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This is a list of ordinances as originally enacted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, sorted by their original citation and their year of enactment.

Ordinances without short titles when they were originally enacted are named using the short title assigned to them retroactively by another ordinance. Ordinances without a retroactive short title are named using the short form used in the earliest edition of The Ordinances of Hong Kong. A citation indicating the edition of The Ordinances of Hong Kong is included if a short form from the collection is used.

1844

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 1 of 1844	Slavery Ordinance^[1]
No. 2 of 1844	Printing Regulation Ordinance^[1]
No. 3 of 1844	Registration of Deeds Wills &c. Ordinance^[1]	Now Cap. 124, now known as the Land Registration Ordinance
No. 4 of 1844	Merchant Shipping Ordinance^[1]
No. 5 of 1844	Good Order and Cleanliness Ordinance^[1]
No. 6 of 1844	Civil Actions-Arbitration Ordinance^[1]
No. 7 of 1844	Usury Laws Ordinance^[1]
No. 8 of 1844	Distillation of Spirits Ordinance^[1]
No. 9 of 1844	Restraint of Trade in China Ordinance^[1]
No. 10 of 1844	Justices of Peace-Summary Jurisdiction Ordinance^[1]
No. 11 of 1844	Licensing Public Houses, &c. Ordinance^[1]
No. 12 of 1844	Police Force Regulation Ordinance^[1]
No. 13 of 1844	Chinese Peace Officers Regulation Ordinance^[1]
No. 14 of 1844	Public Gaming Ordinance^[1]
No. 15 of 1844	Supreme Court Ordinance^[1]
No. 16 of 1844	Registration of Inhabitants Ordinance^[1]
No. 17 of 1844	Peace and Quiet Ordinance^[1]
No. 18 of 1844	Registration and Census Ordinance^[1]
No. 19 of 1844	Harbour Regulation Ordinance^[1]
No. 20 of 1844	Martial Law Ordinance^[1]
No. 21 of 1844	Salt, Opium Licensing &c. Ordinance^[1]
No. 22 of 1844	Weights and Measures Ordinance^[1]

1853

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 2 of 1853	Aliens (Rights of Property) Ordinance, 1853	Now Cap. 185
No. 3 of 1853	Ordinance No. 3 of 1853

1865

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 4 of 1865	Offences Against the Person Ordinance	Now Cap. 212

1886

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 1 of 1886
No. 2 of 1886	The Apportionment Ordinance, 1886
No. 3 of 1886	The Larceny and Embezzlement Amendment Ordinance, 1886
No. 4 of 1886	The Infants Custody Ordinance, 1886
No. 5 of 1886	The Sales of Reversions Ordinance, 1886
No. 6 of 1886	The Printers and Publishers Ordinance, 1886
No. 7 of 1886	The Usury Ordinance, 1886
No. 15 of 1886	The Peace Preservation Ordinance, 1886
No. 16 of 1886	The Stamp Ordinance, 1886
No. 17 of 1886	The Opium Ordinance, 1886
No. 19 of 1886	The Reformatory Schools Ordinance, 1886
No. 20 of 1886	The Harbour Regulations Ordinance, 1886

1893

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 14 of 1893	Appropriation Ordinance 1893
No. 15 of 1893	Supplementary Appropriation Ordinance 1893

1911

Citation	Short title	Note
No.47 of 1911	Societies Ordinance, 1911 (transcription project)

1922

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 5 of 1922	Emergency Regulations Ordinance, 1922	Now Cap. 241

1947

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 1 of 1947	Holidays Ordinance, 1947	Now Cap. 149. Now General Holidays Ordinance.
No. 20 of 1947	Inland Revenue Ordinance, 1947	Now Cap. 112

1948

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 39 of 1948	Prevention of Corruption Ordinance, 1948
No. 41 of 1948	Police Force Ordinance, 1948	Now Cap. 232

1949

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 28 of 1949	Societies Ordinance, 1949	Now Cap. 151
No. 51 of 1949	Essential Services Corps Ordinance, 1949	Now Cap. 197

1953

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 1 of 1953	District Court Ordinance, 1953	Now Cap. 336. Current version also consolidated portions of the District Court (Civil Jurisdiction and Procedure) Ordinance, 1962.

