Hong Kong · civil procedure
What period applies to judicial review summons issue?
Within 14 days after grant of leave. Issue the Form No. 86A originating summons for hearing. The summons must issue for hearing; a draft document does not establish issue.
- Period
- Within 14 days after grant of leave
- Trigger
- Grant of leave
- Rule
- Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 5(5)
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What period applies to judicial review summons issue?
Within 14 days after grant of leave. Issue the Form No. 86A originating summons for hearing. The summons must issue for hearing; a draft document does not establish issue.
Responsible actor. Successful judicial-review leave applicant.
Grant of leave
Within 14 days after grant of leave
Successful judicial-review leave applicant. Actual leave granted; Form 86A originating summons route; Operative Court directions retained. Service of the leave order, service of the summons and minimum hearing notice remain separate obligations.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 5(5)How does this provision count time?
- Issue the Form No. 86A originating summons for hearing
- Successful judicial-review leave applicant uses the established grant of leave. Within 14 days after grant of leave. 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.
- Issue the Form No. 86A originating summons for 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 summons must issue for hearing; a draft document does not establish issue.
- The summons must issue for hearing; a draft document does not establish issue.
Successful judicial-review leave applicant uses the established grant of leave. Within 14 days after grant of leave. 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.
Issue the Form No. 86A originating summons for 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 summons must issue for hearing; a draft document does not establish issue.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 5(5)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Successful judicial-review leave applicant. Grant of leave occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Successful judicial-review leave applicant. Grant of leave occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. Within 14 days after grant of leave. The summons must issue for hearing; a draft document does not establish issue. | Friday, October 23, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Successful judicial-review leave applicant. Grant of leave occurs on Monday, October 5, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. Within 14 days after grant of leave. The summons must issue for hearing; a draft document does not establish issue. | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | Successful judicial-review leave applicant. Grant of leave 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. Actual leave granted | Service of the leave order, service of the summons and minimum hearing notice remain separate obligations. |
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?
- Actual leave granted
- Actual leave granted
- Form 86A originating summons route
- Form 86A originating summons route
- Operative Court directions retained
- Operative Court directions retained
- Correct source counting and completion route
- Successful judicial-review leave applicant uses the established grant of leave. Within 14 days after grant of leave. 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. Issue the Form No. 86A originating summons for 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 summons must issue for hearing; a draft document does not establish issue.
- Successful judicial-review leave applicant. Actual leave granted; Form 86A originating summons route; Operative Court directions retained. Service of the leave order, service of the summons and minimum hearing notice remain separate obligations.
- Service of the leave order, service of the summons and minimum hearing notice remain separate obligations.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What period applies to judicial review summons issue?
Does filing the leave application start this issue clock?
No. Order 53 rule 5(5) uses the grant of leave.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 5(5)What form starts the substantive judicial-review application?
Rule 5(1) specifies originating summons in Form No. 86A.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 5(5)Does service of the leave order replace summons issue?
No. Rule 4A(2) and rule 5(5) require different acts.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 5(5)Who ordinarily hears the application?
A judge sitting in open court, or in chambers if the leave judge so orders.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 5(5)Does issue prove the hearing has adequate notice?
No. Rule 5(4) separately requires the minimum interval between summons service and hearing unless otherwise directed.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 5(5)Can preparing the summons establish timely issue?
No. Preserve the actual Court-issued summons and its issue event.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 5(5)Official sources and review
Provisions used (5)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 5(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 |