Hi Everyone,
Sorry this took me a while. Here are some documents which so a few of the issues with the Laws of Hong Kong. These are ordinances rather than bills - the structure differs slightly.
I have either included a PDF of the relevent text when I have it or given a link to the BLIS online version.
Also, I have included a list of terms I gathered from Hong Kong and how I map them to Akoma Ntoso. Feedback please!
Sample Documents:
Chapter 614: Basic structure
Chapter 569, s. 27: Interstitial text in a sandwich.
Chapter 112, s. 40: Complex definition including embedded proviso.
Chapter 525AD, Schedule 2: Subsidiary legislation containing modifications to principle ordinance.
Mapping Hong Kong terms to Akoma Ntoso
Metadata <meta>
Table of Contents <toc>
Main body <body>
Provision <container> - but their use of the term is very very broad
Level <hcontainer>
Number <num>
Heading <heading>
Subheading <subheading>
Cross Heading ?? <heading>
Action ??
Notes <notes>
Note <note>
Reference <ref>
Date <date>
Amending Formula <mod>
Modifying Formula <mod>
Quoted Text <quotedText>
Quoted Structure <quotedStructure>
Columns <table>
Bill <bill>
Ordinance <act>
Resolution <bill> - they have two different notions of a resolution. In this case, I'm concerned with the one that is essentially a bill
Basic Law <act> - This is their Constitution
Committee Stage Amendment <amendment>
Document Date <docDate>
Copyright ??
Preamble <preamble>
Short Title <shortTitle>
Long Title <longTitle>
Recital <recital>
Enacting Formula <formula>
Citation ?? - This is the "will be cited as ..." name in the first section of the bill
Term ??
Sandwich <container> ??
Preliminary clause <clause name="preliminary"> - These are clauses after the enacting formula, but before the sections
Clause <clause name="section"> - regular clauses in a bill (not preliminary clauses) become sections in an ordinance
Subclause <subclause name="subsection"> - regular subclauses in a bill become subsections in an ordinance
Section <section>
Subsection <subsection>
Part <part>
Division <division>
Subdivision <subdivision>
Chapter <chapter>
Article <article>
Paragraph <paragraph>
Subparagraph <subparagraph>
Item <item>
Rule <section name="rule"> - except we found one case where a rule is a level above section and below subdivision (it's own level)
Subrule <section name="subrule">
Regulation <section name="regulation">
Subregulation <section name="subregulation">
Order <section name="order">
Direction <section name="direction">
Definition <def>
Proviso <hcontainer name="proviso">
CommencementNote ?? - This is a date or table of date before the main body (after the Long Title)
Annotation <note name="annotation"> - this is a history note and includes an embedded reference
OfficialNote <authorialNote>
EditorialNote <note name="editorialNote">
Schedule <attachment>/<doc name="schedule">
Explanation <attachment>/<doc name="explanation">
-- Grant
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