1955

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 68 of 1955	Buildings Ordinance, 1955	Now Cap. 123

1957

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 25 of 1957	Medical Registration Ordinance, 1957	Now Cap. 161

1960

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 15 of 1960	Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance, 1960	Now Cap. 320
No. 18 of 1960	Registration of Persons Ordinance, 1960	Now Cap. 177
No. 35 of 1960	Mental Health Ordinance, 1960	Now Cap. 136

1961

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 30 of 1961	Immigration Service Ordinance, 1961	Now Cap. 331
No. 52 of 1961	Trade Union Registration Ordinance, 1961	Now Cap. 332. Now Trade Unions Ordinance.

1962

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 39 of 1962	Fisheries Protection Ordinance, 1962	Now Cap. 171
No. 46 of 1962	Telecommunication Ordinance, 1962	Now Cap. 106

1963

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 16 of 1963	Homicide Ordinance, 1963	Now Cap. 339

1964

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 16 of 1964	Legal Practitioners Ordinance, 1964	Now Cap. 159

1965

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 8 of 1965	Contracts for Overseas Employment Ordinance 1965	Now Cap. 78. Now Contracts for Employment Outside Hong Kong Ordinance.
No. 53 of 1965	Revised Edition of the Laws Ordinance 1965	Now Cap. 642, formerly Instrument A602.

1966

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 2 of 1966	Application of English Law Ordinance 1966	Now Cap. 88. Declared to be in contravention the Basic Law.
No. 31 of 1966	Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance 1966	Now Cap. 1
No. 36 of 1966	Legal Aid Ordinance 1966	Now Cap. 91

1967

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 64 of 1968	Public Order Ordinance 1967	Now Cap. 245
No. 71 of 1967	Offences against the Person (Amendment) Ordinance 1967

1968

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 38 of 1968	Employment Ordinance 1968	Now Cap. 57
No. 41 of 1968	Dangerous Drugs Ordinance 1968	Now Cap. 134

1969

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 37 of 1969	Judicial Proceedings (Adjournment During Gale Warnings) Ordinance 1969	Now Cap. 62

1970

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 21 of 1970	Theft Ordinance 1970	Now Cap. 210
No. 67 of 1970	Import and Export Ordinance 1970	Now Cap. 60
No. 68 of 1970	Marriage Reform Ordinance 1970	Now Cap. 178
No. 102 of 1970	Prevention of Bribery Ordinance 1970	Now Cap. 201

1971

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 52 of 1971	Education Ordinance 1971	Now Cap. 279
No. 55 of 1971	Immigration Ordinance 1971	Now Cap. 115
No. 60 of 1971	Crimes Ordinance 1971	Now Cap. 200. Current version also consolidates various other legislation.

1971

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 52 of 1971	Education Ordinance 1971	Now Cap. 279
No. 55 of 1971	Immigration Ordinance 1971	Now Cap. 115
No. 60 of 1971	Crimes Ordinance 1971	Now Cap. 200. Current version also consolidates various other legislation.

1972

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 68 of 1972	Professional Accountants Ordinance 1972	Now Cap. 50

1973

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 5 of 1973	Copyright Ordinance 1973	Now Cap. 39. Repealed by Cap. 528
No. 11 of 1973	Rating Ordinance 1973 (Cap. 116).pdf (transcription project)	Now Cap. 116

1974

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 7 of 1974	Independent Commission Against Corruption Ordinance 1974	Now Cap. 204
No. 10 of 1974	Official Languages Ordinance 1974	Now Cap. 5
No. 44 of 1974	Waterworks Ordinance 1974	Now Cap. 102
No. 62 of 1974	Lands Tribunal Ordinance 1974 (transcription project)	Now Cap. 17

1975

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 79 of 1975	Small Claims Tribunal Ordinance 1975	Now Cap. 338
No. 92 of 1975	Supreme Court Ordinance 1975	Now Cap. 4. Now High Court Ordinance.

