Before 197, Hong Kong still applied the Qing Dynasty's "Qing Law" without British law.

Who said that Hong Kong still used the laws of the Qing Dynasty 7 years ago?

Britain occupied Hong Kong militarily as early as after the Opium War in 1841, and immediately established a British legal system in Hong Kong. After the treaty of nanking was signed, Hong Kong began its colonial history. On April 5, 1843, the Queen of England and the Privy Council issued a decree stipulating that Hong Kong was a British colony, appointed Pudingcha as the first governor of Hong Kong, and set about organizing two government agencies: the executive and the legislative. The following year, the High Court of Hong Kong was established, and since then, the specific laws and regulations of Hong Kong have been implemented. What needs to be explained here in particular is the importance of the Royal Decree issued by the Queen of England in 1843. It is a "constitutional" document for Hong Kong, which stipulates that the British government has the right to delete, abolish or enact the laws of Xianggang. In addition, Law No.15 of 1844 passed by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong clearly stipulates that English laws have full effect except those that are not suitable for the local conditions of the colony and local residents, and any legal provisions that belittle the sovereignty of the Queen of England will not be recognized.

in p>1857, the hong kong government issued decree No.1, the name of which was "English laws and regulations apply to hong kong", which stipulated that "the regulations shall come into force as of the date of promulgation and shall apply to local and high courts in hong kong". This series of laws and regulations shows the dominant position of British law or British factors in Hong Kong's legal system. In 1865, the British government passed the Colonial Legal Validity Act, which stipulated that any local regulations that were in conflict with an act of the British Parliament applicable to the colonies were null and void, which showed that the local regulations formulated by the colonial legislature should also be in line with British laws.

So it's a fallacy to say that the Qing Dynasty Law has been applied in Hong Kong for a long time. However, Hong Kong's local laws acquiesce in and incorporate quite a few local customs and habits. This is not the same as the laws of the Qing Dynasty.