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Publications

"The Bo Xilai Trial Bolsters Judicial Reform" (in Chinese), Ta Kung Pao, 30 August 2013
"Will Snowden's Extradition Trigger a US-China Dispute?" (in Chinese), Ta Kung Pao, 24 June 2013
“The ‘Confused Topic’ of Act of State under the Hong Kong Basic Law”, Chinese Journal of Comparative Law, vol. 1, 2013, pp. 84-111 (Abstract; Full Text in HTML; Full Text in PDF)
"Auditing State Secrets in China", China Express, no. 3, December 2012
“Phone Tapping Scandal and the Limits of Press Rights in the West”, Shanghai Morning Post, 21 July 2011, cited in "Mainland Media Join Murdoch Backlash", SCMP, 22 July 2011
“America’s Real Intent in Its Involvement in the South China Sea”, Shanghai Morning Post, 5 July 2011
“CFA’s Referral of Interpretation Tests Rule of Law at NPC”, Ming Pao Daily, 13 June 2011
"Liu Xiaobo Case and the Freedom of Speech" [in Chinese], Ming Pao Daily, 30 December 2009
"Kosovo Independence and the Cross-Strait Relationship" [in Chinese], Ming Pao Daily, 26 February 2008
"Subject Matter Limitation on the NPCSC's Power to Interpret the Basic Law", Hong Kong Law Journal, vol. 37, 2007, pp. 619-46.
- A commentary on this article in Danny Gittings, "Hong Kong’s Courts Are Learning to Live with China", Hong Kong Journal, July 2010.
"The Guo Bihua Case and Rendition of Fugitive Offenders between the Mainland and Macau" [in Chinese], in Yang and Rao (eds.), The Basic Law and Sustainable Development in the Macau SAR, 2007, pp. 123-9
"Can Lai Changxing Be Extradited Back: Legal Issues in the Pursuit of Escaped Criminal Suspects" [in Chinese], Bauhinia, 2006, no. 7, pp. 60-61
"A Case for Extraterritoriality", in Fu, et al., (eds.) National Security and Fundamental Freedoms: Hong Kong's Article 23 Under Scrutiny, 2005, pp. 399-426
"Legal Education in Hong Kong: Ten Years after the Handover" [in English and Chinese], China Law, 2007, no. 3, pp. 57-59, 153-6
"Anti-Secession Law in Dilemma" [in Chinese], Ming Pao Daily, 2 March 2006
"Extraterritorial Legislative Power of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" [in Chinese], in Rao (ed.), High Like Mountains and Long Like Rivers: Collected Essays in Honour of Professor Wang Tieya, 2004, pp. 273-85
"Anti-Secession Law Not Conducive to Peaceful Reunification", Ming Pao Daily, 23 December 2004
"The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Limits of the Legislative Power of the National People's Congress" [in Chinese], Fazhi Luncong [Forum on Rule of Law], 2003, no. 1, pp. 9-18
Contract Law in China, Sweet and Maxwell Asia, Hong Kong, 2002, 552 pages
WTO Accession Procedure May Be Unconstitutional", Ming Pao Daily, 19 November 2001
"Rule of Law in the Mainland Loses out in the Spy Cases", Ming Pao Daily, 11 August 2001
"Can the Central Government Remove the Chief Executive Without Cause?", Ming Pao Daily, 13 June 2001
"International Legal Analysis of the Aerial Collision Incident", Ming Pao Daily, 6 April 2001
"The Proper Law for the Conflict between the Basic Law and Other Legislative Acts of the National People's Congress", in Chan, et al., (eds.), Hong Kong's Constitutional Debate -- Conflict over Interpretation, 2000, pp. 151-170.
"Can Hong Kong Courts Review and Nullify Acts of the National People's Congress?", Hong Kong Law Journal, vol. 29, 1999, pp. 8-16
Applicability of the PRC Criminal Law in Hong Kong and the Prospect of a Rendition Agreement between Hong Kong and the Mainland", Hong Kong Law Journal, vol. 29, 1999, pp. 393-421
"Practising Falun Gong Violates No Law", Apple Daily, 26 July 1999
"Embassy Is Not Chinese Territory", Apple Daily, 14 May 1999
"Application of the PRC Criminal Law in Hong Kong", Hong Kong Lawyer, January 1999, pp. 15-17
"The Haze over International Usage" [in Chinese], Chinese Yearbook of International Law, 1997, pp. 23-70
"Civil Law", in Wang and Zhang (eds), Introduction to Chinese Law, 1997, pp. 169-233
"Towards Contractual Justice in Common Law" [in Chinese], Zhongwai Faxue [Peking University Law Journal], no. 4, 1997, p.95
"Contractual Justice and the Development of Hong Kong Contract Law" [in Chinese], Zhengzhi yu Falu [Political Science and Law], no. 3, 1997, pp. 27-28
"International Protection of the Environment" [in Chinese], in Wang Tieya (ed), International Law, 1995, pp. 444-485
"The Principle of Good Faith in Contract Law: Implication and Application" [in Chinese], in Wei and Wang (eds), Comparative Study of the Legal Systems in Mainland China and Hong Kong, 1998, pp. 41-71
Reconceptualising China's Contract Law -- The Problem of Interpretation of Contract", in Wang and Wei (eds), Legal Developments in China: Market Economy and Law, 1996, pp. 235-245
"Certain Legal Issues Relating to Developing Countries and Ozone Layer Protection", in Zhou (ed.), Peace, Justice and Law: Essays in Honour of Professor Wang Tieya on His Eightieth Birthday, 1993, pp. 388-417
"Developing Countries and Ozone Layer Protection: Issues, Principles and Implica?tions", Tulane Environmental Law Journal, vol. 6, 1992, pp. 91-126
- A commentary on the article in Victor Williams, "Ozone Depletion, Developing Countries, and Human Rights: Seeking Better Ground on which to Fight for Protection of the Ozone Layer", Journal of Natural Resources & Environmental Law, vol. 10, 1994, pp. 83-111
"Abuse of Diplomatic Immunities and Legal Remedies of the Receiving State" [in Chinese], Chinese Yearbook of International Law, 1991, pp. 334-352

Selected Conference Papers

"Implementation of Human Rights Treaties in Chinese Domestic Courts", speech presented at the Forum on New Developments in International Law in Honour of Judge Mei Ruao on His 100th Birthday, Beijing, April 2004