| 单词 | Legislative Council |
| 释义 | 立法會 An arm of government in which legislative powers are vested. The Legislative Council is the legislature of the Hong Kong SAR vested with legislative power under the Basic Law: Basic Law art 66. The Legislative Council must be constituted by election: art 68. The ultimate aim is the election of all the members of the Legislative Council by universal suffrage: Basic Law art 68. It exercises the following powers and functions: to enact, amend or repeal laws; to examine and approve budgets introduced by the government; to approve taxation and public expenditure; to receive and debate the policy addresses of the Chief Executive; to raise questions on the work of the government; to debate any issues concerning public interests; to endorse the appointment and removal of the judges of the Court of Final Appeal and the Chief Judge of the High Court; to receive and handle complaints from Hong Kong residents; to summon, as required when exercising the above-mentioned powers and functions, persons concerned to testify or give evidence: Article 73. The Legislative Council may also pass a motion of impeachment of the Chief Executive: Article 73(9). The Legislative Council is composed of Chinese citizens who are permanent residents of Hong Kong with no right of abode in any foreign country. Permanent residents who are not of Chinese nationality or who have the right of abode in foreign countries may also be elected members, provided that the proportion of such members does not exceed 20 per cent of the total membership Article 67. At least a simple majority vote of the members present is required for the passage of bills introduced by the Government (or executive authorities). A simple majority vote of each of the two groups of members present (namely (a) members returned by functional constituencies and (b) those returned by geographical constituencies through direct election and by Election Committee) is required for the passage of motions, bills or amendments to government bills introduced by individual members of the Legislative Council. See also Basic Law; Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Executive Council; Functional constituencies; Legislative Council privilege; Legislative Council procedures. 獲賦予立法權力的政府部門。立法會是香港特別行政區的立法機關，並根據基本法獲賦予立法權力：《基本法》第66條。香港特別行政區立法會須由選舉產生：《基本法》第68條。最終達至全部議員由普選產生的目標：《基本法》第68條。立法會行使下列職權：制定、修改和廢除法律；根據政府的提案，審核、通過財政預算；批准稅收和公共開支；聽取行政長官的施政報告並進行辯論；對政府的工作提出質詢；就任何有關公共利益問題進行辯論；同意終審法院法官和高等法院首席法官的任免；接受香港居民申訴並作出處理；如有需要，可傳召有關人士出席作證和提供證據：第73條。立法會亦可通過針對行政長官的彈劾案：第73(9)條。香港特別行政區立法會由在外國無居留權的香港特別行政區永久性居民中的中國公民組成。但非中國籍的香港特別行政區永久性居民和在外國有居留權的香港特別行政區永久性居民也可以當選為香港特別行政區立法會議員，其所佔比例不得超過立法會全體議員的百分之二十：第67條。政府(或行政當局)提出的法案，如獲得出席會議的全體議員的過半數票，即為通過。立法會議員個人提出的議案、法案和對政府法案的修正案均須分別經 (a) 功能界別選舉產生的議員和 (b) 分區直接選舉、及選舉委員會選舉產生的議員兩部分出席會議議員各過半數通過。另見 Basic Law; Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Executive Council; Functional constituencies; Legislative Council privilege; Legislative Council procedures。 |
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