1978

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 76 of 1978	Shipping and Port Control Ordinance 1978 (transcription project)	Now Cap. 313

1979

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 27 of 1979	Oil (Conservation and Control) Ordinance 1979	Now Cap. 264

1980

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 69 of 1980	Trade Descriptions Ordinance 1980	Now Cap. 362

1981

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 40 of 1981	Road Tunnels (Government) Ordinance 1981	Now Cap. 368
No. 63 of 1981	Merchant Shipping (Safety) Ordinance 1981 (transcription project)	Now Cap. 369

1982

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 58 of 1982	Smoking (Public Health) Ordinance 1982	Now Cap. 371
No. 75 of 1982	Road Traffic Ordinance 1982 (transcription project)	Now Cap. 374

1983

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 17 of 1983	Air Pollution Control Ordinance 1983	Now Cap. 311

1985

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 35 of 1985	Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance 1985 1985 R. Ed.	Now Cap. 382

1987

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 9 of 1987	Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance 1987	Now Cap. 390

1988

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 25 of 1988	Film Censorship Ordinance 1988	Now Cap. 392
No. 57 of 1988	Complex Commercial Crimes Ordinance 1988	Now Cap. 394

1990

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 51 of 1990	Laws (Loose-leaf Publication) Ordinance 1990	Now Cap. 643, formerly Instrument A603.

1991

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 59 of 1991	Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance 1991	Now Cap. 383

1993

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 11 of 1993	Crimes (Torture) Ordinance	Now Cap. 427
No. 24 of 1993	Crimes (Amendment) Ordinance 1993

1994

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 82 of 1994	Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance	Now Cap. 455
No. 99 of 1994	Criminal Jurisdiction Ordinance	Now Cap. 461

1995

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 20 of 1995	Internationally Protected Persons and Taking of Hostages Ordinance	Now Cap. 468
No. 79 of 1995	Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance	Now Cap. 484
No. 80 of 1995	Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance	Now Cap. 485
No. 81 of 1995	Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance	Now Cap. 486

1997

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 52 of 1997	Patents Ordinance (transcription project)	Now Cap. 514
No. 106 of 1997	Protection of the Harbour Ordinance	Now Cap. 531
No. 110 of 1997	Hong Kong Reunification Ordinance	No chapter number, listed as Instrument A601.
No. 116 of 1997	National Flag and National Emblem Ordinance	No chapter number, listed as Instrument A401.
No. 117 of 1997	Regional Flag and Regional Emblem Ordinance	No chapter number, listed as Instrument A602.
No. 125 of 1997	United Nations Sanctions Ordinance	Now Cap. 537
No. 128 of 1997	Chinese Nationality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance	Now Cap. 540
No. 129 of 1997	Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance	Now Cap. 541
No. 134 of 1997	Legislative Council Ordinance	Now Cap. 542

1998

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 22 of 1998	Prevention of Copyright Piracy Ordinance	Now Cap. 544
No. 30 of 1998	Land (Compulsory Sale for Redevelopment) Ordinance	Now Cap. 545
No. 41 of 1998	Introduction of the Euro Ordinance	Now Cap. 546

2000

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 1 of 2000	Electronic Transactions Ordinance	Now Cap. 553
No. 10 of 2000	Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance	Now Cap. 554
No. 13 of 2000	Mass Transit Railway Ordinance	Now Cap. 556
No. 33 of 2000	Road Traffic (Amendment) Ordinance 2000
No. 35 of 2000	Trade Marks Ordinance	Now Cap. 559
No. 47 of 2000	Human Reproductive Technology Ordinance	Now Cap. 561
No. 48 of 2000	Broadcasting Ordinance	Now Cap. 562
No. 67 of 2000	Witness Protection Ordinance	Now Cap. 564

2001

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 21 of 2001	Chief Executive Election Ordinance	Now Cap. 569
No. 24 of 2001	Fixed Penalty (Public Cleanliness Offences) Ordinance	Now Cap. 570

2002

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 4 of 2002	Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Ordinance 2002
No. 21 of 2002	Fire Safety (Buildings) Ordinance	Now Cap. 572
No. 22 of 2002	Karaoke Establishments Ordinance	Now Cap. 573
No. 27 of 2002	United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance	Now Cap. 575

2003

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 26 of 2003	Chemical Weapons (Convention) Ordinance	Now Cap. 578
No. 31 of 2003	Prevention of Child Pornography Ordinance	Now Cap. 579

