Legco

British

/ ˈlɛɡkəʊ /

noun

the Legislative Council of Hong Kong

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In the end, the 31.9% turnout was marginally higher than the LegCo election four years ago, while the number of voters dropped slightly to 1.32 million from 2021’s 1.35 million.

From The Wall Street Journal

A total of 161 candidates are competing for 90 seats in the LegCo, which acts as a mini parliament and can make and amend laws.

From BBC

Political campaigning for the LegCo election was immediately suspended following the fire, though government-organised debate forums resumed after a few days.

From BBC

Hong Kong chief executive John Lee has insisted the LegCo election continue as planned as "we must move forward before we can turn our grief into strength".

From BBC

This year's LegCo election will feature a number of new faces with about a quarter of the incumbent lawmakers stepping down.

From BBC

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