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What period applies to statutory appeal earliest hearing?

Not sooner than 21 days after notice service. Identify the ordinary minimum hearing boundary. This minimum does not establish an appeal filing deadline or guaranteed listing.

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Period: Not sooner than 21 days after notice service
Trigger: Actual service of the notice of motion
Rule: Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 55, rule 5

Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 55, rule 5

Official verified English consolidated chapter 4A, version October 1,2025. Acquired October 9, 2026, with the official current register and immutable verified PDF. Current verified official English consolidated chapter PDFs acquired October 9, 2026. Version dates retained per chapter register. No claim that a calendar proves future gale, black-rainstorm or emergency office closures.

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Parties to an Order 55 appeal. Identify the ordinary minimum hearing boundary.

Use the main date field for Actual service of the notice of motion. Not sooner than 21 days after notice service.

Establish the actual High Court or statutory branch. Summer omission applies only where its precise source supports it.

The compiled public holiday calendar covers 2026 and 2027. Actual gale, black-rainstorm and other Court-office closures remain separate facts.

This calculation assumes:

The actual actor, operative event, complete relevant history and completion route are established.
No different operative Court order, permitted agreement or statutory period changes this ordinary branch.
Order 55 appeal
Effective motion-notice service
No contrary direction

Was the Court office closed on any day in this period? (optional)

Actual gale or black-rainstorm dates

Actual other Court-office closure dates

The Court with jurisdiction can direct another hearing interval. The actual listing remains a Court event.

Actual service of the notice of motion

Parties to an Order 55 appeal. Order 55 appeal; Effective motion-notice service; No contrary direction. The Court with jurisdiction can direct another hearing interval. The actual listing remains a Court event.

Entry rules and timing exceptions

21 days from Service of the notice of motion by which the appeal is brought

Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 55, rule 5Binding

Rule notes

Grounds may be amended without leave by supplementary notice served not less than 7 days before the hearing (r. 6(1)).

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What period applies to statutory appeal earliest hearing?

Not sooner than 21 days after notice service. Identify the ordinary minimum hearing boundary. This minimum does not establish an appeal filing deadline or guaranteed listing.

Responsible actor. Parties to an Order 55 appeal.

Actual service of the notice of motion

Not sooner than 21 days after notice service

Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 55, rule 5

How does this provision count time?

Identify the ordinary minimum hearing boundary
Parties to an Order 55 appeal uses the established actual service of the notice of motion. Not sooner than 21 days after notice service. Exclude the effective event day. Ordinary intervening weekends remain counted unless an applicable source provision excludes them. 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.
Identify the ordinary minimum hearing boundary. An office calendar does not automatically change this service, deemed-event, minimum-interval or status boundary. The source and the actual completion route control. This minimum does not establish an appeal filing deadline or guaranteed listing.
This minimum does not establish an appeal filing deadline or guaranteed listing.

Parties to an Order 55 appeal uses the established actual service of the notice of motion. Not sooner than 21 days after notice service. Exclude the effective event day. Ordinary intervening weekends remain counted unless an applicable source provision excludes them. 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.

Identify the ordinary minimum hearing boundary. An office calendar does not automatically change this service, deemed-event, minimum-interval or status boundary. The source and the actual completion route control. This minimum does not establish an appeal filing deadline or guaranteed listing.

Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 55, rule 5

What do independently checked examples show?

Fictitious example

Parties to an Order 55 appeal. Actual service of the notice of motion occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply.

Example counting steps
Step	What is counted	Date
Example 1. Ordinary established facts	Parties to an Order 55 appeal. Actual service of the notice of motion occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. Not sooner than 21 days after notice service. This minimum does not establish an appeal filing deadline or guaranteed listing.	Friday, October 30, 2026
Example 2. Closed-day boundary	Parties to an Order 55 appeal. Actual service of the notice of motion occurs on Monday, September 28, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. Not sooner than 21 days after notice service. This minimum does not establish an appeal filing deadline or guaranteed listing.	Monday, October 19, 2026
Example 3. Material procedural branch	Parties to an Order 55 appeal. Actual service of the notice of motion 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. Order 55 appeal	The Court with jurisdiction can direct another hearing interval. The actual listing remains a Court event.

Example resultFriday, October 30, 2026

Fictitious established facts. These examples do not establish eligibility, effective service, relief or a direction.

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Which conditions and exceptions apply?

Order 55 appeal: Order 55 appeal
Effective motion-notice service: Effective motion-notice service
No contrary direction: No contrary direction
Correct source counting and completion route: Parties to an Order 55 appeal uses the established actual service of the notice of motion. Not sooner than 21 days after notice service. Exclude the effective event day. Ordinary intervening weekends remain counted unless an applicable source provision excludes them. 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. Identify the ordinary minimum hearing boundary. An office calendar does not automatically change this service, deemed-event, minimum-interval or status boundary. The source and the actual completion route control. This minimum does not establish an appeal filing deadline or guaranteed listing.

Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 55, rule 5

Parties to an Order 55 appeal. Order 55 appeal; Effective motion-notice service; No contrary direction. The Court with jurisdiction can direct another hearing interval. The actual listing remains a Court event.
The Court with jurisdiction can direct another hearing interval. The actual listing remains a Court event.

What must the responsible actor complete?

Order 55 appeal
Effective motion-notice service
No contrary direction
Actual service of the notice of motion
Identify the ordinary minimum hearing boundary
The Court with jurisdiction can direct another hearing interval. The actual listing remains a Court event. This minimum does not establish an appeal filing deadline or guaranteed listing. A Court extension, abridgment or permitted written agreement under the applicable Order3 rule5 must be retained. It does not silently replace the source event.

Questions about this procedure

What period applies to statutory appeal earliest hearing?

Is twenty-one days a deadline to enter the appeal?

No. Order 55 rule 5 establishes the ordinary earliest hearing interval.

Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 55, rule 5

What starts that interval?

Service of the notice of motion by which the appeal is brought.

Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 55, rule 5

Can the Court hear it sooner?

Yes, if the Court with jurisdiction otherwise directs.

Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 55, rule 5

Does the calculation predict the actual hearing?

No. It identifies the ordinary minimum; obtain the actual listing.

Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 55, rule 5

Does the decision date start this minimum?

No. The preceding appeal-entry period and later hearing interval have different events.

Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 55, rule 5

Are all Saturdays omitted from twenty-one days?

The Rules’ seven-or-less intermediate-day exclusion does not apply to this interval.

Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 55, rule 5

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Provisions used (5)

Provisions used in this guide
Provision	Purpose
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 55, rule 5	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

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1What period applies to statutory appeal earliest hearing?

2How does this provision count time?

3What do independently checked examples show?

4Which conditions and exceptions apply?

5What must the responsible actor complete?

6Questions about this procedure

What period applies to statutory appeal earliest hearing?

Is twenty-one days a deadline to enter the appeal?

What starts that interval?

Can the Court hear it sooner?

Does the calculation predict the actual hearing?

Does the decision date start this minimum?

Are all Saturdays omitted from twenty-one days?

7Official sources and review

What period applies to statutory appeal earliest hearing?

How does this provision count time?

What do independently checked examples show?

Which conditions and exceptions apply?

What must the responsible actor complete?

Questions about this procedure

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