2. Execution (signing) by the donor and the attorney

2. Execution (signing) by the donor and the attorney

For an EPA to have legal effect, it must be “executed in the prescribed manner by the donor and the attorney”, though “not necessarily at the same time” (section 3(1)(b) of the Enduring Powers of Attorney Ordinance(Cap.501 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and section 3(1) of the Enduring Powers of Attorney (Prescribed Form) Regulation (Cap.501A of the Laws of Hong Kong) respectively).