Hong Kong

Hong Kong Regulations

A web database, forming part of HKLII, the Hong Kong Legal Information Institute service, containing full-text consolidated Regulations of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People's Republic of China. Regulations can be browsed alphabetically by name or by chapter number or searched using a comprehensive search engine. Hong Kong Legal Information Institute (HKLII) is a joint project to provide free access to the primary legal materials of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Historical Laws of Hong Kong

Historical laws of Hong Kong, scanned from the original print sources, provided by University of Hong Kong Libraries. The contents are derived from the revised consolidations of Hong Kong laws from 1901, 1912, 1923, 1937, 1950 and 1964 (last updated to 1989). The laws are searchable  by chapter or ordinance number, title and edition; individual editions may be browsed by ordinance title. 

Court of Appeal of Hong Kong Judgments

A Hong Kong Legal Information Institute (HKLII) database containing judgements of the Court of Appeal of Hong Kong from 1993 onwards. Decisions are listed alphabetically by party name and chronologically by year, and the site offers a sophisticated search engine. The database includes materials provided by the Judiciary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. HKLII is a joint project of the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law and AUSTLII, the Australasian Legal Information Institute, aiming to provide free access to the primary legal materials of Hong Kong SAR.

Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong Judgments

Full text judgments of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong in English, made freely available on the Hong Kong Legal Information Institute (HKLII) website. The HKLII database contains all judgements made since the Court was established in 1997. HKLII enables users to browse for judgements and search texts and/or titles. A recent updates list provides details of new cases added to the service.

Hong Kong Ordinances

A web database containing current English language ordinances for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, available on HKLII, the Hong Kong Legal Information Institute service. The system includes options to search ordinances and search ordinance titles. A contents table enables users to browse the collection alphabetically by title. Links to an English Subject Index to Ordinances and Historical Laws Index are also provided.

Hong Kong Legal Information Institute

The Hong Kong Legal Information Institute (HKLII) is a joint project to provide free access to the primary legal materials of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The project partners are the University of Hong Kong Law and Technology Centre, and AUSTLII, the Australasian Legal Information Institute. Search and browse options offer access to a range of full-text databases: the judgments of the Court of Final Appeal (1997 to date), the judgments of the Court of Appeal (1946 to date), and judgments of the family and district courts, and the Lands Tribunal.

China Patent Agent (H.K.)

Website of China Patent Agent (H.K.) a firm of patent and trademark attorneys established in 1984 as a quasi government entity to provide legal services for overseas clients. The site provides information on Chinese patent laws which can be downloaded from the site in English. The laws cover patents, trademarks, copyright, layout design of integrated circuits, new plant varieties and cyber law (domain name disputes). There are also international treaties, case summaries, a selection of FAQs and forms to download. The site can be viewed in English, German, Japanese and Chinese.

Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau

Official website of the Hong Kong Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, the government body with responsibility for overseeing the implementation of Hong Kong's Basic Law and for promoting closer ties and cooperation with mainland China. The site offers guidance, documentation and related links to topical issues such as the Sino-British Joint Declaration, human rights, constitutional developments and the Basic Law. Legislative Council papers are available, along with press releases, speeches and links to UN documents.

Basic Law Drafting History Online

Website providing information and materials from the drafting history of the Basic Law of Hong Kong. The site is a joint project of the Centre for Comparative and Public Law and the University of Hong Kong Libraries. Materials are arranged into the following sections: Drafting Materials; News Coverage; the LEGCO Database and Textual History.

LawCite

LawCite is an international case citator developed by AustLII, the Australasian Legal Information Institute. It is a searchable index to more than 5 million cases, journal articles and law reform reports from common law jurisdictions, including numerous Commonwealth countries, Ireland, the United States and Hong Kong; links to the full text are given, where available. Cases can be searched by citation, parties, court, jurisdiction and date. Journal articles can be searched by keywords in the title and author.

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