- CHILD AND YOUTH AFFAIRS
- Adoption and foster care
- Children's protection and welfare
- Children’s constitutional rights
- Violence against children
- Sexual abuse of children
- Prevention of Child Pornography Ordinance
- Legal proceedings against a child
- Protection of child victims at trial
- Protection against economic exploitation
- Custody of children and guardianship
- Education of children
- Appendix I: United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child
- Appendix II: Offences in the Crimes Ordinance relating to unlawful sexual activities performed on children
- FAQ
- Crimes commonly committed by young people
- Rights of youth as employee
- Laws protecting young workers
- Children aged below 13 as employees
- Children aged between 13 and 15 as employees
- Entertainers
- Apprenticeship
- Young persons
- Things to be aware of before signing employment contracts
- Employees and self-employed persons
- Protection of employees
- Employment traps
- Internship
- Mandatory Provident Fund
- Employment disputes
- FAQ
- DAILY LIVES LEGAL ISSUES
- Anti-discrimination
- Consumer rights
- Consumer contracts
- An overview of consumer protection
- The Sale of Goods Ordinance
- The Supply of Services (Implied Terms) Ordinance
- The Trade Descriptions Ordinance
- The Consumer Goods Safety Ordinance
- Unreasonable exemption clauses and unfair contract terms
- Online shopping
- Channels for consumer complaints
- Case illustration
- FAQ
- Data subject of personal data
- Disputes with neighbours
- An overview of nuisance
- Private nuisance
- Statutory nuisance
- Common types of nuisance: Noise
- Common types of nuisance: Smoke, fumes and smells
- Common types of nuisance: Animals
- Common types of nuisance: Water leakage
- Common types of nuisance: Water dripping from air-conditioners
- Trespass to land
- Indecent exposure
- Peeping and secret filming
- Privacy -- Closed Circuit Television
- FAQ
- Domestic helper issues
- General
- What the employer of a local domestic helper must know
- What the employer of a foreign domestic helper must know: An overview
- Basic requirement for employing a foreign domestic helper
- The standard Employment Contract for foreign domestic helpers
- Minimum allowable wage
- Other employment engaged by foreign domestic helpers
- Foreign domestic helpers can only perform domestic duties
- Living and meal arrangements
- Insurance
- Injury sustained by the foreign domestic helper
- Termination of employment contract
- Some other commonly envisaged issues
- FAQ
- Domestic violence and assistance
- What is domestic violence?
- Domestic and Cohabitation Relationships Violence Ordinance
- Domestic violence acts: Possible fatal criminal offences
- Domestic violence acts: Possible non-fatal criminal offences
- Domestic violence acts: Possible offences contrary to the Crimes Ordinance
- Domestic violence acts: Other offences
- Roles and responsibilities of police officers attending domestic violence incidents
- Personal legal action taken by the victim of abuse
- Victims of domestic violence might be required to give evidence
- Assistance
- FAQ
- Laws relating to pets
- Stalking
- What is stalking?
- Responding to the stalker
- Possible criminal charges against a stalker under the Offences Against the Person Ordinance
- Possible criminal charges against a stalker under the Crimes Ordinance
- Possible criminal charges against a stalker under the Theft Ordinance
- Possible criminal charges against a stalker under the Summary Offences Ordinance
- Possible criminal charges against a stalker under the Public Order Ordinance
- Possible criminal charges against a stalker for common law offences
- Possible preventative action against stalkers
- Civil procedures
- Conclusion
- FAQ
- MATRIMONIAL MATTERS
- PROPERTIES ARRANGEMENTS
- Landlord and tenant
- Things that you need to know before signing a Tenancy Agreement or a Lease
- How should the parties handle the signed Tenancy Agreement/Lease?
- How to recover the outstanding rent and get back the property?
- Regulations on using or occupying a leased property
- Sub-letting
- Properties with mortgages
- Repair/maintenance obligations
- Terminating a tenancy before expiration
- Landlord sells the property with existing tenancy
- Renewal matters
- Case illustration
- FAQ
- Maintenance and safety of real property
- The Owners’ Corporation as an entity of collective responsibility
- Third party insurance
- Mandatory Building Inspection Scheme
- Mandatory Window Inspection Scheme
- Government subsidy, loan and/or grant
- Common Area Repair Works Subsidy
- Common Area Repair Works Interest-free Loan
- Common Area Repair Works Hardship Grant
- Third Party Risks Insurance Subsidy
- Home Renovation Interest-free Loan
- Home Renovation Hardship Grant
- Subsidy in relation to the MBIS and MWIS
- Building Maintenance Grant Scheme for Elderly Owners
- Building Safety Loan Scheme
- Owners’ Corporation Formation Subsidy
- FAQ
- Purchasing property together
- Redevelopment and acquisition of property
- Who undertakes redevelopment projects?
- The Urban Renewal Authority
- The URA-initiated redevelopment projects
- Flat-for-flat Scheme
- Demand-led Redevelopment Project (Pilot Scheme)
- Facilitating Services (Pilot Scheme)
- Land resumption
- Compulsory sale
- Intimidation tactics faced by property owners
- Assistance
- FAQ
- Landlord and tenant
VIII. Flowchart for Divorce in Hong Kong (For reference only)
** Flowchart for Divorce in Hong Kong is written by Dr. Chiu Man-chung and Mr. Dennis Ho, extracted from Social Welfare and Law: Communication and Empowerment (Expanded Second Edition) , co-edited by Chiu Man-chung, Hung Shirley and Chong Yiu Kwong
