Convergence and divergence – A preliminary comparative analysis of the Singapore and Hong Kong legal systems

Author

Andrew B.L. PHANG, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

1-1993

Abstract

Both Singapore and Hong Kong are similar in very many respects: both are city states, although the former is now independent; both have legal systems that derive from English law; and both are devoid of natural resources, dependent upon the industry of their people for economic survival.

Discipline

Asian Studies | Legal Studies

Research Areas

Corporate, Finance and Securities Law

Publication

Hong Kong Law Journal

First Page

1

Last Page

30

ISSN

0378-0600

Publisher

Hong Kong Law Journal Ltd.

Citation

PHANG, Andrew B.L.. Convergence and divergence – A preliminary comparative analysis of the Singapore and Hong Kong legal systems. (1993). Hong Kong Law Journal. 1-30.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4219

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