Digests

What is a law digest?

• A law digest provides summaries of cases, legislation and other legal information.
• In Hong Kong, we have a major law digest which is the Hong Kong Law Reports & Digest (1997 to date). (Fulltext is available for most cases.)
• Other Digests include:
  • Hong Kong Current Law (1985-1986)
  • Hong Kong Law Digest (HKLD) (1987-1996)
  • Hong Kong Law Yearbook (1985-1993)
  • Hong Kong Law Digest Yearbook (1994-1996)

Hong Kong Law Reports & Digest (HKLRD), 1997 to date

• Published by Sweet & Maxwell Asia.
• Incorporated both the Hong Kong Law Digest (1987-1996) and the Hong Kong Law Reports (1905-1996) into one publication in 1997.
• 24 issues yearly or twice a month in a loose part format.
• Also available in Westlaw International.