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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.

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Placing the office under the purview of the Central Committee also enhances a clearer chain of command and the implementation of “one country, two systems” at a time of growing tensions between East and West.

  • Proposed bill by Labour and Welfare Bureau will head to legislature next month, but concerns raised over whether employees may unintentionally run afoul of law
  • Certain professionals will be required to report case if they have reasonable grounds to suspect child has been suffering serious harm or is at risk
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Government has responsibility to foster social values among young generation in face of foreign interference, city leader John Lee says during revamped Legco exchange.

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Tourism figures from February to this month show 86 per cent of tour trips from mainland China lasted one to two days and 54 per cent cost less than 500 yuan.

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Readers discuss the lessons we should learn from Japan’s defeat in World War II, the wisdom in Hong Kong’s district council revamp, and the appeal of a Biden-Trump rematch in the 2024 presidential election.

Some of Hong Kong’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have either had their credit lines trimmed or their collateral asks raised, lawmakers said during a meeting of the city’s Legislative Council on Monday.

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Proposed legislation for remote hearing to be introduced to Legislative Council by fourth quarter of this year, with judiciary aiming to implement approved version after six months.