| Date of the Law | Description |
|---|---|
| February 20, 1844 | An Ordinance to define the Law relating to Slavery in Hongkong. |
| March 1, 1844 | An Ordinance to regulate the keeping of Printing Presses within the Colony of Hongkong, and the printing of Books and papers. |
| March 26, 1844 | An Ordinance to provide for the registration of deeds, wills, Judgments, conveyances affecting real or immovable property in Hongkong. |
| March 28, 1844 | An Ordinance to restrain Masters of Merchant vessels belonging to Her Majesty's subjects from carrying Slaves and others in a state of slavery within the Colony of Hongkong, and for affecting the conveyance of distressed seamen from thence to England; and also to provide for the good conduct of Seamen within the same. |
| An Ordinance for the preservation of good order and cleanliness within the Colony of Hongkong. | |
| March 20, 1844, No. 8 | An Ordinance to authorize His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong to perform all Civil actions or suits in forma pauperis. |
| April 10, 1844, No. 9 | An Ordinance for removing doubts respecting the application to Hongkong of the Laws and Statutes of England relating to Usury, and to limit and define the rate of interest which may be recovered in cases where it hath not been previously agreed on between the parties. |
| April 23, 1844 | An Ordinance for prohibiting the distillation of Spirits within the Colony of Hongkong. |
| April 23, 1844 | An Ordinance to restrain all persons within the Colony of Hongkong from trading in the waters of China to the northward of the latitude 20th June. |
| May 12, 1844, No. 11 | An Ordinance to regulate summary proceedings before Justices of the Peace and to protect Justices in the execution of their office. |
| May 12, 1844, No. 12 | An Ordinance for licensing Sellers of fermented and spirituous liquors in the Colony of Hongkong, and for regulating the retail of the same. |
| An Ordinance for the establishment and regulation of a Police force in the Colony of Hongkong. | |
| June 10, 1844, No. 14 | An Ordinance for the appointment and regulation of native Chinese Peace Officers (Sungans and Surratten) within the Colony of Hongkong. |
| August 1, 1844, No. 15 | An Ordinance for the suppression of Public Gaming in the Colony of Hongkong. |
| August 1, 1844 | An Ordinance to establish a Supreme Court of Judicature at Hongkong. |
| An Ordinance for establishing a Registry of the inhabitants of the Island of Hongkong and its Dependencies. | |
| An Ordinance for better securing the peace and quiet of the inhabitants from Pirates and invicinity during the night. |
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