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The Provisional Legislative Council (Chinese: 臨時立法會, frequently abbreviated to 臨立會) was the interim legislature of Hong Kong from 1997 to 1998. The legislature sat in Shenzhen from 1996 (with offices in Hong Kong) until the handover in 1997 and moved to Hong Kong to replace the British legco thereafter. Shenzhen is a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern China, located at the border with Hong Kong. ...
Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ...
For the first five months, the PLC met in one of the conference halls at the Shenzhen Guesthouse Hotel. From 1 July 1997 to 1998 it sat at Legislative Council Building in Hong Kong. Shenzhen Guesthouse Hotel is a hotel in Shenzhen, China and one of the conference halls housed the Provisional Legislative Council of Hong Kong from January 1996 to June 1997. ...
is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...
The western architecture of the Former Supreme Court Building A more detailed photograph of the dome-shaped top and the statue Legislative Council Building with the lights turned on in the evening The Legislative Council Building of Hong Kong, also called the Former Supreme Court Building, was the home of...
History The Provisional Legco was set up in 1996 by the People's Republic of China (PRC) to serve as a provisional legislature of Hong Kong, after the proposal package of electoral changes for the 1995 Legislative Council elections that was deemed unconstitutional by the PRC was passed in the Legislative Council. It was believed that the formation of the council according to the proposal by the government of Chris Patten, then governor, favoured pro-democracy candidates. A legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ...
The Legislative Council (abbreviated as LegCo; Chinese: 立法會, Pinyin: Lìfǎ Huì; formerly 立法局, Lìfǎ Jú) is the unicameral legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC (born 12 May 1944 in Bath, Somerset) is a prominent British Conservative politician and a Patron of the Tory Reform Group. ...
Flag of the Governor of Hong Kong, 1959–1997 The Governor of Hong Kong (Traditional Chinese: ; abbreviated 港ç£) was a British official who ruled Hong Kong during the colonial period between 1841 and 1997 and was ex-officio Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral of Hong Kong. ...
Organization The 60-member Provisional Legislative Council was elected in 1996 by block vote by the 400 member Selection Committee, an electoral college handpicked by the PRC. It had its meetings in the city of Shenzhen across the border, until it replaced the Legislative Council upon the transfer of sovereignty. The term of the PLC lasted until the first legislative elections in 1998. Bloc voting (or block voting) (also called Plurality-at-large) refers to a class of voting systems which can be used to elect several representatives from a single constituency. ...
Shenzhen is a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern China, located at the border with Hong Kong. ...
The transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China, often referred to as The Handover, occurred on July 1, 1997. ...
Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...
Until the handover, the PLC had no legal standing in Hong Kong and acted as a transition body for the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China (中華人民共和國香港特別行政區), mostly referred to as Hong Kong (香港; pronunciation), is one of the two Special Administrative Regions of the Peoples Republic of...
In the first five months prior to the handover, the PLC was involved in transition work towards replacing the British legislature:
- devising a new electoral system to govern polls for the SAR’s first Legislative
- appointment of top judges to Hong Kong's new courts
- review and sanction of the 1997-1998 budget
- voting on proposals by the Preparatory Committee towards amend or repeal some of the existing Hong Kong laws
Seating Arrangement The PLC likely sat around a conference when it met at the Shenzhen Guesthouse Hotel. The President of the PLC sat at one end of the table. Shenzhen Guesthouse Hotel is a hotel in Shenzhen, China and one of the conference halls housed the Provisional Legislative Council of Hong Kong from January 1996 to June 1997. ...
After 30 June 1997, the members of the Legislative Council are seated to the left and front of the President's chair in the chambers. The three rows to the right are reserved for the secretaries and other civil servants of the government, and other people whom appear in the meetings. is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ...
President of the Provisional Legislative Council The Presidents of the PLC was Rita Fan, whom later lead the legislative council following the handover. Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai (范å¾éº—æ³°) GBS, JP, MA, BSc (born 1945) is the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LEGCO) and represents a geographical constituency of Hong Kong Island. ...
