What is Hong Kong legislation?
- Legislation is statutory law, which is superior to case law.
- Hong Kong legislation is divided into:
- primary legislation -
Ordinances
passed by LegCo.
- subsidiary legislation
- rules, regulations, orders or resolutions which are made by other
people or bodies empowered by law (e.g. an ordinance).
- The word "legislation" is Latin and means "proposing law".
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