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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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T468058 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Legislative Council of Hong Kong Context triple: [Hong Kong, legislature, Legislative Council of Hong Kong]
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Legislative Council
The Legislative Council is the unelected upper chamber of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, responsible for reviewing and revising legislation.
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Parliament of Singapore
The Parliament of Singapore is the unicameral national legislature responsible for making laws, debating public policy, and scrutinizing the government in Singapore.
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Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly was the popularly elected lower house of the central legislature in British India, established under colonial constitutional reforms to provide limited representative governance.
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Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly was the French revolutionary legislature that governed France from 1791 to 1792, succeeding the National Constituent Assembly and preceding the National Convention.
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Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral)
The Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral) was the former single-chamber colonial legislature of New South Wales that existed before the establishment of the current bicameral Parliament.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Legislative Council of Hong Kong Target entity description: 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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A.
Legislative Council
The Legislative Council is the unelected upper chamber of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, responsible for reviewing and revising legislation.
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B.
Parliament of Singapore
The Parliament of Singapore is the unicameral national legislature responsible for making laws, debating public policy, and scrutinizing the government in Singapore.
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C.
Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly was the popularly elected lower house of the central legislature in British India, established under colonial constitutional reforms to provide limited representative governance.
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D.
Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly was the French revolutionary legislature that governed France from 1791 to 1792, succeeding the National Constituent Assembly and preceding the National Convention.
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E.
Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral)
The Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral) was the former single-chamber colonial legislature of New South Wales that existed before the establishment of the current bicameral Parliament.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
organ of state power
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parliament ⓘ unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| budgetaryPower |
approves government budget
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approves public expenditure ⓘ |
| buildingOpened | 2011 ⓘ |
| country |
Hong Kong, China
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surface form:
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
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| currentPresident | Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen ⓘ |
| currentPresidentStartDate | 2016-10-12 ⓘ |
| electoralCycle | held every 4 years ⓘ |
| emblem |
Emblem of Hong Kong
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surface form:
Emblem of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
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| foundationDate | 1997-07-01 ⓘ |
| governingDocument | Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ |
| hasChamber | Legislative Council of Hong Kong self-link ⓘ |
| hasCommittee |
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
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
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Legislative Council of Hong Kong (colonial) established in 1843
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| jurisdiction |
Hong Kong, China
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surface form:
Hong Kong
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| languageUsed |
Chinese
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English ⓘ |
| leadershipPosition |
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
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| legalBasis | Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor |
Hong Kong, China
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surface form:
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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| locatedIn |
Hong Kong, China
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surface form:
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Island ⓘ Tamar, Admiralty ⓘ |
| logo | Logo of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong ⓘ |
| meetingPlace | Legislative Council Complex ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
香港立法會
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| nativeNameLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| numberOfHouses | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 90 ⓘ |
| officialName |
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
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| precededBy |
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Legislative Council of Hong Kong (colonial)
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| primaryFunction |
amend laws
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approve budgets ⓘ enact laws ⓘ monitor work of the government ⓘ repeal laws ⓘ |
| seat | Legislative Council Complex ⓘ |
| shortName |
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
LegCo
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| supervises | Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
Election Committee constituency
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functional constituencies ⓘ proportional representation ⓘ |
| website | https://www.legco.gov.hk ⓘ |
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Subject: Legislative Council of Hong Kong Description of subject: 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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