Courts of Hong Kong
A common-law structure inside China, with a Court of Final Appeal that can invite judges from other common-law places to sit.
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Courts
Court of Final Appeal
High CourtCourt of Appeal and Court of First Instance
District Court
Magistrates' Courts
Specialised tribunals
Labour Tribunal, Small Claims Tribunal, Lands Tribunal and others
Worth knowing
- The Basic Law is interpreted in the end by the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress.
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