Members A list of members of the legislative council from 1996 to 1998: - Leong Che-hung
- Rita Fan - President or Presiding Officer
- Chow Liang Shuk-yee
- Andrew Wong
- Frederick Fung
- Cheng Kai-nam - jailed for stealing and selling info
- Wong Siu-Yee
- James Tien
- David Chu Yu-Lin
- Ho Sai-Chu
- Edward Ho Sing-Tin
- Dr Raymond Ho Chung-Tai
- Ng Leung Sing
- Professor Ng Ching Fai
- Eric Li Ka Cheung
- Lee Kai Ming
- Allen Lee
- Elsie Tu
- Peggy Lam Pei Yu Dja
- Henry Wu
- Ngai Shiu Kit
- Henry Tang
- Yuen Mo
- Ma Fung Kwok
- Cheung Hon Chung
- Dr Tso Wong Man Yin
- Leung Chun Ying
- Dr Leong Che Hung
- Sophie Leung La Yau Fan
- Mok Ying Fan
- Hui Yin Fat
- Chan Choi Hi
- Chan Yuen Han
- Chan Wing Chan
- Chan Kam Lam
- Jasper Tsang Yok-sing
- Cheung Kai Nam
- Dr Philip Wong Yu Hong
- Kennedy Wong Ying Ho
- Dr Charles Yeung Chun Kam
- Yeung Yiu Chung
- Ip Kwok Him
- Chim Pui Chung
- Bruce Liu Sing Lee
- Lau Kwong Wah
- Lau Wong Fat
- Miriam Lau Kin Yee
- Ambrose Lau Hong-Chuen
- Choy Kan Pui
- Paul Cheng Ming Fun
- Cheung Yiu Tong
- Dr Tan Siu Tong
- Timothy Fok
- Kan Fook Yee
- Ngan Kam Chuen
- Lo Suk Ching
- Dr. Law Cheung Kwok
- Maria Tam Wai Chu
- Tam Yiu-Chung
- Dr. David Li Kwok Po
- Ronald Arculli
- Howard Young
Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai (范å¾éº—æ³°) GBS, JP, MA, BSc (born 1945) is the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LEGCO) and represents a geographical constituency of Hong Kong Island. ...
Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee, GBS OBE JP (Traditional Chinese: 周æ¢æ·‘怡) is a current member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. ...
Andrew Wong Wang Fat, JP, (Chinese: 黃å®ç™¼) (December 11, 1943 - ) was the last president of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong during British rule, the first and only Hong Kong Chinese to served the post. ...
The Honourable Frederick Fung Kin Kee (馮檢基) (born March 17, 1953 in Hong Kong with famil root in Dongguan, Guangdong) is the chairman of the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and Peoples Livelihood (ADPL), a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong. ...
James Tien The Honourable James Tien Pei Chun GBS JP (田北俊) (born January 8, 1947) is currently the Chairman of the Liberal Party (LP), a pro-business and pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong, and a Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo). ...
The Honourable Allen Lee Peng-fei CBE Hong Kong politician. ...
Elsie Tu (æœè‘‰éŒ«æ©; 1913-) (also known as Elsie Elliot, nee Hume) is a social activist and former elected member of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. ...
Henry Wu is a character in the novel Jurassic Park who helps create the Dinosaurs. ...
Henry Tang The Honourable Henry Tang Ying Yen GBS JP (Chinese å”英年) (born 1953) is the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong. ...
Yuen Mo GBS JP (born November 1941) is a business leader and politician in Hong Kong. ...
Leung Chun Ying, GBS, JP, BSC is a current member of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. ...
Chan Kam Lam (born January 22, 1949 in Shantou, Guangdong, China) is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. ...
The Honourable Jasper Tsang Yok-sing GBS JP (曾鈺æˆ) (born 1947 in Guangzhou, Guangdong and his native place is Shunde, Guangdong) is the founding Chairman (1992-2003) of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), the largest pro-Beijing political party in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. ...
The Honourable Lau Wong Fat, GBM, GBS, JP (born 15 October, 1936 in Hong Kong with family root in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong) is a member of Hong Kong Legislative Council, the chairman of New Territories Heung Yee Kuk, the chairman of Tuen Mun District Council and a...
Ambrose LAU Hon Chuen GBS JP (劉漢銓) (born July 16, 1947) was the chairman of the Hong Kong Progressive Alliance (HKPA), a pro-business and pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong. ...
Timothy Fok (b. ...
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