Legco finally has its own emblem after a five-year wrangle.
A $120,000 design by Leung Ka-lok was approved last night with the backing of the Democratic Party, the Liberal Party and The Frontier.
The design is a mixture of the Chinese character which sounds like 'lap' and the English letter 'L', signifying Hong Kong's status as an international city. 'Lap' is the first character of Legco's Chinese name Lap Fat Wui, and 'L' the first letter of the English name.
House Committee chairman Dr Leong Che-hung said the emblem would be added to all Legislative Council correspondence.
Legco had been looking for a logo since the secretariat became independent in 1994.
It rejected the winner of an open competition and then a design featuring a bauhinia was voted down by the House Committee in 1996.
Another design was voted down last July because it was too similar to the SAR emblem.