Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

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constitutional document law of Hong Kong law of the People’s Republic of China mini-constitution

The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is Hong Kong's mini-constitution, outlining its system of governance, rights, and autonomy under the "one country, two systems" framework within the People's Republic of China.

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Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region canonical 23
Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China 6
Hong Kong Basic Law 3

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional document ⓘ
law of Hong Kong ⓘ
law of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
mini-constitution ⓘ
adoptedBy National People's Congress ⓘ
surface form: National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China
adoptionDate 1990-04-04 ⓘ
amendmentAuthority National People's Congress ⓘ
surface form: National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China
appliesToJurisdiction Hong Kong, China ⓘ
surface form: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
basedOn Hong Kong Joint Declaration 1984 ⓘ
surface form: Sino–British Joint Declaration
contains Chapter on Economy ⓘ
Chapter on Education, Science, Culture, Sports, Religion, Labour and Social Services ⓘ
Chapter on External Affairs ⓘ
Chapter on Fundamental Rights and Duties of the Residents ⓘ
Chapter on Interpretation and Amendment ⓘ
Chapter on Political Structure ⓘ
Chapter on the Relationship between the Central Authorities and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
General Principles ⓘ
country China ⓘ
surface form: People’s Republic of China
defines high degree of autonomy of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
relationship between the Central People’s Government and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
system of governance of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
effectiveDate 1997-07-01 ⓘ
framework one country, two systems ⓘ
guarantees continuation of the capitalist system and way of life in Hong Kong ⓘ
independent judicial power including that of final adjudication ⓘ
rights and freedoms of Hong Kong residents ⓘ
historicalContext return of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
interpretationAuthority Standing Committee of the National People's Congress ⓘ
surface form: Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
language Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
legalStatus constitutional document for Hong Kong SAR ⓘ
promulgatedBy National People's Congress ⓘ
surface form: National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China
promulgationDate 1990-04-04 ⓘ
providesFor Chief Executive as head of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
Court of Final Appeal ⓘ
surface form: Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s status as a separate customs territory ⓘ
Hong Kong’s status as a separate member of certain international organizations ⓘ
Legislative Council as the legislature of Hong Kong ⓘ
executive-led system in Hong Kong ⓘ
freedom of assembly in Hong Kong ⓘ
freedom of association in Hong Kong ⓘ
freedom of movement in Hong Kong ⓘ
freedom of religious belief in Hong Kong ⓘ
freedom of speech in Hong Kong ⓘ
freedom of the press in Hong Kong ⓘ
independent judiciary in Hong Kong ⓘ
maintenance of Hong Kong’s common law system ⓘ
protection of private property rights in Hong Kong ⓘ
right to confidential legal advice in Hong Kong ⓘ
right to judicial remedies in Hong Kong ⓘ
separate customs territory for Hong Kong ⓘ
separate immigration controls for Hong Kong ⓘ
separate legal system from mainland China ⓘ
reasonForEffectiveDate establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
shortName Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hong Kong Basic Law
states capitalist system and way of life shall remain unchanged for 50 years after 1997 ⓘ
socialist system and policies shall not be practised in Hong Kong ⓘ
timeLimit 50 years after 1997 for unchanged capitalist system ⓘ

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subject surface form: Hong Kong
Hong Kong dollar → governingLaw → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
Chief Executive → createdBy → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
subject surface form: Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
this entity surface form: Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Chief Executive → legalBasis → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
subject surface form: Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
this entity surface form: Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Chief Executive → governingDocument → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
subject surface form: Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
this entity surface form: Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
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Court of Final Appeal → establishedBy → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
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this entity surface form: Hong Kong Basic Law
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this entity surface form: Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
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Hong Kong Joint Declaration 1984 → relatedLegalInstrument → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
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this entity surface form: Hong Kong Basic Law
Financial Secretary of Hong Kong → createdBy → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hong Kong Basic Law
Financial Secretary of Hong Kong → legalBasis → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
Election Committee of Hong Kong → legalBasis → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
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this entity surface form: Annex I of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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this entity surface form: Basic Law Annex I and Annex II
Executive Council of Hong Kong → legalBasis → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
Emblem of Hong Kong → legalBasis → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
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this entity surface form: 中華人民共和國香港特別行政區基本法
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this entity surface form: Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
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this entity surface form: Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong → legalBasis → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
2022 Hong Kong Chief Executive election → legalBasis → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
2022 Hong Kong Chief Executive election → legalBasis → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Annex I to the Basic Law
High Court of Hong Kong → establishedUnder → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
High Court of Hong Kong → subjectTo → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
Court of Final Appeal Building → associatedWith → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
Hong Kong garrison of the PLA → legalBasis → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau → concernedWith → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
Office of the Chief Executive → legalBasis → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
subject surface form: Office of the Chief Executive (Hong Kong)
Judiciary of Hong Kong → constitutionalBasis → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