Legislative documents are the materials preceding and accompanying the enactment of a law. These documents generally include bills, floor debates, committee reports and so on. They can be used to review legislative history and to determine the legislative intent of a statute.
Listed below are the resources for tracing the legislative documents in Hong Kong
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Legislative document |
Online resource |
Publication |
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Bills |
Bills website (HKSAR Legislative Council), 1995 – present |
HKSAR Government Gazette, Legal Supplement No. 3
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First Reading, Second Reading, Committee Reports, Third Reading |
Bills website (HKSAR Legislative Council), 1995 – present
Listed under each bill are:
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Reports of the Meetings of the LegCo of Hong Kong (Hansard) |
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After a bill passed through the LegCo and received the Chief Executive's assent |
Bills website (HKSAR Legislative Council), 1995 – present |
HKSAR Government Gazette, Legal Supplement No. 1 |
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Commencement date of an ordinance |
Bills website (HKSAR Legislative Council), 1995 – present
The information is listed under each bill.
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HKSAR Government Gazette, Legal Supplement No. 2 |
Listed below are the resources for tracing the legislative documents in the UK
Bills of the current and previous sessions
The official report of all Westminster parliamentary debates, dating back over 200 years.
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