Hong Kong · civil procedure
What period applies to district court questionnaire deadline?
28 days after pleading closure. Complete questionnaire and serve or file as the Practice Direction specifies. The source does not make every District Court case a questionnaire case.
- Period
- 28 days after pleading closure
- Trigger
- Deemed closure of pleadings
- Rule
- Rules of the District Court (Cap. 336H), Order 25, rule 1(1)
Official verified English consolidated chapter 336H, version March 28,2025. 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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What period applies to district court questionnaire deadline?
28 days after pleading closure. Complete questionnaire and serve or file as the Practice Direction specifies. The source does not make every District Court case a questionnaire case.
Responsible actor. Each party in a qualifying District Court writ action.
Deemed closure of pleadings
28 days after pleading closure
Each party in a qualifying District Court writ action. Qualifying writ action; Rule 1(4) exclusions absent; Actual closure; Applicable Practice Direction. Consent directions and the later summons have separate routes. Plaintiff failure may permit a defendant summons or dismissal application.
Rules of the District Court (Cap. 336H), Order 25, rule 1(1)How does this provision count time?
- Complete questionnaire and serve or file as the Practice Direction specifies
- Each party in a qualifying District Court writ action uses the established deemed closure of pleadings. 28 days after pleading closure. Exclude the effective event day. Ordinary intervening weekends remain counted unless an applicable source provision excludes them. District Court Order3 has no High Court pleading summer-omission rule. Do not transfer the August omission merely because the procedures have similar names.
- Complete questionnaire and serve or file 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 source does not make every District Court case a questionnaire case.
- The source does not make every District Court case a questionnaire case.
Each party in a qualifying District Court writ action uses the established deemed closure of pleadings. 28 days after pleading closure. Exclude the effective event day. Ordinary intervening weekends remain counted unless an applicable source provision excludes them. District Court Order3 has no High Court pleading summer-omission rule. Do not transfer the August omission merely because the procedures have similar names.
Complete questionnaire and serve or file 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 source does not make every District Court case a questionnaire case.
Rules of the District Court (Cap. 336H), Order 25, rule 1(1)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Each party in a qualifying District Court writ action. Deemed closure 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 District Court writ action. Deemed closure of pleadings occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. 28 days after pleading closure. The source does not make every District Court case a questionnaire case. | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Each party in a qualifying District Court writ action. Deemed closure of pleadings occurs on Monday, September 21, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. 28 days after pleading closure. The source does not make every District Court case a questionnaire case. | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | Each party in a qualifying District Court writ action. Deemed closure 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. Qualifying writ action | Consent directions and the later summons have separate routes. Plaintiff failure may permit a defendant summons or dismissal application. |
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 writ action
- Qualifying writ action
- Rule 1(4) exclusions absent
- Rule 1(4) exclusions absent
- Actual closure
- Actual closure
- Applicable Practice Direction
- Applicable Practice Direction
- Correct source counting and completion route
- Each party in a qualifying District Court writ action uses the established deemed closure of pleadings. 28 days after pleading closure. Exclude the effective event day. Ordinary intervening weekends remain counted unless an applicable source provision excludes them. District Court Order3 has no High Court pleading summer-omission rule. Do not transfer the August omission merely because the procedures have similar names. Complete questionnaire and serve or file 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 source does not make every District Court case a questionnaire case.
- Each party in a qualifying District Court writ action. Qualifying writ action; Rule 1(4) exclusions absent; Actual closure; Applicable Practice Direction. Consent directions and the later summons have separate routes. Plaintiff failure may permit a defendant summons or dismissal application.
- Consent directions and the later summons have separate routes. Plaintiff failure may permit a defendant summons or dismissal application.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What period applies to district court questionnaire deadline?
Do automatic personal-injury cases use this questionnaire?
Order 25 rule 1(4)(g) excludes the rule 11 automatic-direction branch.
Rules of the District Court (Cap. 336H), Order 25, rule 1(1)Must the parties use the prescribed questionnaire?
Yes. Paragraph (1)(a) refers to the questionnaire prescribed by Practice Direction.
Rules of the District Court (Cap. 336H), Order 25, rule 1(1)Does the rule decide service or filing without a Practice Direction?
Paragraph (1)(b) requires the manner specified by the relevant Practice Direction.
Rules of the District Court (Cap. 336H), Order 25, rule 1(1)Can parties agree the directions?
Paragraph (2) provides the consent-summons route where directions or a timetable are agreed.
Rules of the District Court (Cap. 336H), Order 25, rule 1(1)What can a defendant do after plaintiff failure?
Paragraph (5) permits a case-management summons or application to dismiss the action.
Rules of the District Court (Cap. 336H), Order 25, rule 1(1)Does the summons use the same twenty-eight-day completion?
No. Paragraph (3)(b) refers to Practice Direction issue time and a separate fourteen-day minimum return interval.
Rules of the District Court (Cap. 336H), Order 25, rule 1(1)Official sources and review
Provisions used (4)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the District Court (Cap. 336H), Order 25, rule 1(1) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Rules of the District Court (Cap.336H), Order3 rules1,2,4 and5 | 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 |