(d) laws enacted by the HKSAR’s legislature.(c) the laws in force before 1 July 1997, including the common law, rules of equity, customary law and statutory law, other than those not adopted as laws of the HKSAR by the NPC Standing Committee because they contravene the Basic Law (these laws apply irrespective of whether the conduct occurred prior to 1 July 2007) and.(b) the 13 national laws listed in Annex III to the Basic Law as applied to the HKSAR by way of promulgation or legislation.
The Supreme People’s Court of the PRC has the right of adjudication in cases under Article 56 of the NSL. The courts in Hong Kong are the following: Pursuant to the Basic Law, judges from other common law jurisdictions may be invited to sit on the Court of Final Appeal. All serving judges were reappointed by the HKSAR’s Chief Executive on 1 July 1997. The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal was established to replace the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as the highest court of appeal. The existing courts and tribunals were re-established on 1 July 1997 although some were renamed. Some legislation was adapted to ensure compliance with the Basic Law and to reflect Hong Kong’s status as a Special Administrative Region of the PRC. The laws in force in Hong Kong before 1 July 1997 continued to apply in the HKSAR after that date except for those which contravened the Basic Law. The Joint Declaration of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the PRC on the Question of Hong Kong (the Joint Declaration) and the Basic Law guarantee the continuance of the pre-existing legal system after the PRC regained sovereignty over Hong Kong on 1 July 1997. It has been enacted by the National People’s Congress (the NPC) of the PRC under Article 31 of the Chinese Constitution.
The constitutional framework of the HKSAR is provided by the Basic Law. The Basic Law and the Continuation of the Existing Legal System after 1 July 1997 However, Article 57 of the National Security Law ( NSL) allows the application of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and other related national laws to some cases. On 1 July 1997 Hong Kong was handed over to the PRC. This is because Hong Kong was previously a British colony. The legal system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the HKSAR) differs from that of the majority of the People’s Republic of China (the PRC) and is based on the common law. 10.15 Legal Responsibilities of the Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR and its staff.10.14.2 Application of other National Laws of the PRC.10.14.1 Prosecution and Adjudication by the PRC.10.14 Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR.
JUDICIAL CONSENT 1994 WIKIPEDIA TRIAL