Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Unicameral legislature in Central District, Hong Kong
The Legislative Council of Hong Kong is a unicameral legislature in the Central District of Hong Kong comprising 90 members from geographical constituencies, functional constituencies, and the Election Committee constituency. This body enacts laws and approves budgets for the special administrative region within China's governmental framework.
The body originated in 1843 as an advisory council under British rule and evolved over 154 years into a partially elected chamber. After the handover to China in 1997, it became the principal legislature of the special administrative region with reformed electoral procedures.
The legislature takes its name from the colonial period and now meets in modern chambers within the waterfront Tamar complex. Visitors can view the glass facade of the building from outside, while inside members sit in assigned seats arranged across the council chamber.
The building sits in the Admiralty area beside Victoria Harbour and can be reached from several metro stations. Public areas can be visited outside session times, with security screening conducted at the entrance.
Since 2021, 20 seats are directly elected while the remaining 70 are allocated through functional constituencies and an election committee. This distribution changed how members obtain their mandates and represents different sectors of society.
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