ORO Circulars and Information for Insolvency Practitioners

ORO Circulars and Information for Insolvency Practitioners

Note: Only English version of ORO Circulars issued since 2014 is available

2014

Date ORO Circular No. Subject
3/3/2014 2/2014 Pool Investment Scheme – Deposits under section 295 and Transfer of Funds under sections 202 and 285 of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) (1.6MB)
14/3/2014 6/2014 Prosecution of Insolvency Offences (4MB)
28/10/2014 9/2014 Report to be filed by the Official Receiver under section 205 of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) (559KB)

2015

Date ORO Circular No. Subject
16/12/2015 2/2015 Affidavit of Fitness (513KB)

2016

Date ORO Circular No. Subject
5/10/2016 1/2016 Commencement of Bankruptcy (Amendment) Ordinance 2016 (690KB)

2017

Date ORO Circular No. Subject
16/1/2017 1/2017 Gazetting and Advertising of the Notice of Annulment Hearing (577KB)
9/2/2017 2/2017 Taxation of Costs Pursuant to Rule 169 and Rule 176 of the Companies (Winding-up) Rules (345KB)
9/2/2017 3/2017 Withdrawal of funds from the Companies Liquidation Account for payment of liquidators' remuneration (392KB)
9/2/2017 4/2017 Application for Appointment of Provisional Liquidators under section 193 of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) (245KB)
9/2/2017 5/2017 Prosecution of Insolvency Offences - Supplemental to ORO Circular No. 6 of 2014 (1.3MB)
9/2/2017 6/2017 Disqualification of Directors (3MB)

2019

Date ORO Circular No. Subject
31/12/2019 1/2019 Pilot Scheme Rule 198 of the Companies (Winding-up) Rules Application to the Official Receiver for sanction to appoint a solicitor to assist a liquidator in the performance of liquidator's duties (230KB)

2020

Date ORO Circular No. Subject
24/2/2020 1/2020 Special and Ordinary Bank Account under section 202(1) of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) (90KB)
12/11/2020 2/2020 Disqualification of Directors - Revised Arrangement on Submission of Form Dl and Form D2 (676KB)

2021

Date ORO Circular No. Subject
24/3/2021 1/2021 Multiple winding-up petitions presented against the same company (194KB)
24/9/2021 2/2021 Use of Electronic Communication in Insolvency Case Matters (419KB)

2022

Date ORO Circular No. Subject
16/11/2022 1/2022 Abuse of Bankruptcy Process (241KB)

2023

Date ORO Circular No. Subject
22/12/2023 1/2023 Reporting Bankruptcy Offences (461KB)

Other Information

Only English version is available

2020

Date Type Subject
14/4/2020 Letter Provisional Trustees/Trustees under the Bankruptcy Ordinance and Provisional Liquidators/Liquidators under the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance - COVID-19 Pandemic (919KB)
22/7/2020 Letter Provisional Trustees/Trustees under the Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap. 6) - Cash Payout Scheme (505KB)

2021

 

Date Type Subject
13/4/2021 Letter Charging of AV fees under Bankruptcy (Fees and Percentages) Order (Cap. 6C) for Government Subsidies (258KB)
2/7/2021 Letter Provisional Trustees/Trustees under the Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap. 6) - Consumption Voucher Scheme (149KB)
26/11/2021 Letter Information of Unrealized Assets to be provided by Trustee to Official Receiver before applying to Court for Release (368KB)

2022

 

Date Type Subject
26/01/2022 Letter Provisional Trustees/Trustees under the Bankruptcy Ordinance and Provisional Liquidators/Liquidators under the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance - COVID-19 Pandemic (372KB)
23/03/2022 Letter Provisional Trustees/Trustees under the Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap. 6) - Temporary Unemployment Relief Scheme (358KB)
30/05/2022 Letter Summary Procedure Order Applications by Provisional Trustees in Bankruptcy Cases (1MB)

2023

 

Date Type Subject
08/02/2023 Letter Lifting of Social Distancing Measures (166KB)
15/02/2023 Letter Reasonable Time for Trustees-in-Bankruptcy to issue No Objection Letter to Discharged Bankrupts (404KB)
27/03/2023 Letter Provisional Trustees/Trustees under the Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap. 6) - 2023 Consumption Voucher Scheme (480KB)
12/07/2023 Letter Bankruptcy and Companies Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2023 (411KB)
20/10/2023 Letter Bankruptcy and Companies Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2023 (Commencement) Notice 2023 (391KB)
19/12/2023 Letter Launch of Phase 1 of the Official Receiver’s Office Electronic Submission System (449KB)
27/12/2023 Letter Setting out the Amount and Nature of the Receipts and Payments to/from Official Receiver in Insolvency Cases (314KB)
28/12/2023 Letter Summary Procedure Order Applications by Provisional Trustees in Bankruptcy Cases (529KB)

2024

 

Date Type Subject
01/03/2024 Letter Timely Notification to the Official Receiver of Any Changes in Appointment Takers in Insolvency Cases (187KB)