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Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Legislative Council of Hong Kong
The Legislative Council of Hong Kong is made up of 70 members who debate and pass bills. Half of the Legco members are directly elected by voters in geographical constituencies and the remaining 35 members are returned by 29 functional constituencies.  The next elections will be held in September 2020.
Lok Ma Chau is one of the areas covered by the megaproject. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong economy

Measures to streamline Northern Metropolis land-use procedures unveiled

Proposed Development Bureau legislation aims to cut process from nine months to just two and remove bottlenecks.

Hong Kong politics

Opinion | White paper documents the strength of Hong Kong’s security shield

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong in new push to get young people to register as voters

Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Mainland-style oversight system could help Legco to deliver

Hong Kong’s executive-led governance system may just need a different type of oversight where the legislature can perform well.

Legislative Council president Starry Lee chairs the first meeting of the eighth legislature in Admiralty on January 14. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong seeks to replace, not punish, underperforming Medical Council members

Health chief Lo Chung-mau also rules out rigid deadlines for each stage of complaint handling by council.

Hong Kong courts

Editorial | Judy Chan careless driving case a reminder of high expectations for lawmakers

It makes a mockery of the rule of law if those who write Hong Kong’s legislation do not follow the law themselves.

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Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong Legco to explore mainland-style oversight system for bills enforcement

Legco president Starry Lee’s proposal follows Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang’s call for city’s legislature to deliver more ‘practical outcomes’.

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Starry Lee also brushed off concerns that the city’s first five-year plan could undermine the ‘one country, two systems’ principle. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong economy

Proposed 33% rise in MPF payments ‘may pile on business pressure, hit jobs’

But labour sector lawmaker calls for bolder increases in maximum income level threshold to meet statutory requirements and reflect rising salaries.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong lawmaker Judy Chan fined HK$2,000 for driving against traffic

Eastern Court also suspends Chan, 45, from driving for a month.

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Hong Kong politics

‘Deliver more practical outcomes,’ Chinese vice-premier tells Hong Kong Legco

Ding Xuexiang says he hopes Legco will explore and study executive-led governance for practical outcomes that meet the requirements of the central government.

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Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang (centre) has met the city’s deputies to the national legislature. Photo: Xinhua
Family offices

Hong Kong to expand tax waivers for family offices, pension fund investment

The government will submit a bill by June to add more tax-exempt products and funds, including gold and digital assets, a minister says.

Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Christopher Hui Ching-yu. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong fires and safety

Letters | Hong Kong cannot allow a wait-and-see approach to fire safety

Readers discuss fire safety compliance, palliative care, and the diversity of religious life in Singapore.

Hong Kong economy

Legal framework for Northern Metropolis to be tabled at Legco on March 24

Latest budget is seeking HK$30 billion in initial capital for development of Hetao Hong Kong Park, San Tin Technopole and Shui Kiu Industry Park.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hi-tech aids proposed to help elderly climb stairs to fire-ravaged Tai Po flats

Wang Fuk Court residents will soon be allowed to check their flats and collect personal items but lifts remain inoperative.

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The blaze ripped through seven Wang Fuk Court blocks, claiming 168 lives. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong budget 2026-27

Rare Exchange Fund withdrawal to pay for Northern Metropolis, other big schemes

Paul Chan has proposed transferring HK$150 billion from the Exchange Fund in the coming two years.

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Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund is the government’s main investment arm and de facto sovereign wealth fund. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong politics

Open recruitment for hygiene chief ‘can attract innovator for tech push’

Hong Kong’s civil service chief defends shift from typical internal recruitment for head of Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Executive-led governance in Hong Kong must start by listening to the people

As the head of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office has stressed, an executive-led system must be coherent to be effective, and this requires building consensus.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Workers ready to sacrifice Lunar New Year break as scaffold net rules bite

Labour groups warn of rising unemployment as stricter scaffold net rules stall projects and leave hundreds of workers unpaid for months.

Plumber Anson Hui has gone from earning about HK$40,000 a month to HK$10,000 amid delays to major maintenance projects. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong court to rule on appeals of 12 jailed activists on February 23

Court will also rule on one acquitted defendant in city’s largest national security trial of 47 opposition figures over illegal ‘primary’ election.

Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong to fully review plans for bus seat belt rules before relaunch: minister

Transport chief vows to ‘conduct a fresh and comprehensive review and widely consult the community’.

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Hong Kong transport

MTR Corp under pressure to explain if human error behind Island line shutdown

‘Unless they encountered an unprecedented mechanical failure, the chances of human error are nowhere near low,’ ex-lawmaker Gary Zhang says.

Train services between Sheung Wan and Quarry Bay stations were suspended shortly after the Island line began operating at 6.07am on Wednesday. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong may set limit of 2 dogs per diner under new pet-friendly policy

Shifting earlier stance after receiving feedback, environment chief also says licence might be granted to larger eateries only in first phase.

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A schnauzer in a pram at a New Town Plaza restaurant in Sha Tin. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s minimum wage set to rise by HK$1 per hour to HK$43.10

Exco backs Minimum Wage Commission’s suggested 2.38 per cent increase.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Letters | Meaningful direct access to physiotherapy is still elusive

Readers discuss the bottlenecks delaying musculoskeletal pain management in Hong Kong, and tougher tobacco controls.

Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Legco must exercise due diligence against the tyranny of KPIs

Even if the government drafted perfect laws, lawmakers must scrutinise them without being afraid of performing their constitutional duty.

The Legislative Council Complex in Admiralty on January 7. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong politics

Are Hong Kong lawmakers also to blame over seat belt law blunder?

Government’s flip-flopping on mandatory seat belts aboard buses is wake-up call for legislators to scrutinise bills more rigorously, experts say.

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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee (front centre) with the latest cohort of lawmakers at the Legislative Council building on January 1. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong plans to revive privacy law requiring firms to report data breaches

Privacy Commissioner Ada Chung says watchdog intends to consult lawmakers this year after legislative reform was put on hold in 2024.

Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong authorities repeal ‘flawed’ bus seat belt law

Rule sparked complaints over uncomfortable restraints, hygiene risks and fears that unbuckling early before alighting would violate law.

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