Selected Works

Journal Articles

• “The Courts in Shackles: Freedom of Speech in the Era of National Security in Hong Kong”, co-authored with Tin Yan Lo & Xiaoshan ZHANG, in ICL Journal - Vienna Online Journal on International Constitutional Law, Issue 2, 2025, pp. 149-179.
• “The Fifth Anniversary of the Implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law: Legal Integration, Compatibility, Complementarity, and Systemic Enhancement”, co-authored with Celeste Tin Yan Lo, China Review (Zhongguo Pinglun), No. 10, 2025, pp. 110-119. A CSSCI journal.
• “‘Law relating the Greater Bay Area’: Establishing the Legal System for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area”, co-authored with Adrienne Lam, Chinese Review of Foreign-Related Rule of Law (Shewai Fazhi Luncong), Vol. 1, 2025, pp. 252-271.
• “China-made National Security Law applied in Hong Kong’s Common Law Courts: Choice of Interpretative Approaches”, in Asia Pacific Law Review, Vol 32, No 2 (2024), pp. 524-548.
• “Legal Dilemma and Approach to Promoting the Construction of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area”, in Social Science in Shenzhen (Shenzhen Shehui Kexue), No. 3, 2024, pp. 35-44.
• “Legislative Norms of the Cities of the Greater Bay Area and Suggestions on the Concerted Legislation”, co-authored with Adrienne Lam, in China Review (Zhongguo Pinglun), No. 3, 2024, pp. 90-100.
• “Legal Regulations of Emergency Powers in the HKSAR: Pitfalls and Breakthroughs”, in Law Review (Faxue Pinglun), No. 1, 2024, pp. 56-72.
• "The Changing Constitutional Order of the HKSAR: A Retrospective Reflection", in Hong Kong Law Journal, HKLJ Vol 52 Part 3 (2022), pp. 827-850.
• "香港新憲制秩序二十五年：回顧與前瞻" (Twenty-five Years of Hong Kong's New Constitutional Order: Retrospect and Prospect), in 二十一世紀 The Twenty-First Century, June Issue, 2022, pp. 16-33.
• "Deference as Proper Judicial Attitude -- with Special Reference to Anti-Mask Law Judgments", co-authored with Zhang Xiaoshan, in Hong Kong Law Journal, HKLJ Vol 50 Part (2020), pp. 517-540.
• “The Role of the Judiciary and the Supreme Court in the Constitution Making Process: the Case of Nepal”, co-authored with Antonios Kouroutakis, in Stanford Journal of International Law, 55:1 Stanford J of Intl L 69 (2019), pp. 69-82.
• “Stimuli-Responsive Transformation of Governance: A Case Study of China’s Central Administration of Labor”, co-authored with Ngok Kinglun, in China: An International Journal, CIJ Vol. 15 No. 4 (Nov 2017), pp. 1-21.
• “The Hong Kong Subconstitutional Model of Separation of Powers: The Case of Weak Judicial Review”, co-authored with Antonios Kouroutakis, in Hong Kong Law Journal, HKLJ Vol 47 Part 1 (2017), pp. 221-241.
• "The Right to Minority Language Instruction in Schools: Negotiating Competing Claims in Multinational China", Human Rights Quarterly, Vol. 36 No. 3, 2014, pp. 692-721.
• “Chinese Immigration Law and Policy: A Case of ‘Change Your Direction, or End Up Where You Are Heading’?”, Colombia Journal of Asian Law, Vol. 26 (2013), Issue Spring 2013, pp. 1-28.
• “Weak Courts, Weak Rights – Assessing the Realization of Constitutional Rights in the PRC Courts”, in Hong Kong Law Journal, HKLJ Vol 43 Part 2 (2013), pp. 713-743.
• “The Composite State of China under ‘One Country, Multiple Systems’ – Theoretical Construction and Methodological Considerations”, in I.CON - International Journal of Constitutional Law, Vol. 10 No. 1 (2012), pp. 272-297.
• "Prosecuting ‘Evil Cults’: A Critical Examination of Law regarding Freedom of Religious Belief in Mainland China", Human Rights Quarterly, Vol. 32 No. 3, 2010, pp. 471-501.
• "Constitutional Review in China: An Unaccomplished Project or a Mirage?", in Suffolk University Law Review, No. 3, Vol 43 (2010), pp. 625-653.
• "香港基本法第158條與立法解釋" (Art 158 of the Basic Law of Hong Kong and Legislative Interpretation), in 法學研究 Chinese Journal of Law 30(2), March 2008, pp.3-26.
• "Marketization, Globalization and Administrative Reform in China – A Zigzag Road to a Promising Future", in International Review of Administrative Sciences 73(2), June 2007, pp. 217-233.
• "Inter-regional Conflict of Laws under ‘One Country, Two Systems’: Revisiting Chinese Legal Theories and Chinese and Hong Kong Law, with Special Reference to Judicial Assistance", Hong Kong Law Journal 32(3), December 2002, pp. 615-676.