2004

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 7 of 2004	Deposit Protection Scheme Ordinance	Now Cap. 581
No. 13 of 2004	Merchant Shipping (Security of Ships and Port Facilities) Ordinance	Now Cap. 582
No. 20 of 2004	Clearing and Settlement Systems Ordinance	Now Cap. 584. Now Payment Systems and Stored Value Facilities Ordinance.
No. 26 of 2004	Land Titles Ordinance	Now Cap. 585

2006

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 3 of 2006	Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance (transcription project)	Now Cap. 586
No. 20 of 2006	Interception of Communications and Surveillance Ordinance	Now Cap. 589

2007

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 2 of 2007	Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel Ordinance	Now Cap. 590
No. 19 of 2007	Hazardous Chemicals Control Ordinance	Now Cap. 595

2008

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 4 of 2008	Domicile Ordinance	Now Cap. 596
No. 9 of 2008	Mainland Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance	Now Cap. 597
No. 14 of 2008	Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance	Now Cap. 599
No. 22 of 2008	Prevention of Bribery (Amendment) Ordinance 2008
No. 26 of 2008	Fixed Penalty (Smoking Offences) Ordinance	Now Cap. 600
No. 29 of 2008	Race Discrimination Ordinance	Now Cap. 602
No. 32 of 2008	Product Eco-responsibility Ordinance	Now Cap. 603
No. 33 of 2008	Independent Police Complaints Council Ordinance	Now Cap. 604

2009

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 13 of 2009	Immigration (Amendment) Ordinance 2009

2010

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 15 of 2010	Minimum Wage Ordinance	Now Cap. 608
No. 17 of 2010	Arbitration Ordinance	Now Cap. 609
No. 18 of 2010	Buildings Energy Efficiency Ordinance	Now Cap. 610

2011

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 3 of 2011	Motor Vehicle Idling (Fixed Penalty) Ordinance	Now Cap. 611
No. 5 of 2011	Food Safety Ordinance	Now Cap. 612
No. 13 of 2011	Legislation Publication Ordinance	Now Cap. 614
No. 15 of 2011	Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Financial Institutions) Ordinance	Now Cap. 615. Now Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance.
No. 22 of 2011	Pyramid Schemes Prohibition Ordinance	Now Cap. 617

2012

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 2 of 2012	Adaptation of Laws (Military References) Ordinance 2012
No. 12 of 2012	Legislative Council (Amendment) Ordinance 2012
No. 14 of 2012	Competition Ordinance	Now Cap. 619
No. 15 of 2012	Mediation Ordinance	Now Cap. 620
No. 19 of 2012	Residential Properties (First-hand Sales) Ordinance (transcription project)	Now Cap. 621

2014

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 17 of 2014	Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Ordinance	Now Cap. 623

2017

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 7 of 2017	Cross-boundary Movement of Physical Currency and Bearer Negotiable Instruments Ordinance	Now Cap. 629
No. 12 of 2017	Apology Ordinance	Now Cap. 631

2018

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 10 of 2018	Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance 2018
No. 23 of 2018	Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (Co-location) Ordinance	Now Cap. 632

2020

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 2 of 2020	National Anthem Ordinance	No chapter number, listed as Instrument A405.
No. 7 of 2020	Fire Safety (Industrial Buildings) Ordinance	Now Cap. 636
No. 20 of 2020	Court Proceedings (Electronic Technology) Ordinance	Now Cap. 638

2021

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 11 of 2021	Mainland Judgments in Matrimonial and Family Cases (Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement) Ordinance	Now Cap. 639
No. 27 of 2021	Legislative Council (Disciplinary Sanctions and Remote Sitting) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2021
No. 35 of 2021	Crimes (Amendment) Ordinance 2021

2022

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 2 of 2022	Temporary Protection Measures for Business Tenants (COVID-19 Pandemic) Ordinance	Now Cap. 644
No. 11 of 2022	Mainland Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance	Now Cap. 645

2024

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 6 of 2024	Safeguarding National Security Ordinance	No chapter number, listed as Instrument A305.
No. 14 of 2024	Extension of Government Leases Ordinance	Now Cap. 648
No. 23 of 2024	Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance	Now Cap. 650

2025

Citation	Short title	Note
No. 17 of 2025	Stablecoins Ordinance (transcription project)	Now Cap. 656

Notes

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