 Though the Party's Political and Legal Affairs Commissions set up to coordinate political and legal affairs have some influence over the court system.Hong Kong and Macau have separate court systems, as mandated by the Constitution and respective Basic law, due to their status as former colonies.According to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China of 1982 and the Organic Law of the People's Courts that went into effect on January 1, 1980, the Chinese courts are divided into a four-level court system (Supreme, High, Intermediate and Basic)