Hong Kong · civil procedure
What period applies to reconsider paper appeal leave?
7 specified-day-excluded days after notice. Request reconsideration at an oral inter partes hearing. The event is notice of determination, not the initial leave filing.
- Period
- 7 specified-day-excluded days after notice
- Trigger
- Actual giving of notice of the paper determination
- Rule
- Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 2A(7)
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What period applies to reconsider paper appeal leave?
7 specified-day-excluded days after notice. Request reconsideration at an oral inter partes hearing. The event is notice of determination, not the initial leave filing.
Responsible actor. Party aggrieved by a written-submissions leave determination.
Actual giving of notice of the paper determination
7 specified-day-excluded days after notice
Party aggrieved by a written-submissions leave determination. Paper-only determination; Aggrieved party; Actual notice given; No paragraph 8 prohibition. A totally-without-merit order under rule 2A(8) can prohibit this reconsideration request.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 2A(7)How does this provision count time?
- Request reconsideration at an oral inter partes hearing
- Party aggrieved by a written-submissions leave determination uses the established actual giving of notice of the paper determination. 7 specified-day-excluded days after notice. 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.
- Request reconsideration at an oral inter partes hearing. 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 event is notice of determination, not the initial leave filing.
- The event is notice of determination, not the initial leave filing.
Party aggrieved by a written-submissions leave determination uses the established actual giving of notice of the paper determination. 7 specified-day-excluded days after notice. 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.
Request reconsideration at an oral inter partes hearing. 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 event is notice of determination, not the initial leave filing.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 2A(7)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Party aggrieved by a written-submissions leave determination. Actual giving of notice of the paper determination 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 aggrieved by a written-submissions leave determination. Actual giving of notice of the paper determination occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. 7 specified-day-excluded days after notice. The event is notice of determination, not the initial leave filing. | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Party aggrieved by a written-submissions leave determination. Actual giving of notice of the paper determination occurs on Thursday, October 15, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. 7 specified-day-excluded days after notice. The event is notice of determination, not the initial leave filing. | Tuesday, October 27, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | Party aggrieved by a written-submissions leave determination. Actual giving of notice of the paper determination 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. Paper-only determination | A totally-without-merit order under rule 2A(8) can prohibit this reconsideration request. |
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?
- Paper-only determination
- Paper-only determination
- Aggrieved party
- Aggrieved party
- Actual notice given
- Actual notice given
- No paragraph 8 prohibition
- No paragraph 8 prohibition
- Correct source counting and completion route
- Party aggrieved by a written-submissions leave determination uses the established actual giving of notice of the paper determination. 7 specified-day-excluded days after notice. 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. Request reconsideration at an oral inter partes hearing. 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 event is notice of determination, not the initial leave filing.
- Party aggrieved by a written-submissions leave determination. Paper-only determination; Aggrieved party; Actual notice given; No paragraph 8 prohibition. A totally-without-merit order under rule 2A(8) can prohibit this reconsideration request.
- A totally-without-merit order under rule 2A(8) can prohibit this reconsideration request.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What period applies to reconsider paper appeal leave?
Does the determination date always start this period?
Rule 2A(7) uses when the party was given notice of the determination.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 2A(7)Must the earlier determination be paper-only?
Yes. The paragraph applies where the application was determined on written submissions only.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 2A(7)Can a totally-without-merit order prevent reconsideration?
Yes. Rule 2A(8) permits an order barring a paragraph (7) request.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 2A(7)What hearing is requested?
An oral hearing inter partes to reconsider the determination.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 2A(7)Are seven plain calendar days counted?
The short-period specified-day exclusion in Order 3 rule 2(5) applies.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 2A(7)Is this the single-Justice fresh leave application?
No. Rule 2C is a separate procedure with refusal as its event.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 2A(7)Official sources and review
Provisions used (5)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 59, rule 2A(7) | 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 |