BASIC LAW REFERENCE COLLECTION
The Basic Law Reference Collection, comprising some 4,000 items, incorporates the Collection of the former Basic Law Resource Centre and the Hong Kong Public Libraries' collection of materials of relevance to the study of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It aims to be a reference resource for members of public who seek to have a better understanding of the Basic Law, are engaged in civic education or conduct research in the Basic Law or related topics.
The Collection consists of the following:
a. newspaper clippings (from 1985 to present) relating to the drafting and implementation of the Basic Law;
b. records of court judgments relating to the Basic Law;
c. consultation documents & reports issued by the Basic Law Drafting Committee and the Basic Law Consultative Committee;
d. publications, videos, education kits and publicity materials relating to the Basic Law issued by the Government, professional bodies, academic institutions, community organizations, commercial institutes, etc;
e. publications relating to constitutional law, administrative law, human rights and civic rights.
The Collection will be continuously enhanced by acquisitions and donations.
ELECTRONICS RESOURCES
Various electronic resources available at the Central Reference Library are useful references for the study and research of the Basic Law. To name a few, the China Academic Journals CD-ROM Database which provides full-text Chinese articles, the WiseNews Electronic News Database which provides full articles from local newspapers, and the Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe which incorporates a law database for reference by law students.
LOCATION
Central Reference Library
8/F Hong Kong Central Library
66 Causeway Road
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
OPENING HOURS
Mon, Tue, Thur & Fri 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Wed 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sat & Sun 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Public Holidays 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
(Closed on New Year Day, the First, Second and Third Days of the Chinese New Year, Good Friday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.)
ENQUIRIES
For enquiries, please contact the reference librarian on duty at
Tel.: 3150 1234
Fax.: 2881 5500
Email: hkpl_ref@lcsd.gov.hk
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