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9 unusual facts about Legislative Council of Hong Kong


Gershom Stewart

He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, and after his return to the United Kingdom he sat in the House of Commons from 1910 to 1923, as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Wirral division of Cheshire.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing

In mid-December, legislators representing the functional constituencies, led by Abraham Razack, Chim Pui Chung and David Li, demanded that regulators postponed the execution of a prolonged blackout proposal.

Ng Fung Hong

A Legislative Council panel urged action on the matter by the Hong Kong government, which at this time said it was non-committal.

Paul Cheng

He was first appointed to Legislative Council in 1988 and was the LegCo member for the Commercial (First) constituency (1995–97) and also the Provisional Legislative Council (1996–98).

Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong

On 8 July 2004, the Legislative Council passed the Education (Amendment) Bill.

Standard Chartered Hong Kong

Leading to the incorporation of the bank on 1 July 2004, the Legislative Council of Hong Kong amended Legal Tender Notes Issue Ordinance.

Tamar site

Most offices of the government bureaux (collaboratively called the Government Secretariat) will be moved from various locations into the new complex, as well as the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.

Tsang Tsou Choi

However, in 2009 there were protests and questions in Legco regarding the apparent failure of the government to prevent the removal and overpainting of much of his legacy.

Yuet Wai Kan

His brother, Sir Yuet Keung Kan, was the Senior Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council and Executive Council of Hong Kong.


Apple Daily

The newspaper uncovered many political scandals, including a former member of the Legislative Council not reporting conflict of interest in 2000, a former Financial Secretary Antony Leung for tax evasion on a Lexus LS 430 which saved him HK$50,000 (USD $6,400), and many others, leading to the convictions or forced resignations of those individuals.

Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter

In December 1903 a Legislative Council member, Gershom Stewart, suggested that the typhoon shelter be expanded.

Edward Yum

He is the son of former Legislative Council member Yum Sin-ling, who once held a pro-Kuomintang party in Hong Kong called the 123 Democratic Alliance.

Fung Chi-kin

He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for Financial Services in 1998 and 2000, substituting for Chim Pui-chung who was jailed for conspiring to forge documents and was impeached and disqualified as a legislator by Legco.

Hui Cheung-ching

Hui Cheung-ching, SBS, JP (4 September 1942, Puning, Guangdong, China – 6 January 2005, Hong Kong) was the member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1998–2004 for the Import and Export constituency.

Law of Hong Kong

The Law Drafting Division is responsible for drafting all legislation, including subsidiary legislation, in Chinese and English, and assists in steering legislation through the Executive and Legislative Councils.

Legislative council

Legislative Council of Hong Kong (the legislature of Hong Kong reverted to its original name after the 1998 Hong Kong general election)

Michael David Thomas

In his capacity as Attorney General, he was a member of the Executive and Legislative Councils and Joint Chairman of the Law Reform Commission.

Poon Chi-fai

Poon Chi-fai, JP (born 6 December 1951, Hong Kong) was the member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and Kwun Tong District Board.

Roger Luk

Roger Luk Koon-ho, BBS, JP (born 10 August 1951, Hong Kong) was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (1992–95) and the Assistant General Manager of the Hang Seng Bank.


see also

Razack

Abraham Razack, SBS, JP (born 1945), the member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco)

Swaine

John Joseph Swaine (born 1932), President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong