Our Legal System

Under the Basic Law, Hong Kong enjoys a high degree of autonomy and retains its own common law legal system with features below:

Hong Kong is the only common law jurisdiction in China;
Courts in Hong Kong exercise independent judicial power, including the power of final adjudication;
Hong Kong Courts have built up a well-established commercial case law archive;
The legal system of Hong Kong is internationally renowned with high ranking;
Freedom of contract is well established in Hong Kong;
Hong Kong is one of the safest cities in the world;
The legal infrastructure in Hong Kong is well-established attracting overseas and Mainland Chinese companies to set up and do business in Hong Kong; and
Strong protection for intellectual property rights.