Temporary Protection Measures for Business Tenants (COVID-19 Pandemic) Ordinance
Ord. No. 2 of 2022
Section 5
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- (b) deducting from the deposit held by the landlord any amount of the rent that the tenant fails to pay in the circumstances described in subsection (4) or (6);
- (c) if, before the beginning of the protection period, the landlord has already deducted from the deposit held by the landlord any amount in respect of the tenant’s failure described in subsection (4)—demanding the tenant to pay any money or money’s worth to make good any shortfall in the deposit;
- (d) recovering interest or surcharge on the rent that the tenant fails to pay in the circumstances described in subsection (4) or (6);
- (e) terminating the tenancy;
- (f) exercising a right of re-entry or forfeiture;
- (g) bringing an action in a court (including a tribunal) against the tenant;
- (h) commencing any arbitral proceedings under the Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 609) against the tenant;
- (i) presenting a bankruptcy petition under the Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap. 6) against the tenant;
- (j) making an application under section 670 of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) for a meeting of creditors to be summoned to agree to a compromise or an arrangement in relation to the tenant;
- (k) presenting a winding-up petition under the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) against the tenant;
- (l) commencing or levying an execution, distress or other legal proceedings against the tenant’s property; and
