The Hong Kong Library on Westlaw International is the most comprehensive online source of law, legal analysis, procedural guidance, and legal and business news in English. It also offers efficient Westlaw searching and research tools, such as KeyCite, and unlimited use at a predictable, affordable monthly rate.
Case law
The library provides access to court decisions of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from the Court of First Instance, the Court of Appeal of the High Court, and the Court of Final Appeal. Securities cases are also available in a separate database.
Pre-1997 court coverage of the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong begins in 1905 and includes cases reported in Hong Kong Law Reports & Digest from the Court of Appeal of the High Court of Hong Kong, district courts, Lands Tribunal, Privy Council of Great Britain, and other forums.
Legislation
Legislative databases included in the Hong Kong Library provide:
• All ordinances, orders, bylaws, rules, regulations, and other documents in force in the HKSAR or enacted but not yet in force
• Constitution of the PRC and HKSAR founding documents are available in separate databases
• Current legislation on securities insurance and insolvency is available in separate databases
Civil Procedure and Arbitration
The five-volume English-language edition of Hong Kong Civil Procedure 2009 (“The White Book”) provides an up-to-date, authoritative compilation of rules, both before and after the High Court’s Civil Justice Reform (CJR). An essential reference for practitioners, it also includes more than 300 forms, schedules, and practice instructions. Chinese-language coverage is available in PDFs.
KeyCite
This service, exclusive to Westlaw, makes it easy for you to learn the current status of legislation or case law and expand your research to relevant authority. Coloured flags and other graphic symbols provide immediate warnings, and hypertext links let you move almost effortlessly within cases and retrieve the full text of materials that cite your case.
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HONG KONG LIBRARYAn extensive collection of primary and secondary sources from Hong Kong
HK-ALL Hong Kong-All Materials
HK-CFA Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal
HK-CS-ALL All Cases from Hong Kong
HK-DIGEST Hong Kong Case Digests
HK-INSOLV-LEG Hong Kong Insolvency Legislation
HK-INSUR-LEG Hong Kong Insurance Legislation
HK-JLR Hong Kong Legal Periodicals and Reviews
HK-LEG Hong Kong Legislation
HK-LEG-HIST Hong Kong Legislation Historical Versions
HK-LJAS Hong Kong Unreported Cases/Alert Service
HK-RPTS-DIGEST Hong Kong Law Reports and Digest/Hong Kong Law Reports
HK-SEC-CS Hong Kong Securities Cases
HK-SEC-LEG Hong Kong Securities Legislation
HKCP Hong Kong Civil Procedure (Hong Kong White Book)
HKIAC-ALL Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre-All
HKIAC-GUIDE Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre-Guide
HKIAC-MODC Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre-Model Clause
HKIAC-RULES Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre-Rules
HKL-RPTS Hong Kong Law Reports
HKLJ Hong Kong Law Journal
JCHINCL Journal of Chinese and Comparative Law
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