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  "name": "Hong Kong",
  "id": "https://openinherit.org/v3/extensions/hong-kong/hong-kong.json",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "inherit": ">=3.0.0 <4.0.0",
  "maturity": "candidate",
  "extensionType": "geographic",
  "applicableJurisdictions": [
    "HK"
  ],
  "compatibleWith": [
    "prc-china"
  ],
  "providesOwnProcedure": false,
  "legalSystems": [
    "common_law"
  ],
  "maintainers": [
    {
      "name": "Testate Technologies",
      "organisation": "Testate Technologies Ltd",
      "role": "lead"
    }
  ],
  "lastVerified": "2026-04-04",
  "dataProvenance": "Wills Ordinance (Cap. 30), Intestates' Estates Ordinance (Cap. 73), Probate and Administration Ordinance (Cap. 10), Non-Contentious Probate Rules (Cap. 10A), Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance (Cap. 485)",
  "responsibleOrganisation": "Testate Technologies Ltd",
  "description": "Hong Kong succession rules: grant types under Cap. 10, MPF death benefit nominations under Cap. 485, cross-border PRC asset considerations, intestacy distribution under Cap. 73, and small estate grants.",
  "conformanceRules": [
    {
      "id": "hk-001",
      "code": "INHERIT_COMPLETENESS_FIELD_MISSING",
      "description": "Local grant type should be specified for Hong Kong estates entering probate",
      "check": "exists",
      "path": "x-inherit-hong-kong.localGrantTypes",
      "severity": "warning"
    }
  ],
  "certifiedBy": "OpenInherit",
  "certificationDate": "2026-04-04",
  "successionCoverage": "partial",
  "taxCoverage": "outline",
  "keyFeatures": "Intestacy ordinance, no estate duty (abolished 2006), MPF death benefit nomination, intestacyHierarchy (Cap. 73), newTerritoriesCustomaryLaw (tso/tong Cap. 97), preReformCustomaryLaw (pre-1971 MRO)",
  "legalTradition": "Common law",
  "seeking": "",
  "tier": "core"
}