Legislative Council of Hong Kong

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong
GPTKB entity
Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:unicameral_legislature
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:LegCo
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Election_Committee
functional constituencies
universal suffrage (geographical constituencies)
gptkbp:archiveType gptkb:LegCo_Archives
gptkbp:authority Hong Kong Basic Law
limited by Basic Law and Standing Orders
gptkbp:broadcasts gptkb:LegCo_Webcast
gptkbp:budget required for government spending
gptkbp:composition Election Committee constituency
functional constituencies
geographical constituencies
gptkbp:country gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkbp:electionCycle every 4 years
gptkbp:established 1843
gptkbp:firstPresident gptkb:William_Jardine
gptkbp:firstSession 1844
gptkbp:function enacts laws
approves budgets
debates public issues
monitors government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Legislative Council of Hong Kong
gptkbp:impeached can initiate impeachment of Chief Executive
gptkbp:lastElection 19 December 2021
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Basic_Law_of_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:7th_Legislative_Council_(2022–2025)
several per year
three readings system
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tamar,_Admiralty,_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Legislative_Council_Complex
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:香港立法會
gptkbp:nextEdition 2025
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:2019–2020_protests
gptkb:storming_of_LegCo_Complex_(2019)
gptkbp:numberOfFloors over 20
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 90
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Chinese
English
gptkbp:openToPublic open to public
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:Hong_Kong_government
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Government_of_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Legislative_Council_of_British_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:president gptkb:Andrew_Leung
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:President_of_the_Legislative_Council
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$103,130 per month (2023)
gptkbp:sessionRoom Legislative Council Complex chamber
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Emblem_of_the_Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:termLength 4 years
gptkbp:type unicameral
gptkbp:votingSystem proportional representation
functional constituencies
single non-transferable vote
gptkbp:website https://www.legco.gov.hk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4