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Hong Kong law is characterized by a mixture of legal sources and traditions, originating from the constitutional government-based structure in the mid-1800s to the new laws, which were promulgated at the beginning of the 20th century. Since Hong Kong’s return into the People’s Republic of China in 1997, the development and forms of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Laws have been influenced by the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China of 1982, the Sino-British Joint Declaration of Hong Kong issues of 1984 as well as the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of 1990. The government of China continues to undertake measures, promoting a high degree of autonomy within the Hong Kong as well as its political stability and economic prosperity. All these measures contribute to the promotion of the rule of law and unification of China.
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Yongping Ge, Ph.D in law (Philipps University of Marburg), is a professor at School of Law, Harbin Institute of Technology. His research involves international law, European law, international relations and constitutional law. He has published over 50 articles and books in Chinese, German and English languages. His recent major works include 香港国际法主体地位及其缔约权限的理论和实践 (Theory and Practice of Hong Kong’s Legal Status and Treaty-Making Competence in International Law, 2007), 欧洲法析论 (Analysis on European Law, 2008), 南沙群岛主权争端及中国对策分析 (Analysis on the Dispute of the Sovereignty of Spratly Islands and the Countermeasures of China, 2009).
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Ge, Y. On the constitutional foundations of Hong Kong. Front. Law China 6, 98–116 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11463-011-0119-3
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11463-011-0119-3