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1. The applicant applied for legal aid on 17 October and the required memorandum was filed. Under section 15 of the Legal Aid Ordinance and its regulations, there is usually an automatic stay of proceedings of 42 days following an application for legal aid unless otherwise ordered by the court. It is in the court’s discretion. Mr Recorder Kwok, SC, in Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd v Fu Ming Kong Michael and Anor HCA 7769 and 3909 of 2000, unreported, 24 June 2005, stated that:
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