Hong Kong · civil procedure
What period applies to cfi case management questionnaire?
28 days after pleading closure. Complete the prescribed questionnaire and serve or file it as the Practice Direction specifies. The questionnaire and later case-management summons are separate steps.
- Period
- 28 days after pleading closure
- Trigger
- Deemed close of pleadings
- Rule
- Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 25, rule 1(1)
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What period applies to cfi case management questionnaire?
28 days after pleading closure. Complete the prescribed questionnaire and serve or file it as the Practice Direction specifies. The questionnaire and later case-management summons are separate steps.
Responsible actor. Each party in a qualifying writ action.
Deemed close of pleadings
28 days after pleading closure
Each party in a qualifying writ action. Ordinary qualifying writ action; Rule 1(2) exclusions absent; Actual pleading closure; Applicable Practice Direction route retained. Summary-judgment directions, trial without pleadings, preliminary-issue orders and personal-injury automatic directions are among excluded branches.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 25, rule 1(1)How does this provision count time?
- Complete the prescribed questionnaire and serve or file it as the Practice Direction specifies
- Each party in a qualifying writ action uses the established deemed close of pleadings. 28 days after pleading closure. 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.
- Complete the prescribed questionnaire and serve or file it as the Practice Direction specifies. 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 questionnaire and later case-management summons are separate steps.
- The questionnaire and later case-management summons are separate steps.
Each party in a qualifying writ action uses the established deemed close of pleadings. 28 days after pleading closure. 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.
Complete the prescribed questionnaire and serve or file it as the Practice Direction specifies. 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 questionnaire and later case-management summons are separate steps.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 25, rule 1(1)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Each party in a qualifying writ action. Deemed close of pleadings occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Each party in a qualifying writ action. Deemed close of pleadings occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. 28 days after pleading closure. The questionnaire and later case-management summons are separate steps. | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Each party in a qualifying writ action. Deemed close of pleadings occurs on Monday, September 21, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. 28 days after pleading closure. The questionnaire and later case-management summons are separate steps. | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | Each party in a qualifying writ action. Deemed close of pleadings 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. Ordinary qualifying writ action | Summary-judgment directions, trial without pleadings, preliminary-issue orders and personal-injury automatic directions are among excluded branches. |
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?
- Ordinary qualifying writ action
- Ordinary qualifying writ action
- Rule 1(2) exclusions absent
- Rule 1(2) exclusions absent
- Actual pleading closure
- Actual pleading closure
- Applicable Practice Direction route retained
- Applicable Practice Direction route retained
- Correct source counting and completion route
- Each party in a qualifying writ action uses the established deemed close of pleadings. 28 days after pleading closure. 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. Complete the prescribed questionnaire and serve or file it as the Practice Direction specifies. 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 questionnaire and later case-management summons are separate steps.
- Each party in a qualifying writ action. Ordinary qualifying writ action; Rule 1(2) exclusions absent; Actual pleading closure; Applicable Practice Direction route retained. Summary-judgment directions, trial without pleadings, preliminary-issue orders and personal-injury automatic directions are among excluded branches.
- Summary-judgment directions, trial without pleadings, preliminary-issue orders and personal-injury automatic directions are among excluded branches.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What period applies to cfi case management questionnaire?
Must every writ action use this questionnaire clock?
No. Order 25 rule 1(2) lists excluded procedural branches, including qualifying personal-injury automatic directions.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 25, rule 1(1)What event starts questionnaire time?
Deemed closure of pleadings, not the date the action began.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 25, rule 1(1)Does the rule require both service and filing in every case?
Rule 1(1)(b) defers the manner of service or filing to the applicable Practice Direction.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 25, rule 1(1)Can agreed directions replace a contested summons?
The parties may procure agreed directions or a timetable by consent summons under rule 1(1A).
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 25, rule 1(1)Does the questionnaire’s twenty-eight days fix the summons return date?
No. The case-management summons has separate Practice Direction timing and a minimum return interval.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 25, rule 1(1)Which special directions must be checked?
Check the actual summary-judgment, discovery, account, transfer and automatic-direction exclusions before applying the ordinary questionnaire rule.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 25, rule 1(1)Official sources and review
Provisions used (5)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 25, rule 1(1) | 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 |