Legislative Council of Hong Kong

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The Legislative Council of Hong Kong is the unicameral law-making body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, responsible for enacting, amending, and repealing laws, approving budgets, and monitoring the work of the government.

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instanceOf organ of state power
parliament
unicameral legislature
budgetaryPower approves government budget
approves public expenditure
buildingOpened 2011
country Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
linked to: Hong Kong, China
currentPresident Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen
currentPresidentStartDate 2016-10-12
electoralCycle held every 4 years
emblem Emblem of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
linked to: Emblem of Hong Kong
foundationDate 1997-07-01
governingDocument Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
hasChamber Legislative Council of Hong Kong
hasCommittee Finance Committee of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
House Committee of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Panel on Constitutional Affairs of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Public Accounts Committee of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
hasSession Legislative session of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
historicalPrecursor Legislative Council of Hong Kong (colonial) established in 1843
jurisdiction Hong Kong
linked to: Hong Kong, China
languageUsed Chinese
English
leadershipPosition President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
legalBasis Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
legislativeBodyFor Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
linked to: Hong Kong, China
locatedIn Hong Kong
linked to: Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong Island
Tamar, Admiralty
logo Logo of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
meetingPlace Legislative Council Complex
nativeName 香港立法會
nativeNameLanguage Chinese
numberOfHouses 1
numberOfMembers 90
officialName Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
precededBy Legislative Council of Hong Kong (colonial)
primaryFunction amend laws
approve budgets
enact laws
monitor work of the government
repeal laws
seat Legislative Council Complex
shortName LegCo
supervises Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
termLength 4 years
votingSystem Election Committee constituency
functional constituencies
proportional representation
website https://www.legco.gov.hk

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Hong Kong legislature Legislative Council of Hong Kong
subject linked to: Hong Kong, China
Legislative Council of Hong Kong officialName Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
linked to: Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Legislative Council of Hong Kong shortName LegCo
linked to: Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Legislative Council of Hong Kong nativeName 香港立法會
linked to: Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Legislative Council of Hong Kong hasChamber Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Legislative Council of Hong Kong precededBy Legislative Council of Hong Kong (colonial)
linked to: Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Legislative Council of Hong Kong leadershipPosition President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
linked to: Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Legislative Council of Hong Kong hasCommittee Finance Committee of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
linked to: Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Legislative Council of Hong Kong historicalPrecursor Legislative Council of Hong Kong (colonial) established in 1843
linked to: Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Hong Kong under British rule legislature Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Election Committee of Hong Kong relatedTo Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Central Government Complex, Tamar, Hong Kong occupant Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Executive Council of Hong Kong relatedBody Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Legislative Council Complex houses Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Former Legislative Council Building usedBy Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Public Accounts Committee of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong governmentBranch Legislature of Hong Kong
linked to: Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen legislativeBody Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen employer Legislative Council of Hong Kong
House Committee of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong governmentBranch Legislature of Hong Kong
linked to: Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Court of Final Appeal Building previousOccupant Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Wan Chai District hasRepresentationIn Legislative Council of Hong Kong
LegCo (informal) hasAbbreviation LegCo
linked to: Legislative Council of Hong Kong
LegCo (informal) isDistinctFrom Legislative Council of Hong Kong