Hong Kong legislative election 1552298 112004196 2007-03-02T04:37:55Z HongQiGong 986621 /* References */ {{Politics of Hong Kong}} '''Legislative elections''' are held in '''[[Hong Kong]]''' whenever the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]] needs renewal. The LEGCO is governed by Article 73 of the Basic Law, the Legislative Council of the HKSAR exercises the following powers and functions. The Council meets every Wednesday afternoon in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building to conduct its business while in session. They can be held either at the expiry of a term (every four years) or if the [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|Chief Executive]] dissolves the legislature and calls a new election. The last was held in [[Hong Kong legislative election, 2004|2004]] and the next will be in [[Hong Kong legislative election, 2008|2008]]. Members of the Legislative Council also play important functions of scrutinizing bills, controlling public expenditure and monitoring Government's performance. The LEGCO also has Legislative Council Redress System to receive and handle complaints from members of the public who are aggrieved by Government actions or policies. The LEGCO elections have been mocked as a weak attempt at democracy and lacks the power to make laws and be the voice of the people of Hong Kong. Even prior to the handover in 1997, the LEGCO played a lesser role to the powerful Executive Council (EXCO) as the real corridor of power in Hong Kong, though reforms made by Governor [[Chris Patten]] allowed many more HK people to participate in the functional constituency elections. These reforms were revoked by Beijing after the 1997 handover. ==References== * [http://www.legco.gov.hk/english/index.htm Legislative Council of Hong Kong] [[Category:Elections in Hong Kong|Legislative election]]