effective service of notice under rule 14(3A) occurs on Thursday, October 15, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. 7 specified-day-excluded days after notice service. The reconsideration application seeks review of an actual granted order. | Tuesday, October 27, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | Party served with notice of a granted renewed ex-parte order. Effective service of notice under rule 14(3A) occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The complete eligibility and procedural facts are not established. This actual branch must be established independently before any ordinary endpoint can be used. Qualifying granted rule 14(3) order | The initial refusal date starts the earlier renewal route, not this reconsideration route. |
Fictitious established facts. These examples do not establish eligibility, effective service, relief or a direction.
Try these dates in the calculatorWhich conditions and exceptions apply?
- Qualifying granted rule 14(3) order
- Qualifying granted rule 14(3) order
- Notice actually served
- Notice actually served
- Affected recipient
- Affected recipient
- Correct source counting and completion route
- Party served with notice of a granted renewed ex-parte order uses the established effective service of notice under rule 14(3a). 7 specified-day-excluded days after notice service. Exclude the effective event day. Order3 rule2(5)–(6) omits the specified Saturdays, general holidays, gale-warning days and black-rainstorm-warning days. Actual other Court-office closure matters where the act is required there. High Court Ordinance (Cap. 4), section 31(1), omits Summer Vacation for the applicable civil procedural period not exceeding one month unless the Court directs otherwise. Order 64 rule 1 supplies August 1 through August 31. Order 3 rule 3 separately covers pleading periods. Apply for reconsideration inter partes in open court. An applicable Court-office completion may move under the exact final-day source only when the act cannot be done there. Establish the actual office route, closure and any different effective electronic route. The reconsideration application seeks review of an actual granted order.
- Party served with notice of a granted renewed ex-parte order. Qualifying granted rule 14(3) order; Notice actually served; Affected recipient. The initial refusal date starts the earlier renewal route, not this reconsideration route.
- The initial refusal date starts the earlier renewal route, not this reconsideration route.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What period applies to reconsider granted ex parte order?
Does the original ex-parte refusal start reconsideration?
No. Rule 14(3B) uses service of notice of the order granting the renewed application.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 14(3B)Who may seek this reconsideration?
A party on whom the paragraph (3A) notice has been served.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 14(3B)Is the requested hearing ex parte again?
No. Paragraph (3B) specifies inter partes reconsideration in open court.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 14(3B)Does the rule include leave-to-appeal orders?
Rule 14(13) excludes leave applications from this rule.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 14(3B)Are the seven days simply calendar days?
The short-period specified-day exclusion under Order 3 rule 2(5) applies.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 14(3B)Does a timely application automatically set the order aside?
No. The Court must decide the requested reconsideration.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 14(3B)Official sources and review
Provisions used (5)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 14(3B) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Rules of the High Court (Cap.4A), Order3 rules1–5 and Order64 rule1 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| High Court Ordinance (Cap.4), section31(1), including its endorsed-writ proviso | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap.1), section71(1)–(2) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| General Holidays Ordinance (Cap.149), section3 and Schedule | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |