Enforcement Of Judgments 2020

Law and Practice

1. Identifying Assets in the Jurisdiction

1.1 Options to Identify Another Party's Asset Position

There are various options presently available in Hong Kong to identify the asset position of another party by conducting the following public searches either in person or online at the relevant departments of Hong Kong:

• business registration search at the Inland Revenue Department;

• company search (including directorship search) at the Companies Registry;

• land search at the Land Registry;

• trade mark registration search at the Trade Marks Registry; and

• vehicle search at the Transport Department.

Apart from the above publicly available information, freezing orders and ancillary asset disclosure orders are also available by making applications with basis to Hong Kong courts.