Since its establishment in 1980, the Commission has published 71 reports in the following areas:
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A full list of the Commission's publications is given below. Where the recommendations of a report have been implemented, either in whole or in part, the relevant legislation is also cited.
There is also a Complete list of Reports Tabulated According to Implementation Status.
AGE | back to top | ||
PROJECT TITLE | PUBLICATION | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | IMPLEMENTATION STATUS |
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The Age of Criminal Responsibility in Hong Kong | Consultation paper Report |
Implemented by Juvenile Offenders (Amendment) Ordinance (6 of 2003) (March 2003) amending Cap 226 |
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Young persons - Effects of Age in Civil Law | Report (April 1986) |
Implemented by Age of Majority (Related Provisions) Ordinance (Cap 410) (32 of 1990) (May 1990); Marriage and Children (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance (69 of 1997) (July 1997); and Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions and Minor Amendments) Ordinance (80 of 1997) (July 1997) |
ARBITRATION | back to top | ||
PROJECT TITLE | PUBLICATION | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | IMPLEMENTATION STATUS |
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Commercial Arbitration | Report (January 1982) |
Implemented by Arbitration (Amendment) Ordinance (10 of 1982) (March 1982) amending Cap 341* | |
Outcome Related Fee Structures for Arbitration | Consultation paper Report |
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The Adoption of the UNCITRAL Model Law | Report (September 1987) |
Implemented by Arbitration (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance (64 of 1989) (November 1989) amending Cap 341* | |
Third Party Funding for Arbitration | Consultation paper Report |
Government response (January 2017) |
Implemented by the Arbitration and Mediation Legislation (Third Party Funding) (Amendment) Ordinance 2017 (6 of 2017) (June 2017) |
CHARITIES | back to top | ||
PROJECT TITLE | PUBLICATION | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | IMPLEMENTATION STATUS |
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Charities | Consultation paper Report |
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COMMERCIAL | back to top | ||
PROJECT TITLE | PUBLICATION | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | IMPLEMENTATION STATUS |
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Bills of Exchange | Report (December 1982) |
Implemented by Bills of Exchange (Amendment) Ordinance (16 of 1983) (April 1983) amending Cap 19 | |
Interest on Debt and Damages | Report (July 1990) |
Rejected by the Administration in May 1994 | |
Laws on Insurance | Report (January 1986) |
Implemented by Insurance Companies (Amendment) (No. 3) Ordinance (76 of 1994) (July 1994) amending Cap 41 | |
The Regulation of Debt Collection Practices | Consultation paper Report |
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CONSUMER PROTECTION (See also Contract below) | back to top | ||
PROJECT TITLE | PUBLICATION | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | IMPLEMENTATION STATUS |
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Civil Liability for Unsafe Products | Consultation paper Report |
Government response |
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CONTRACT | back to top | ||
PROJECT TITLE | PUBLICATION | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | IMPLEMENTATION STATUS |
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Contracts for the Supply of Goods | Consultation paper
Report |
Government response |
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Privity of Contract | Consultation paper Report |
Government response |
Implemented by Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Ordinance (Cap 623) (17 of 2014) (December 2014) |
Sale of Goods and Supply of Services | Report (April 1990) |
Implemented by Sale of Goods (Amendment) Ordinance (85 of 1994) (October 1994) amending Cap 26; Supply of Services (Implied Terms) Ordinance (Cap 457) (86 of 1994) (October 1994); and Unconscionable Contracts Ordinance (Cap 458) (87 of 1994) (October 1994) | |
The Control of Exemption Clauses | Report (December 1986) |
Implemented by Control of Exemption Clauses Ordinance (Cap 71) (59 of 1989) (November 1989) |
COPYRIGHT | back to top | ||
PROJECT TITLE | PUBLICATION | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | IMPLEMENTATION STATUS |
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Reform of the Law Relating to Copyright | Consultation paper Report |
Implemented by Copyright Ordinance (Cap 528) (92 of 1997) (June 1997) |
COURTS | back to top | ||
PROJECT TITLE | PUBLICATION | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | IMPLEMENTATION STATUS |
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Class Actions | Consultation paper
Report |
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Contempt of Court | Report (July 1987) |
Rejected by the Administration in January 1994 | |
Coroners | Report (August 1987) |
Implemented by Coroners Ordinance (Cap 504) (27 of 1997) (May 1997) | |
Criteria for Service as Jurors | Consultation paper (January 2008) Report |
Government response |
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CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE (See also Age above and Evidence below) | back to top | ||
PROJECT TITLE | PUBLICATION | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | IMPLEMENTATION STATUS |
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Arrest | Report (November 1992) |
Government response (February 2009) Government response Government response |
Latest position |
Bail in Criminal Proceedings | Report (December 1989) |
Implemented by Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Ordinance (56 of 1994) (June 1994) amending Cap 221 | |
Community Service Orders | Report (June 1983) |
