Legislative Council of Hong Kong

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organ of state power parliament unicameral legislature

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.

Aliases (7)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
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 →
currentPresident	Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen →
currentPresidentStartDate	2016-10-12 →
electoralCycle	held every 4 years →
emblem	Emblem of the Legislative Council 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 →
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 →
locatedIn	Hong Kong → 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 →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hong Kong → Hong Kong under British rule →	legislature
Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region →	cooperatesWith
Legislative Council of Hong Kong →	hasChamber
Legislative Council of Hong Kong ("Finance Committee of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong") →	hasCommittee
Legislative Council of Hong Kong ("Legislative Council of Hong Kong (colonial) established in 1843") →	historicalPrecursor
Legislative Council of Hong Kong ("President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong") →	leadershipPosition
Legislative Council of Hong Kong ("香港立法會") →	nativeName
Legislative Council of Hong Kong ("Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China") →	officialName
Legislative Council of Hong Kong ("Legislative Council of Hong Kong (colonial) ") →	precededBy
Legislative Council of Hong Kong ("LegCo") →	shortName