[HK] AO Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance
[HK] AO
Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance
(1) Article 27 of the UNCITRAL Model Law, the text of which is set out below, has effect—
“Article 27. Court assistance in taking evidence
The arbitral tribunal or a party with the approval of the arbitral tribunal may request from a competent court of this State assistance in taking evidence. The court may execute the request within its competence and according to its rules on taking evidence.”.
(2) The Court may order a person to attend proceedings before an arbitral tribunal to give evidence or to produce documents or other evidence.
(3) The powers conferred by this section may be exercised by the Court irrespective of whether or not similar powers may be exercised by an arbitral tribunal under section 56 in relation to the same dispute.
(4) A decision or order of the Court made in the exercise of its power under this section is not subject to appeal.
(5) Section 81 (Warrant or order to bring up prisoner to give evidence) of the Evidence Ordinance (Cap. 8) applies as if a reference to any proceedings, either criminal or civil, in that section were any arbitral proceedings.
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