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Constitution
Hong Kong — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice |
| 1991 | unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice; new Basic Law approved in March 1990 in preparation for 1997 |
| 1992 | unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice; new Basic Law approved in March 1990 in preparation for 1997 |
| 1993 | unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice; new Basic Law approved in March 1990 in preparation for 1997 |
| 1994 | unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice; new Basic Law approved in March 1990 in preparation for 1997 |
| 1995 | unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice; new Basic Law approved in March 1990 in preparation for 1997 |
| 1996 | unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice; new Basic Law approved in March 1990 in preparation for 1997 |
| 1997 | the Letters Patent together with the Royal Instructions form the written constitution of Hong Kong; new Basic Law approved in March 1990 in preparation for scheduled reversion to China on 1 July 1997 |
| 1998 | Basic Law approved in March 1990 by China's National People's Congress is Hong Kong's "mini-constitution" |
| 1999 | Basic Law approved in March 1990 by China's National People's Congress is Hong Kong's "mini-constitution" |
| 2000 | Basic Law approved in March 1990 by China's National People's Congress is Hong Kong's "mini-constitution" |
| 2001 | Basic Law approved in March 1990 by China's National People's Congress is Hong Kong's "mini-constitution" |
| 2002 | Basic Law approved in March 1990 by China's National People's Congress is Hong Kong's "mini-constitution" |
| 2003 | Basic Law approved in March 1990 by China's National People's Congress is Hong Kong's "mini-constitution" |
| 2004 | Basic Law approved in March 1990 by China's National People's Congress is Hong Kong's "mini-constitution" |
| 2005 | Basic Law, approved in March 1990 by China's National People's Congress, is Hong Kong's "mini-constitution" |
| 2006 | Basic Law, approved in March 1990 by China's National People's Congress, is Hong Kong's "mini-constitution" |
| 2007 | Basic Law, approved in March 1990 by China's National People's Congress, is Hong Kong's "mini-constitution" |
| 2008 | Basic Law, approved in March 1990 by China's National People's Congress, is Hong Kong's "mini-constitution" |
| 2009 | Basic Law, approved in March 1990 by China's National People's Congress, is Hong Kong's "mini-constitution" |
| 2010 | Basic Law, approved in March 1990 by China's National People's Congress, is Hong Kong's charter |
| 2011 | The Basic Law, approved March 1990 by China's National People's Congress, is Hong Kong's charter |
| 2012 | The Basic Law, approved March 1990 by China's National People's Congress, is Hong Kong's charter |
| 2013 | several previous (governance documents while under British authority); latest drafted April 1988 to February 1989, approved March 1990, promulgated 4 April 1990 (Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as the constitution); note - since 1990, China's National People's Congress has interpreted specific articles of the Basic Law (2013) |
| 2014 | several previous (governance documents while under British authority); latest drafted April 1988 to February 1989, approved March 1990, promulgated 4 April 1990 (Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as the constitution); note - since 1990, China's National People's Congress has interpreted specific articles of the Basic Law (2013) |
| 2015 | several previous (governance documents while under British authority); latest drafted April 1988 to February 1989, approved March 1990, promulgated 4 April 1990 (Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as the constitution); note - since 1990, China's National People's Congress has interpreted specific articles of the Basic Law (2013) |
| 2016 | several previous (governance documents while under British authority); latest drafted April 1988 to February 1989, approved March 1990, effective 1 July 1997 (Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as the constitution); note - since 1990, China's National People's Congress has interpreted specific articles of the Basic Law (2016) |
| 2017 | several previous (governance documents while under British authority); latest drafted April 1988 to February 1989, approved March 1990, effective 1 July 1997 (Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as the constitution); note - since 1990, the PRC National People's Congress has interpreted specific articles of the Basic Law (2016) |
| 2018 | history: several previous (governance documents while under British authority); latest drafted April 1988 to February 1989, approved March 1990, effective 1 July 1997 (Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as the constitution); note - since 1990, China's National People's Congress has interpreted specific articles of the Basic Law | amendments: proposed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), the People’s Repu |
| 2019 | history: several previous (governance documents while under British authority); latest drafted April 1988 to February 1989, approved March 1990, effective 1 July 1997 (Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as the constitution); note - since 1990, China's National People's Congress has interpreted specific articles of the Basic Law | amendments: proposed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), the People’s Repu |
| 2020 | history: several previous (governance documents while under British authority); latest drafted April 1988 to February 1989, approved March 1990, effective 1 July 1997 (Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as the constitution); note - since 1990, China's National People's Congress has interpreted specific articles of the Basic Law | amendments: proposed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), the People’s Repu |
| 2021 | history: several previous (governance documents while under British authority); latest drafted April 1988 to February 1989, approved March 1990, effective 1 July 1997 (Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as the constitution); note - since 1990, China's National People's Congress has interpreted specific articles of the Basic Law amendments: proposed by the Standing Committee of the National People s Congress (NPC), the People s Republ |
| 2022 | history: several previous (governance documents while under British authority); latest drafted April 1988 to February 1989, approved March 1990, effective 1 July 1997 (Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as the constitution); note - since 1990, China's National People's Congress has interpreted specific articles of the Basic Law amendments: proposed by the Standing Committee of the National People s Congress (NPC), the People s Republ |
| 2023 | history: several previous (governance documents while under British authority); latest drafted April 1988 to February 1989, approved March 1990, effective 1 July 1997 (Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as the constitution); note - since 1990, China's National People's Congress has interpreted specific articles of the Basic Law amendments: proposed by the Standing Committee of the National People s Congress (NPC), the People s Republ |
| 2024 | history: several previous (governance documents while under British authority); latest drafted April 1988 to February 1989, approved March 1990, effective 1 July 1997 (Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as the constitution); note - since 1990, China's National People's Congress has interpreted specific articles of the Basic Law amendments: proposed by the Standing Committee of the National People s Congress (NPC), the People s Republ |
| 2025 | history: several previous (governance documents while under British authority); latest drafted April 1988 to February 1989, approved March 1990, effective 1 July 1997 (Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as the constitution) amendment process: proposed by the Standing Committee of the National People s Congress (NPC), the People s Republic of China State Council, or the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong; submittal of proposal |