Book Chapters

• “Lockdown, Chess Game, and Dynamic Zeroing: Governmental Policies to Fight COVID-19 and Their Impact on Citizens’ Fundamental Rights and Liberties in China”, in Arianna Vedaschi (ed.), Governmental Policies to Fight Pandemic, Brill | Nijhoff, Oct 2024, pp. 489-509.
• “On the Change of the Central Government’s Idea and Model of Governing Hong Kong through the Lens of the Reform Process of Hong Kong’s Electoral System”, co-authored with FENG Bolin, in ZHU Guobin & YE Haibo (eds.), Study on the New Electoral System of Hong Kong, Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong Press, Dec 2023, pp. 3-23.
• “A Hundred Schools of Thought Contending on Constitutionalism”, in Hua Shiping (ed.), Chinese Legality: Ideology, Law and Institutions, Dec 2022, Routledge, pp. 26-51.
• “Constitutional Review ‘with Chinese Characteristics’”, in Bui Ngoc Son & ors (eds.), Routledge Handbook of Constitutional Law in Greater China, Nov 2022, Routledge, pp. 113-134.
• “Paradigm Shift in Chinese Legal Studies”, co-authored with Qu J. & Zhai H., in Hua Shiping. (ed.), Paradigm Shifts in Chinese Studies, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, Jan 2022, pp. 123-148.
• “Judicial Status and Justice System in Hong Kong”, co-authored with Wong Ching Yu Edward, in Legal Status of the Judge - Non-European Countries, Vol. I, Warsaw, Poland, Dec 2020, pp. 173-192.
• “Deference to the Administration in Judicial Review: Comparative Perspectives”, in Guobin ZHU (ed.), Deference to the Administration in Judicial Review, Springer, Dec 2019, pp. 1-21.
• “Right to Social Security: Assessing Chinese Practice against International Standards”, in Surya Deva (ed.), Socio-Economic Rights in Emerging Free Markets, Routledge, 2016, pp. 312-341.
• “Hong Kong: un modèle d’autonomie”, in Diversité de la Démocratie, Paris: LGDJ – Lextenso Éditions, 2016, pp. 565-573.
• “L’Etat composite de Chine...”, in Mélanges en l’Honneur du Professeur Christian Louit, Brussels: Bruylant, 2016, pp. 463-492.

Books

Authored Books

• History of the Legislation of Art 23 of the Basic Law of Hong Kong and Related Debate [《香港基本法第23条立法史论》], co-authored with FENG Bolin & ZHANG Mengqi, City University of Hong Kong Press, 2024.
• Hong Kong Judicial System [《香港司法制度》], 3rd ed., Chung Hwa Books, 2024.
• Constructing Constitutional Order of “One Country Two Systems” [《建構“一國兩制”憲制》], Joint Publishing (HK) Co. Ltd., 2020.
• Government and Politics of Contemporary China [《當代中國政治與政府》], 3rd edition, Renmin University of China Press, 2015.
• Jurisprudence and Politics in the Fragrant Harbour [《香江法政縱橫》], Law Press, 2010.
• Constitutional Law and Political System of the PRC [《中國憲法與政治制度》], 2nd ed., Law Press, 2006.
• Pursuing the Road to Constitutionalism [《探尋憲政之路》], Shandong People’s Press, 2005.
• Le Statut de Hong Kong: Autonomie ou Intégration, Presses Universitaires d’Aix-Marseille, 2002.
• La Réforme de la Fonction Publique et Son Evolution en Droit Chinois, Presses Universitaires d’Aix-Marseille, 1995.

Edited Books

• Construction of the Rule of Law in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area [《粵港澳大灣區法治建設》], Joint Publishing (HK) Co. Ltd., 2026.
• Human Rights and Gender Based Violence in Asia, Routledge, 2025.
• This is How the Constitutional Order of the Hong Kong SAR was Forged [《香港特區憲制是這樣煉成的》], City University of Hong Kong Press, 2025.
• Construction of the Rule of Law in the Greater Bay Area [《粤港澳大湾区法治建设》], Joint Publishing (HK) Co. Ltd., 2024.
• Personal Data (Privacy) Law in Hong Kong, 3rd ed., City University of Hong Kong Press, 2024.
• Study on the New Electoral System of Hong Kong [《香港新选举制度研究》], City University of Hong Kong Press, 2023.
• Annotations of the Articles of National Security Law [《香港国安法》逐条释义》], Joint Publishing (HK) Co. Ltd., 2023.
• The Basic Law of the HKSAR and Related Constitutional Instruments, City University of Hong Kong Press, 2023.
• Asking the Way in Hong Kong [《問道香港》], Joint Publishing (HK) Co. Ltd., 2022.
• Construction of the GBA - Legal Cooperation and Innovation [《粵港澳大灣區建設》], Joint Publishing (HK) Co. Ltd., 2022.
• Hong Kong National Security Law: Jurisprudence and Practice [《香港國家安全法》], Joint Publishing (HK) Co. Ltd., 2021.
• The System and Power of Chief Executive [《行政長官制度、權力與特區管治》], City University of Hong Kong Press, 2021.
• Constitutional Law and Human Rights in Hong Kong: A Sourcebook, City University of Hong Kong Press, 2021.
• Personal Data (Privacy) Law in Hong Kong, 2nd ed., City University of Hong Kong Press, 2020.
• The Co-location Project and the Power of the NPCSC [《“一地兩檢”與全國人大常委會的權力》], City University of Hong Kong Press, 2020.
• A Focal Study of the Relationship between Central Authorities and SAR [《中央與特別行政區關係專論》], City University of Hong Kong Press, 2019.
• Deference to the Administration in Judicial Review, Springer, 2019.
• The Fifth Interpretation of the NPCSC [《第五次人大釋法》], City University of Hong Kong Press, 2018.
• The Study of Political Structure of the HKSAR [《香港特區政治體制研究》], City University of Hong Kong Press, 2017.
• Constitutional Rights and Constitutionalism [《憲法權利與憲政》], The University of Hong Kong Press, 2011.
• A New Introduction to Chinese Law [《新編中國研究法》], City University of Hong Kong Press, 2007.
• China and WTO: Going West, Sweet & Maxwell Asia, 2002.
• The Basic Law of the HKSAR: From Theory to Practice, Butterworths Asia, 1998.