Provisional Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 香港特別行政區臨時立法會 | |
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| Type | |
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| History | |
| Established | 25 January 1997 |
| Disbanded | 30 June 1998 |
| Preceded by | Colonial Legislative Council |
| Succeeded by | Legislative Council HKSAR |
| Leadership | |
President | |
| Seats | 60 |
| Elections | |
| Plurality-at-large by Selection Committee | |
| Meeting place | |
| Huaxia Art Centre (February–June 1997) Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (1 July 1997) Legislative Council Building (1 July 1997 – 30 June 1998) | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港特別行政區臨時立法會 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港特别行政区临时立法会 | ||||||||||||
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The Provisional Legislative Council (PLC) was the interim legislature of Hong Kong that operated from 1997 to 1998. The legislature was founded in Guangzhou and sat in Shenzhen from 1996 (with offices in Hong Kong), until the 1997 handover when it moved to Hong Kong to temporarily replace the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
The legislature was established by the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region by resolution at its Second Plenary Session on 24 March 1996. The 60 members of the PLC were elected on 21 December 1996 by the 400-member Selection Committee for the First Government of the HKSAR, which also elected the first Chief Executive. The official start date for this council was on 25 January 1997.[1]