Hong Kong · civil procedure
What period applies to judicial review respondent affidavit?
As soon as practicable; outer 56 days unless otherwise directed. File the affidavit and supply copies to every other party. Timely filing alone does not establish delivery of every required copy.
- Period
- As soon as practicable; outer 56 days unless otherwise directed
- Trigger
- Service of the originating summons and supporting statement required by rule 6(1)
- Rule
- Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 6(4)
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What period applies to judicial review respondent affidavit?
As soon as practicable; outer 56 days unless otherwise directed. File the affidavit and supply copies to every other party. Timely filing alone does not establish delivery of every required copy.
Responsible actor. Respondent intending to use an affidavit at hearing.
Service of the originating summons and supporting statement required by rule 6(1)
As soon as practicable; outer 56 days unless otherwise directed
Respondent intending to use an affidavit at hearing. Actual complete rule 6(1) service; Affidavit use intended; No contrary direction. Fifty-six days is an outer limit combined with as-soon-as-practicable wording. Interested parties may be included in copy obligations.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 6(4)How does this provision count time?
- File the affidavit and supply copies to every other party
- Respondent intending to use an affidavit at hearing uses the established service of the originating summons and supporting statement required by rule 6(1). As soon as practicable; outer 56 days unless otherwise directed. Exclude the effective event day. Ordinary intervening weekends remain counted unless an applicable source provision excludes them.
- File the affidavit and supply copies to every other party. 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. Timely filing alone does not establish delivery of every required copy.
- Timely filing alone does not establish delivery of every required copy.
Respondent intending to use an affidavit at hearing uses the established service of the originating summons and supporting statement required by rule 6(1). As soon as practicable; outer 56 days unless otherwise directed. Exclude the effective event day. Ordinary intervening weekends remain counted unless an applicable source provision excludes them.
File the affidavit and supply copies to every other party. 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. Timely filing alone does not establish delivery of every required copy.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 6(4)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Respondent intending to use an affidavit at hearing. Service of the originating summons and supporting statement required by rule 6(1) occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Respondent intending to use an affidavit at hearing. Service of the originating summons and supporting statement required by rule 6(1) occurs on Friday, October 9, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. As soon as practicable; outer 56 days unless otherwise directed. Timely filing alone does not establish delivery of every required copy. | Friday, December 4, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Respondent intending to use an affidavit at hearing. Service of the originating summons and supporting statement required by rule 6(1) occurs on Monday, August 24, 2026. The retained eligibility and ordinary procedural conditions apply. As soon as practicable; outer 56 days unless otherwise directed. Timely filing alone does not establish delivery of every required copy. | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | Respondent intending to use an affidavit at hearing. Service of the originating summons and supporting statement required by rule 6(1) 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 complete rule 6(1) service | Fifty-six days is an outer limit combined with as-soon-as-practicable wording. Interested parties may be included in copy 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 complete rule 6(1) service
- Actual complete rule 6(1) service
- Affidavit use intended
- Affidavit use intended
- No contrary direction
- No contrary direction
- Correct source counting and completion route
- Respondent intending to use an affidavit at hearing uses the established service of the originating summons and supporting statement required by rule 6(1). As soon as practicable; outer 56 days unless otherwise directed. Exclude the effective event day. Ordinary intervening weekends remain counted unless an applicable source provision excludes them. File the affidavit and supply copies to every other party. 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. Timely filing alone does not establish delivery of every required copy.
- Respondent intending to use an affidavit at hearing. Actual complete rule 6(1) service; Affidavit use intended; No contrary direction. Fifty-six days is an outer limit combined with as-soon-as-practicable wording. Interested parties may be included in copy obligations.
- Fifty-six days is an outer limit combined with as-soon-as-practicable wording. Interested parties may be included in copy obligations.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What period applies to judicial review respondent affidavit?
Can the respondent automatically wait fifty-six days?
No. Rule 6(4) also requires filing as soon as practicable.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 6(4)What documents start this affidavit period?
The documents required by rule 6(1), including the supporting statement served with the originating summons.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 6(4)Must every respondent file an affidavit?
The paragraph concerns a respondent intending to use an affidavit at the hearing.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 6(4)Can the Court set a different evidence schedule?
Yes. Rule 6(4) applies unless the Court otherwise directs.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 6(4)Do other parties receive proposed affidavits?
Rule 6(5) requires each party to supply every other party with copies of affidavits proposed for hearing.
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 6(4)Are directed interested parties excluded from all copy duties?
No. Rule 6(6) extends the relevant party references to interested parties served under rule 4A(2).
Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 6(4)Official sources and review
Provisions used (5)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A), Order 53, rule 6(4) | 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 |