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The laws in force in the HKSAR are:
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(1) |
the Basic Law; |
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(2) |
national laws
listed in Annex III to the Basic Law; |
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(3) |
the laws in force before July 1, 1997 that were adopted as laws of the
HKSAR by the NPC's Standing Committee; and |
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(4) |
laws enacted by the HKSAR's legislature. |
National laws relating to defence and foreign affairs, as well as other matters
outside the HKSAR's autonomy, may be applied locally by way of promulgation or
legislation by the HKSAR. Currently, 12 national laws apply in the HKSAR.
All ordinances in force in the HKSAR are bilingual, and their Chinese and English
texts are equally authentic. Those ordinances, and their subsidiary legislation, are
published in both a hard-copy loose-leaf edition and on the Internet.
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