Implemented by Community Service Orders Ordinance (Cap 378) (78 of 1984) (November 1984) | |
Confession Statements and their Admissibility in Criminal Proceedings | Report (October 1985) |
Rejected by the Administration in September 1987 | |
Codification: the Preliminary Offences of Incitement, Conspiracy and Attempt | Consultation paper Report |
Implemented by Crimes (Amendment) Ordinance (49 of 1996) (July 1996) amending Cap 200 | |
Creation of a Substantive Offence of Fraud | Consultation paper Report |
Implemented by Theft (Amendment) Ordinance (45 of 1999) (July 1999) amending Cap 210 | |
Cyber-Dependent Crimes and Jurisdictional Issues | Consultation paper |
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Double Jeopardy | Consultation paper (March 2010)
Report |
Government response |
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Excepted Offences under Schedule 3 to the Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap 221) | Consultation paper Report |
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Laws Governing Homosexual Conduct | Report (June 1983) |
Implemented by Crimes (Amendment) Ordinance (90 of 1991) (July 1991) amending Cap 200 | |
Loitering | Report (July 1990) |
Implemented by Crimes (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance (74 of 1992) (July 1992) amending Cap 200 | |
Miscellaneous Sexual Offences |
Consultation paper |
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Rape and Other Non-consensual Sexual Offences |
Consultation paper |
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Review of Substantive Sexual Offences | Report (December 2019) |
Latest position | |
Sentencing and Related Matters in the Review of Sexual Offences |
Consultation paper Report |
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Sexual Offences Involving Children and Persons with Mental Impairment |
Consultation paper |
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Sexual Offences Records Checks for Child-related Work: Interim Proposals |
Consultation paper
Report |
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On 28 November, 2011, the Security Bureau announced the implementation, with effect from 1 December 2011, of a scheme based on the LRC's proposals enabling employers to check the sexual offence conviction records of prospective employees for work that requires frequent contact with children or mentally incapacitated persons. |
Stalking | Consultation paper Report |
Government response |
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The Common Law Presumption that a Boy under 14 is Incapable of Sexual Intercourse |
Report (December 2010) |
Implemented by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (26 of 2012) (July 2012) | |
The Procedure Governing the Admissibility of Confession Statements in Criminal Proceedings | Consultation paper Report |
No change to the existing law was recommended | |
The Year and a Day Rule in Homicide | Report (June 1997) |
Implemented by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (32 of 2000) (June 2000) | |
Voyeurism and Non-consensual Upskirt-photography | Report (April 2019) |
Implemented by Crimes (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 (35 of 2021) (October 2021) amending Cap 200 |
DOMICILE | back to top | ||
PROJECT TITLE | PUBLICATION | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | IMPLEMENTATION STATUS |
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Rules for Determining Domicile | Consultation paper Report |
Implemented by Domicile Ordinance (Cap 596) (4 of 2008) (February 2008) |
EVIDENCE | back to top | ||
PROJECT TITLE | PUBLICATION | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | IMPLEMENTATION STATUS |
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Competence and Compellability of Spouses in Criminal Proceedings | Report (December 1988) |
Implemented by Evidence (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance (23 of 2003) (July 2003) amending Cap 8 | |
Hearsay Rule in Civil Proceedings | Consultation paper Report |
Implemented by Evidence (Amendment) Ordinance (2 of 1999) (January 1999) amending Cap 8 | |
Hearsay in Criminal Proceedings | Consultation paper (November 2005)
Report |
Government response |
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FAMILY | back to top | ||
PROJECT TITLE | PUBLICATION | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | IMPLEMENTATION STATUS |
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Causing or Allowing the Death or Serious Harm of a Child or Vulnerable Adult | Consultation paper Report |
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Child Custody and Access | Report (March 2005) |
Government response Government response Government response to Legco AJLS Panel Motion on implementation |
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Grounds for Divorce | Consultation paper |
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Grounds for Divorce and the Time Restriction on Petitions for Divorce within Three Years of Marriage | Report |
Implemented by Matrimonial Causes (Amendment) Ordinance (29 of 1995) (May 1995) amending Cap 179 | |
Guardianship and Custody | Consultation paper (December 1998) |
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Guardianship of Children | Report (January 2002) |
Implemented by Guardianship of Minors (Amendment) Ordinance 2012 (1 of 2012) (January 2012) amending Cap 13 | |
Illegitimacy | Report (December 1991) |
Implemented by Parent and Child Ordinance (Cap 429) (17 of 1993) (March 1993) | |
International Parental Child Abduction | Report (April 2002) |
Government response Government response |
Implemented by Child Abduction Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendment) Ordinance (16 of 2014) (November 2014), amending the Child Abduction and Custody Ordinance (Cap 512). The Amendment Ordinance came into operation on 5 April 2016 (LN 5 of 2016) |
The Family Dispute Resolution Process | Report (March 2003) |
Government response Government response |
Latest position |
Time Restriction on Petitions for Divorce within Three Years of Marriage | Consultation paper
