Hong Kong Legislative Council

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hong_Kong_Legislative_Council
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:unicameral_legislature
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:LegCo
gptkbp:authority gptkb:Hong_Kong_Special_Administrative_Region
gptkbp:broadcastOn gptkb:RTHK
gptkb:LegCo_Webcast
gptkbp:composition Election Committee constituency
functional constituencies
geographical constituencies
gptkbp:country gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:Emblem_of_the_Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:established 1843
gptkbp:features gptkb:Legislative_Council_Commission
gptkbp:firstPresident gptkb:Sir_John_Francis_Davis
gptkbp:firstSession 1844
gptkbp:function approve budgets
enact laws
debate public issues
monitor government
gptkbp:governingDocument gptkb:Basic_Law_of_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:handover_of_Hong_Kong_in_1997
gptkb:2014_Hong_Kong_protests
gptkb:2019–2020_Hong_Kong_protests
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hong Kong Legislative Council
gptkbp:lastElection 19 December 2021
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tamar,_Admiralty,_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:logo Logo of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Legislative_Council_Complex
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:香港立法會
gptkbp:nextEdition 2025
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 90
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Chinese
English
gptkbp:opened 2011
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Government_of_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong_(colonial)
gptkbp:president gptkb:Andrew_Leung
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:President_of_the_Legislative_Council
gptkbp:previousMeetingPlace gptkb:Government_Headquarters,_Central
gptkb:Old_Supreme_Court_Building
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Executive_Council_of_Hong_Kong
gptkb:Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong
gptkb:District_Councils_of_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:restored 1997
gptkbp:salary HK$101,210 per month (2023)
gptkbp:sessionRoom Legislative Council Complex chamber
gptkbp:termLength 4 years
gptkbp:votingSystem proportional representation
functional constituencies
single non-transferable vote
gptkbp:website https://www.legco.gov.hk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Five_Constituencies_Referendum
gptkb:Chan_Tai-lee
gptkb:2019–2020_Hong_Kong_protests
gptkb:Raymond_Lam_Fai-tai
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6