Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

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constitutional document law of Hong Kong law of the People’s Republic of China mini-constitution

The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is Hong Kong's mini-constitution, outlining its system of governance, rights, and autonomy under the "one country, two systems" framework within the People's Republic of China.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region canonical	23
Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China	6
Hong Kong Basic Law	3
Annex I of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region	1
Annex I to the Basic Law	1
Basic Law Annex I and Annex II	1
中華人民共和國香港特別行政區基本法	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T468085 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Context triple: [Hong Kong, basicLaw, Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region]

A. Constitution of the People's Republic of China
The Constitution of the People's Republic of China is the country's fundamental law that defines the structure of the state, the leadership role of the Communist Party, and the rights and duties of citizens.
B. Constitution of Japan
The Constitution of Japan is the country's post–World War II supreme law, known for establishing a parliamentary democracy, guaranteeing extensive civil liberties, and renouncing war in Article 9.
C. Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is the country’s foundational legal charter, establishing its democratic, federal, and constitutional order after World War II.
D. Three Principles of the People
The Three Principles of the People is Sun Yat-sen’s foundational political philosophy for modern China, advocating nationalism, democracy, and people’s livelihood as the basis for a republican state.
E. Constitution of 1976
The Constitution of 1976 is Portugal’s post-revolution democratic charter that redefined the country’s political system, civil liberties, and institutional framework after the Carnation Revolution.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Target entity description: The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is Hong Kong's mini-constitution, outlining its system of governance, rights, and autonomy under the "one country, two systems" framework within the People's Republic of China.

A. Constitution of the People's Republic of China
The Constitution of the People's Republic of China is the country's fundamental law that defines the structure of the state, the leadership role of the Communist Party, and the rights and duties of citizens.
B. Constitution of Japan
The Constitution of Japan is the country's post–World War II supreme law, known for establishing a parliamentary democracy, guaranteeing extensive civil liberties, and renouncing war in Article 9.
C. Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is the country’s foundational legal charter, establishing its democratic, federal, and constitutional order after World War II.
D. Three Principles of the People
The Three Principles of the People is Sun Yat-sen’s foundational political philosophy for modern China, advocating nationalism, democracy, and people’s livelihood as the basis for a republican state.
E. Constitution of 1976
The Constitution of 1976 is Portugal’s post-revolution democratic charter that redefined the country’s political system, civil liberties, and institutional framework after the Carnation Revolution.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional document ⓘ law of Hong Kong ⓘ law of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ mini-constitution ⓘ
adoptedBy	National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ linked to: National People's Congress
adoptionDate	1990-04-04 ⓘ
amendmentAuthority	National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ linked to: National People's Congress
appliesToJurisdiction	Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ linked to: Hong Kong, China
basedOn	Sino–British Joint Declaration ⓘ linked to: Hong Kong Joint Declaration 1984
contains	Chapter on Economy ⓘ Chapter on Education, Science, Culture, Sports, Religion, Labour and Social Services ⓘ Chapter on External Affairs ⓘ Chapter on Fundamental Rights and Duties of the Residents ⓘ Chapter on Interpretation and Amendment ⓘ Chapter on Political Structure ⓘ Chapter on the Relationship between the Central Authorities and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ General Principles ⓘ
country	People’s Republic of China ⓘ linked to: China
defines	high degree of autonomy of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ relationship between the Central People’s Government and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ system of governance of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
effectiveDate	1997-07-01 ⓘ
framework	one country, two systems ⓘ
guarantees	continuation of the capitalist system and way of life in Hong Kong ⓘ independent judicial power including that of final adjudication ⓘ rights and freedoms of Hong Kong residents ⓘ
historicalContext	return of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
interpretationAuthority	Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress ⓘ linked to: Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
language	Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ
legalStatus	constitutional document for Hong Kong SAR ⓘ
promulgatedBy	National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ linked to: National People's Congress
promulgationDate	1990-04-04 ⓘ
providesFor	Chief Executive as head of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong ⓘ linked to: Court of Final Appeal Hong Kong’s status as a separate customs territory ⓘ Hong Kong’s status as a separate member of certain international organizations ⓘ Legislative Council as the legislature of Hong Kong ⓘ executive-led system in Hong Kong ⓘ freedom of assembly in Hong Kong ⓘ freedom of association in Hong Kong ⓘ freedom of movement in Hong Kong ⓘ freedom of religious belief in Hong Kong ⓘ freedom of speech in Hong Kong ⓘ freedom of the press in Hong Kong ⓘ independent judiciary in Hong Kong ⓘ maintenance of Hong Kong’s common law system ⓘ protection of private property rights in Hong Kong ⓘ right to confidential legal advice in Hong Kong ⓘ right to judicial remedies in Hong Kong ⓘ separate customs territory for Hong Kong ⓘ separate immigration controls for Hong Kong ⓘ separate legal system from mainland China ⓘ
reasonForEffectiveDate	establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ
shortName	Hong Kong Basic Law ⓘ linked to: Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
states	capitalist system and way of life shall remain unchanged for 50 years after 1997 ⓘ socialist system and policies shall not be practised in Hong Kong ⓘ
timeLimit	50 years after 1997 for unchanged capitalist system ⓘ

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Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hong Kong → basicLaw → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ

subject linked to: Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong dollar → governingLaw → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ

Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region → createdBy → Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ

subject linked to: Chief Executive