Butterworths Hong Kong Criminal Law and Procedure Handbook, 3rd Edition

This Criminal Law & Procedure Handbook aims to make available, in a convenient and up-to-date form, the consolidated text of the Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200), Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap 221), Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Cap 134), Juvenile Offenders Ordinance (Cap 226), Summary Offences Ordinance (Cap 228) and an extract of relevant sections from the Magistrates Ordinance (Cap 227).

This Criminal Law & Procedure Handbook aims to make available, in a convenient and up-to-date form, the consolidated text of the Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200), Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap 221), Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Cap 134), Juvenile Offenders Ordinance (Cap 226), Summary Offences Ordinance (Cap 228) and an extract of relevant sections from the Magistrates Ordinance (Cap 227). This handbook provides section by section annotations covering significant judicial decisions, rules of court, definitions of words and phrases, discussions on practical aspects, contentious issues and other authoritative materials. The legislation printed is currently in force (taking into account all amendments and repeals) with cross-references to subsidiary legislation and to tables, fees and forms where necessary. This handbook is an invaluable source of reference for lawyers, adjudicators, executors, administrators, government officers, academics, students and all those who are engaged or interested in criminal law and the related procedures in Hong Kong. This series has been citied with authority, in over one hundred court cases in the Hong Kong Court of First Instance, Court of Appeal and Court of Final Appeal.

What’s in this edition:

• To reflect the changes made under the Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200), Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap 221), Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Cap 134), Juvenile Offenders Ordinance (Cap 226), Summary Offences Ordinance (Cap 228) and an extract of relevant sections from the Magistrates Ordinance (Cap 227).
• This handbook provides section by section annotations covering significant judicial decisions, rules of court, definitions of words and phrases, discussions on practical
• aspects, contentious issues and other authoritative materials

Suitable for practitioners, executors, government officers, academics, and anyone interested in this area of law.