List of Hong Kong legislation

The following is a list of legislation passed by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Some have been repealed and replaced with updated laws. In total there are 1181 ordinances in effect and an assortment of subsidiary legislation associated with them.

Legislative enactments of Hong Kong are called Ordinances.

Name Type Year passed Last amended Notes
Motor Vehicles Insurance (Third Party Risks) Ordinance Cap 272 Ordinance 1951 1987
Motor Vehicles Insurance (First Registration Tax) Ordinance Cap 330 Ordinance 1961
Road (works, Use and Compensation) Ordinance Cap 370 Ordinance 1982
Road Traffic (Validation of Collection of Fees) Ordinance Cap 543 Ordinance 1998
Road Traffic (Driving-Offence Points) Ordinance Cap 375 Ordinance 1984 1997, 2008
Road Traffic Ordinance Cap 374 Ordinance 1984 1988
Copyright Ordinance Cap.528 Ordinance, copyright protection 1997 UK Copyright Act 1956 still used for items created before 1997
Betting Duty Ordinance Cap.108 Ordinance 2003 2006 replace original Cap.40 of 1931 and revision 1950
Business Registration Ordinance Cap.310 Ordinance 1959 1985 Replaced Cap.6 1959
Hotel Accommodation Tax Ordinance Cap.348 Ordinance, taxation 1966 Replaced Cap.39 1965
Inland Revenue Ordinance Cap.112 Ordinance, establishment of government department 1947 1969, 1989 replaced original Cap.20 1947 and Cap. 112 1950
Stamp Duty Ordinance Cap. 117 Ordinance 1981 replaced Cap.31 1981
Tax Reserve Certificates Ordinance Cap.289 Ordinance, taxation 1955 Replaced Cap.66 1955
Crimes Ordinance Cap.200 Ordinance, criminal law 1897 Replaced Cap.2 1897
Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance Ordinance, human rights 1991 1997 Replaced Cap.59 1991
Partnership Ordinance Cap.38 Ordinance 1950
Education Ordinance Cap.279 Ordinance 2000 2004 Education Ordinance (Amendment)
Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance Cap.53 Ordinance, historical preservation 1976 Replaced Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance Cap.64 1971
Colonial Regulation 55 repealed 1997?
Dutiable Commodities Ordinance Cap.109 Ordinance, taxation 1963 1970, 1974, 1976, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1993 Replaced Cap.26 1963
Dutible Commodities (Liquor) Regulations Cap.109B Regulation 2000 sub-section to Dutiable Commodities Ordinance Cap.109
Metrication Ordinance Cap.214 Ordinance 1976 Replaced Cap.48 1976
Estate Duty Ordinance Cap.111 Ordinance 1932 replaced Cap.3 1932
Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance Cap.390 Ordinance, media restrictions and standards 1987 Replaced Cap.9 1987
Hong Kong Sea Cadets Corps Cap.1134 Ordinance 1984 Originally Cap.75 1983
City University of Hong Kong Ordinance Cap.1132 Ordinance, establishment of post-secondary institution 1984 1994
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport Ordinance Cap.539 Establish the right to create and issue travel document 1997
Ocean Park Ordinance Cap. 388 Incorporation 1987 Replace cap.35 1987
Hong Kong Peak Tramways Ordinance Cap.265 Authorized the construction of system 1883 1950 Originally Cap.6 1883 and Cap.304 1950
Police Forces (Change of Title) Ordinance Name change 1969 1997, 1999 Changed from Hong Kong Police Force to Royal Hong Kong Police Force; changed back in 1997
ICAC Ordinance Cap.204 establishment of the ICAC 1974
Royal Hong Kong Regiment Ordinance Cap.199 Disbandment 1997 Official disbandment of British Forces unit before 1997 handover
Banking Ordinance Cap.155 Regulations 1986 1988, 1997
Hospital Authority Ordinance Cap.113 Establishment and regulations 1990 1991
Fire Services Ordinance Cap.95 constitution 1954 1961, 1964, 1971, 2003
Hong Kong Tramways Ordinance Cap.107 Authorized construction 1902 1911, 1912, 1950 HKT was incorporated in Britain
Post Office Ordinance Cap. 1926 Amendment 1926 1950 change of laws relating the Hong Kong Post Office
High Court Ordinance Cap.4 1976 1998 Related to the pre-1997 High Court of Justice, now Court of First Instance
HSBC Limited Ordinance Cap.70 amending constitution of HSBC Limited 1929 1950, 1989

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