香港基本法

Traditional form:

香港基本法

Pinyin (reading):

Xiānggǎng Jīběnfǎ

Definitions:

• Hong Kong Basic Law (in effect since the resumption of Chinese sovereignty in 1997)

Characters:

• 香 - incense; fragrant, aromatic
• 港 - port, harbor, bay; Hong Kong
• 基 - foundation, base
• 本 - root, origin, source; basis
• 法 - law, rule, statute; method, way; French

Traditional characters:

• 香 - incense; fragrant, aromatic
• 港 - port, harbor, bay; Hong Kong
• 基 - foundation, base
• 本 - root, origin, source; basis
• 法 - law, rule, statute; method, way; French