While there are similarities as to many aspects of private
children law in Hong Kong and the approach in England and Wales,
and some of the law in England and Wales may be applied as to
certain issues, there are also notable differences. The terminology
used differs from England and Wales and resembles instead the
pre-Children Act 1989 terminology. In addition, there are
differences between the provision for a child of a marriage and
those born to unmarried parents, again reflecting in part the
position as it was in England and Wales pre-2003 as to parental
responsibility in particular. This article will set out the key
aspects of private children law in Hong Kong and the approach of
the courts in such cases.
