HKSAR – 00038 – Partnership Ordinance (Cap 38)

https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap38!en-zh-Hant-HK?INDEX_CS=N

SectionBrief description
3(1)with a view to profit
4Rules for determining existence of partnership
Receiving a share of net profit > prima facie evidence; sharing loss and profit > evidence
7partners are agents of each other
11partners are jointly liable for the contractual obligations of the partnerships
12the partnership is liable for the loss or injury arising from any wrongful act or omission of any partner acting in the ordinary course of the business of the firm or with the authority of his/her co-partners
14the liability of the partners is joint and several
26Rules as to interests and duties of partners, subject to special agreement
partnership agreement, in the absence of an express partnership, the profits and losses of a partnership are shared equally among partners
41provides the order for assets which includes capital distribution after dissolution
46losses are met in the following order.
– out of profits
– out of capital
– by the partners personally according to the profit
– sharing ratios