President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
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香港特別行政區立法會主席 | |
since 12 October 2016 | |
Style | The Honourable (尊貴的) (formal) |
Nominator | Legislative Council |
Appointer | Legislative Council |
Term length | Four years, renewable |
Precursor | Governor of Hong Kong |
Inaugural holder | John Joseph Swaine |
Formation | 19 February 1993 |
Salary | HK$2,400,000 annually[1] |
Politics and government of Hong Kong |
Related topics Hong Kong portal |
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Traditional Chinese | 香港特別行政區立法會主席 | ||||||||
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The president of the Legislative Council is the presiding officer of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. According to the Article 71 of the Hong Kong Basic Law, the president of the Legislative Council is elected by and from among Legislative Council members, plays the presiding role, administrative role and ceremonial role, and ensures the smooth conduct of the Legislative Council meetings.[2]