An Ordinance to confirm the Bills passed by the Provisional Legislative Council before 1 July 1997, endorse the appointment of judges of the Court of Final Appeal and the Chief Judge of the High Court, assist the interpretation on and after 1 July 1997 of laws previously in force in Hong Kong, continue those laws and confirm certain other laws, establish the High Court, the District Court, magistracies and other courts, tribunals and boards, continue legal proceedings, the criminal justice system, the administration of justice and the course of public justice on and after 1 July 1997, continue the public service on and after 1 July 1997, assist the construction of certain documents on and after 1 July 1997, transfer the ownership of certain property and rights and provide for the assumption of certain liabilities on and after 1 July 1997, in consequence of the resumption of the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong by the People’s Republic of China, and for connected purposes.
Citation
Ordinance No. 110 of 1997
Enacted by
Provisional Legislative Council
Enacted
1 July 1997 (1997-07-01)
Signed by
Tung Chee-hwa, Chief Executive
Signed
1 July 1997 (1997-07-01)
Effective
1 July 1997 (1997-07-01)
Legislative history
Introduced by
Elsie Leung, Secretary for Justice
Introduced
1 July 1997 (1997-07-01)
First reading
1 July 1997 (1997-07-01)
Second reading
1 July 1997 (1997-07-01)
Third reading
1 July 1997 (1997-07-01)
Status: Current legislation
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