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- The law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has its foundation in the English common law system, inherited from being a former British colony and dependent territory. There are several sources of law, the primary ones being statutes enacted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and case law made by decisions of the courts of Hong Kong. Since the handover in 1997, the constitutional framework is provided by the Hong Kong Basic Law, which is a piece of National Law of the People's Republic of China and has, practically, constitutional status in Hong Kong. The principle of ‘one country, two systems’ was enshrined in Article 5 of the Basic Law until at least 2047, which contrasts the ‘socialist system and policies’ and ‘the previous capitalist system and way of life’. The Basic Law provides that the common law system shall be maintained. Some commentators described the theoretically hybrid system of civil law and common law as unique, although there are similar arrangements all over the world. Other commentators point to the socialist law tradition instead of the civil law tradition. Primary legislation in Hong Kong are usually known as ‘Ordinances’, instead of ‘Acts’. The published, consolidated copies of Ordinances are given chapter numbers in Laws of Hong Kong and in the official online database. Some National Laws on foreign affairs and the national flag apply directly in Hong Kong by virtue of stipulations in Article 18 and Annex III of the Basic Law. The imposition of the National Law on Safeguarding National Security in the HKSAR has been authorized by a National People's Congress Decision which, in a practical sense, overrides the Basic Law. (en)
- 香港法律制度以法治及司法獨立为基礎，沿自普通法體系。1997年主權移交後，以《香港基本法》作為法律制度的憲制性文件。根據一國兩制的原則，香港的法律制度得以繼續原有的普通法體系，並由成文法作補充。因此，香港的法律制度與中國大陸的法律制度，以至與澳門的制度都截然不同。現時適用於香港的法律，以成文法形式的香港法例編彙通行。 目前實施的法律包括：《基本法》、《基本法》附件三載列的其他中國法律、香港主權移交前的原有法律（包括普通法和衡平法）、香港立法機關制定的法律。與國防、外交及其他在香港自治範圍以外的事務有關的中華人民共和國全國性法律，須先得中國全國人大常委會決定納入《基本法》附件三，並由行政長官直接公布或進行本地立法，在香港施行。 (zh)
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