Hong Kong – After the change of sovereignty

On 1 July 1997 the People’s Republic of China (PRC) resumed sovereignty over Hong Kong. Peter Willoughby (Consultant, Deacons Graham & James) summarises the impact on the laws of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China The paper was originally written by Jane McBride, a partner in Deacons Graham & James and has been revised and updated by Peter Willoughby. Published in the Letter from … section of Amicus Curiae - Journal of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and its Society for Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London.