Formation of the Legislative Council |
Formation of the Legislative Council- Constitution of Hong Kong |
Annex II: Method for the Formation of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Its Voting Procedures
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I. Method for the formation of the Legislative Council |
1. The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be composed of 60 members in each term. In the first term, the Legislative Council shall be formed in accordance with the "Decision of the National People's Congress on the Method for the Formation of the First Government and the First Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region". The composition of the Legislative Council in the second and third terms shall be as follows: |
Second term |
Members returned by functional constituencies 30 |
Members returned by the Election Committee 6 |
Members returned by geographical constituencies through direct elections 24 |
Third term |
Members returned by functional constituencies 30 |
Members returned by geographical constituencies through direct elections 30 |
2. Except in the case of the first Legislative Council, the above- mentioned Election Committee refers to the one provided for in Annex I of this Law. The division of geographical constituencies and the voting method for direct elections therein; the delimitation of functional sectors and corporate bodies, their seat allocation and election methods; and the method for electing members of the Legislative Council by the Election Committee shall be specified by an electoral law introduced by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and passed by the Legislative Council. |
II. Procedures for voting on bills and motions in the Legislative Council |
Unless otherwise provided for in this Law, the Legislative Council shall adopt the following procedures for voting on bills and motions: |
The passage of bills introduced by the government shall require at least a simple majority vote of the members of the Legislative Council present. |
The passage of motions, bills or amendments to government bills introduced by individual members of the Legislative Council shall require a simple majority vote of each of the two groups of members present: members returned by functional constituencies and those returned by geographical constituencies through direct elections and by the Election Committee. |
III. Method for the formation of the Legislative Council and its voting procedures subsequent to the year 2007 |
With regard to the method for forming the Legislative Council of
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and its procedures for
voting on bills and motions after 2007, if there is a need to amend the
provisions of this Annex, such amendments must be made with the
endorsement of a two-thirds majority of all the members of the Council
and the consent of the Chief Executive, and they shall be reported to
the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for the record.
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