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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