Cap. 638I 《法院程序(電子科技)(小額錢債審裁處)(電子費用)規則》Court Proceedings (Electronic Technology) (Small Claims Tribunal) (Electronic Fees) Rules
生效中Court Proceedings (Electronic Technology) (Small Claims Tribunal) (Electronic Fees) Rules
(Enacting provision omitted—E.R. 1 of 2025)
[31 October 2024]
Part 1 — Preliminary
1. (Omitted as spent—E.R. 1 of 2025)
2. Interpretation
In these Rules—
concessionary period (寬減期) means the period of 3 years beginning on the earliest date specified under section 32(2) of the Ordinance in relation to the Tribunal; e-fee (電子費用) means a fee that is payable under these Rules for an SCT-related matter that is carried out by means of an e-system; Fees Rules (《費用規則》) means the Small Claims Tribunal (Fees) Rules (Cap. 338 sub. leg. B); Registrar (司法常務官) has the meaning given by section 2 of the District Court Ordinance (Cap. 336); Registry (登記處) means the registry of the Tribunal; SCT-related matter (審裁處相關事宜) means—(a)an act or matter that relates to a proceeding in the Tribunal; or(b)a service, or other matter, made available or provided by the Tribunal, the Registry or an office of the Tribunal; Tribunal (審裁處) means the Small Claims Tribunal established by section 3 of the Small Claims Tribunal Ordinance (Cap. 338).Part 2 — Application
3. Application
These Rules apply in relation to an SCT-related matter that is carried out by means of an e-system.
Part 3 — e-fees Payable for Certain Proceedings in Tribunal
4. e-fees payable for Tribunal proceedings
Subject to subrule (2), the following e-fee is payable for an SCT-related matter described in column 2 (relevant matter)—
during a period other than the concessionary period—the SCT fee for the item that bears the item number specified in column 3 opposite to the relevant matter;
during the concessionary period—a fee of an amount equivalent to 80% of the SCT fee for the item that bears the item number specified in column 3 opposite to the relevant matter.
No e-fee is payable for item 9 of the Schedule.
In this rule, a reference to a column is a reference to a column of the Schedule.
In this rule—
SCT fee (審裁處費用), in relation to an item, means a fee specified or described for the item in the Schedule to the Fees Rules.5. e-fees payable for applications for certified copies of Hong Kong Judgments
The following e-fee is payable for an application under section 33(1) of the Mainland Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance (Cap. 645)—
during a period other than the concessionary period—the prescribed fee mentioned in section 33(2)(b) of that Ordinance;
during the concessionary period—a fee of an amount equivalent to 80% of that prescribed fee.
Part 4 — Miscellaneous
6. Rounding rule for e-fees payable during concessionary period
A concessionary fee that is less than $5 must be rounded to the nearest 10 cents.
A concessionary fee that is $5 or more but less than $10 must be rounded to the nearest 50 cents.
A concessionary fee that is $10 or more but less than $100 must be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
A concessionary fee that is $100 or more but less than $1,000 and is not a multiplier of $5 must be rounded to the nearest multiplier of $5.
A concessionary fee that is $1,000 or more but less than $10,000 and is not a multiplier of $10 must be rounded to the nearest multiplier of $10.
In this rule—
concessionary fee (寬減費用) means the e-fee payable under rule 4(1)(b) or 5(b).7. Specific fee payable instead of general fee
If an e-fee is specified specifically for an SCT-related matter, that fee is payable in substitution for and not in addition to any other general e-fee that is also payable for the matter.
8. Power of Registrar
The Registrar may reduce, remit or defer payment of an e-fee as the Registrar considers appropriate in a particular case.
If the Registrar exercises the power under subrule (1), the Registrar must endorse on the relevant document a note of the reduction, remission or deferment and the reason for it.
Schedule — Fees Specified or Described in Schedule to Fees Rules
[r. 4]
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Item | Description | Corresponding item in Schedule to Fees Rules |
| 1. | Filing of a claim or counterclaim where the amount claimed— | |
| (a)does not exceed $5,000 | 1(a) | |
| (b)exceeds $5,000 but does not exceed $25,000 | 1(b) | |
| (c)exceeds $25,000 but does not exceed $50,000 | 1(c) | |
| (d)exceeds $50,000 but does not exceed $75,000 | 1(d) | |
| 2. | Filing and service of an inter-partes summons, each summons | 1A |
| 3. | Filing and service of a summons, each witness | 2 |
| 4. | Filing of an amended document | 2A |
| 5. | Filing of a writ of execution | 2B |
| 6. | Application to set aside an award or order | 2C |
| 7. | Application for review | 3 |
| 8. | Application for leave to appeal | 4 |
| 9. | Copy of a document obtained from an e-system | 5 |
| 10. | Copy of a document made in the Registry and certification, for each page or portion of a page | 6(a) |
| 11. | Translation of any document made in the Registry and certificate, per page | 7 |
| 12. | Certifying translation made elsewhere, per page | 8 |
| 13. | Transcription made in the Registry— | |
| (a)per English word | 8A(a) | |
| (b)per Chinese character | 8A(b) | |
| 14. | Authentication of documents by the Registrar | 8B |
| 15. | Every search in the Registry for each register, file or document | 9 |
| 16. | Filing any affidavit or declaration (other than affidavit or declaration of a bailiff of court), not including administering any oath or taking any declaration in the Registry | 14 |
| 17. | Filing any notice or document mentioned in item 16 of the Schedule to the Fees Rules in the Tribunal (other than a notice or document expressing an intention not to proceed with a claim, counterclaim or defence) | 16 |
| 18. | Sealing any document mentioned in item 17 of the Schedule to the Fees Rules in connection with proceedings in the Tribunal | 17 |