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INFORMATION LAW | back to top | ||
PROJECT TITLE | PUBLICATION | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | IMPLEMENTATION STATUS |
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Access to Information | Consultation paper |
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Archives Law | Consultation paper |
INSOLVENCY | back to top | ||
PROJECT TITLE | PUBLICATION | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | IMPLEMENTATION STATUS |
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Bankruptcy | Consultation paper Report |
Implemented by Bankruptcy (Amendment) Ordinance (76 of 1996) (December 1996) amending Cap 6 | |
Corporate Rescue and Insolvent Trading | Consultation paper Report |
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The Winding-up Provisions of the Companies Ordinance | Consultation paper Report |
Government response |
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LEGAL PROFESSION | back to top | ||
PROJECT TITLE | PUBLICATION | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | IMPLEMENTATION STATUS |
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Conditional Fees | Consultation paper (September 2005)
Report |
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MEDICO-LEGAL | back to top | ||
PROJECT TITLE | PUBLICATION | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | IMPLEMENTATION STATUS |
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Enduring Powers of Attorney | Consultation paper (April 2007) Report |
Implemented by Enduring Powers of Attorney (Amendment) Ordinance (25 of 2011) (December 2011) amending Cap 501 |
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Enduring Powers of Attorney: Personal Care | Consultation paper (July 2009) Report |
Government response |
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Substitute Decision-making and Advance Directives in Relation to Medical Treatment | Consultation paper (July 2004)
Report |
Government response Government response Government response |
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PRIVACY | back to top | ||
PROJECT TITLE | PUBLICATION | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | IMPLEMENTATION STATUS |
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Civil Liability for Invasion of Privacy | Consultation paper Report |
Government response |
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Privacy and Media Intrusion | Consultation paper (August 1999) Report |
Government response |
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Privacy: The Regulation of Covert Surveillance | Consultation paper Report |
Government response |
The Interception of Communications and Surveillance Bill (subsequently Ordinance 20 of 2006) was introduced prior to publication of LRC report but mirrors some of the LRC's recommendations |
Reform of the Law Relating to the Protection of Personal Data | Consultation paper Report |
Implemented by Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap 486) (81 of 1995) (August 1995) | |
Regulating the Interception of Communications | Consultation paper Report |
Government response |
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Stalking | Consultation paper Report |
Government response |
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PROPERTY | back to top | ||
PROJECT TITLE | PUBLICATION | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | IMPLEMENTATION STATUS |
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Adverse Possession | Consultation paper Report |
Government response |
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Description of Flats on Sale - Local Uncompleted Residential Properties | Consultation paper Report |
Implemented by Residential Properties (First-hand Sales) Ordinance (Cap 621) (19 of 2012) (July 2012) | |
Description of Flats on Sale - Local Completed Residential Properties | Consultation paper Report |
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Description of Flats on Sale - Overseas Uncompleted Residential Properties | Consultation paper Report |
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STATUTORY INTERPRETATION | back to top | ||
PROJECT TITLE | PUBLICATION | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | IMPLEMENTATION STATUS |
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Extrinsic Materials as an Aid to Statutory Interpretation | Consultation paper Report |
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SUCCESSION | back to top | ||
PROJECT TITLE | PUBLICATION | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | IMPLEMENTATION STATUS |
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Law of Wills, Intestate Succession and Provision for Deceased Persons' Families and Dependants | Report (May 1990) |
Implemented by Wills (Amendment) Ordinance (56 of 1995) (July 1995) amending Cap 30; Intestates' Estates (Amendment) Ordinance (57 of 1995) (July 1995) amending Cap 73; Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Ordinance (Cap 481) (58 of 1995) (July 1995); and Law Amendment and Reform (Consolidation) (Amendment) Ordinance (16 of 1996) (May 1996) amending Cap 23. |
TORT | back to top | ||
PROJECT TITLE | PUBLICATION | GOVERNMENT RESPONSE | IMPLEMENTATION STATUS |
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Damages for Personal Injury and Death | Report (February 1985) |
Implemented by Fatal Accidents Ordinance (Cap 22) (41 of 1986) (July 1986) and Law Amendment and Reform (Consolidation) (Amendment) Ordinance (40 of 1986) (July 1986) amending Cap 23 | |
Periodical Payments for Future Pecuniary Loss in Personal Injury Cases | Consultation paper Report |
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The Law Relating to Contribution between Wrongdoers | Report (April 1984) |
Implemented by Civil Liability (Contribution) Ordinance (Cap 377) (77 of 1984) (November 1984) |
* Cap 341 has since 1 June 2011 been replaced by the Arbitration Ordinance (Cap 609) (17 of 2010), which came into operation on the same day.