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With the permission of the provisional trustee / trustee, an undischarged bankrupt may open / maintain a savings account for the purpose of receiving his / her income.
For bankruptcy cases in which the Official Receiver acts as the provisional trustee / trustee, the undischarged bankrupt can use this online service to apply for a Letter of Authorization for Opening / Maintaining Savings Account (“the Authorization Letter”) and preliminarily submit information about his / her income and the savings account that he / she wishes to maintain (if applicable).
When submitting the application, the bankrupt must provide his / her name, bankruptcy case number and case year, Hong Kong Identity Card number, contact phone number, email address, details of his / her income and details of the savings account that he / she wishes to open / maintain.
For an application with issues or requiring submission of supporting documents, staff of the Official Receiver’s Office will contact the applicant by phone or email as provided. Once the application is approved, the Authorization Letter can be collected from the Official Receiver’s Office in person or electronically. The bankrupt must produce the Authorization Letter to the bank for handling of his / her application for opening / maintaining a savings account. [Note: The application for opening / maintaining a savings account is subject to production of necessary information and documents according to the policy of an individual bank and it is the discretion of the bank to approve or reject the relevant application.]
This online service is free of charge.
Submit Online Application for Letter of Authorization for Opening / Maintaining Savings Account
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