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Civil Cases under the Ordinary Legal Aid Scheme

If your financial resources are assessed to be between HK$56,202.51 and HK$449,620, you are required to pay a sum by way of contribution upon acceptance of the offer of legal aid. The amount of contribution ranges from HK$1,124 to HK$112,405 depending on your assessed financial resources. In some cases, you can pay the contribution by installments (normally not more than 6 monthly installments) (Please view our publications on calculation of financial resources and contributions.)

The scale of contribution is as follows:

Scale of Contribution
Financial Resources
(HK$)
Contribution Rates
(%)
Contributions
(HK$)
$0 - $56,202.50-0
$56,202.51 - $112,405.002%$1,124 - $2,248
$112,405.01 - $168,607.502.5%$2,810 - $4,215
$168,607.51 - $224,810.005%$8,430 - $11,241
$224,810.01 - $281,012.5010%$22,481 - $28,101
$281,012.51 - $337,215.0015%$42,152 - $50,582
$337,215.01 - $393,417.5020%$67,443 - $78,684
$393,417.51 - $449,620.0025%$98,354 - $112,405