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Mainland Judgments in Matrimonial and Family Cases (Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement) Ordinance Part 3—Division 1 Section 29 Part 3 Recognition in Hong Kong of Mainland Divorce Certificates Division 1—Recognition Applications and Recognition Orders 29. Requirements for recognition applications

(1) A party to a divorce specified in a Mainland divorce certificate issued on or after the commencement date of this Ordinance may apply to the District Court for an order to have the certificate recognized.

(2) The application must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

30. Recognition orders

(1) On an application made under section 29 in respect of a Mainland divorce certificate, the District Court may, if it is satisfied that the certificate is valid in the Mainland, order that the certificate be recognized.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), until the contrary is proved, a Mainland divorce certificate is presumed to be valid in the Mainland if the certificate is notarized in accordance with the law of the Mainland.