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Hong Kong Legislative Council election 2021

Former Liberal Party members Miriam Lau Kin-yee (left), James Tien and Selina Chow. Photo: Sam Tsang

Co-founders of Hong Kong’s Liberal Party quit after dispute over honorary posts

Veteran politicians James Tien, Selina Chow and Miriam Lau submit resignation letters to Liberal Party in protest over plans to abolish honorary chair posts.

Security, hotpot and photo shoots: what Hong Kong poll hopefuls spent cash on

2 Hongkongers receive suspended jail sentences over calls to cast blank votes

Ex-opposition sectors cast 10 per cent of invalid ballots in 2021 Hong Kong poll

Electoral Affairs Commission recorded more than 30,000 invalid votes from December election.

Polling data from the 2021 Legislative Council General Election logged more than 30,000 invalid ballots. Photo: Nora Tam

Hong Kong lawmaker representing mainland firms says sector ready to lend a hand

Erik Yim Kong, general manager of China Merchants Port, says state enterprises plan to take on a more active role in tackling the city’s housing and livelihood issues.

Hong Kong lawmaker mounts a comeback after his ousting as Law Society head

Ambrose Lam resigned as president of the legal body in 2014 after a no-confidence vote over his praise for the Communist Party, but now he says he stands by his past remarks.

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So, Leung, farewell? Hong Kong party may expel pair who backed centrist

Potential disciplinary action by the Democratic Party appears to have stemmed from the rift created by the group’s decision to sit out last year’s Legislative Council election.

Two Democratic Party members are facing possible expulsion for endorsing a centrist candidate in last month’s Legislative Council election without prior approval. Photo: Felix Wong

Hong Kong surgeon-turned-lawmaker hopes to improve primary health care services

Health care, housing are priorities, and democratic reforms can wait, says medical sector lawmaker David Lam.

Priest lawmaker hopes to give jailed Hong Kong protesters a second chance

Keep protesters’ criminal records with judiciary, not police, to make it easier for them to get jobs, says Peter Koon.

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Meet Hong Kong’s new lawmakers

Hong Kong elected a new term of its legislature in December under Beijing’s “patriots-only” political overhaul, with the the pro-establishment bloc sweeping all but one seat in the 90-strong Legislative Council amid a record low turnout. In this six-part series, the city’s novice lawmakers tell the Post their plans for the coming four years.

How well can Hong Kong’s affluent lawmakers represent ordinary residents?

Not-so-diverse Legco raises questions about lawmakers’ ability to reflect views of ordinary Hongkongers.

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Hong Kong’s new lawmakers pose for a group photo. Photo: Sam Tsang

Letters | Mount Kelly’s troubles a failure of government supervision

Readers discuss the government’s role in monitoring the operation of schools, what Hong Kong’s New Year resolutions should be, how our new legislators should prove their worth, and the ban on dining in after 6pm.

Hong Kong leader defends Omicron handling, pushes bureau revamp at Legco meeting

Chief Executive Carrie Lam opens meeting with ambitious speech laying out vision for new government structure and massive border town.

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As it happened: Lam rejects universal Covid-19 testing, hits back at Cathay grilling

Lawmakers gather for opening session of Legco term, but several are in quarantine or have been urged to stay away after attending Wan Chai birthday bash.

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Carrie Lam enters the chamber to open the new Legco term. Photo: Sam Tsang

20 Hong Kong lawmakers may miss first meeting of Legco’s new term

Four lawmakers are in government quarantine after an ill-fated birthday party attended by infected guests, while 16 who were later exempted have been asked to isolate at home.

A worker on Monday readies the Legislative Council chamber for the body’s first meeting of its new term later this week. Photo: Robert Ng

Letters | What the future of Hong Kong education should look like

Readers discuss the state of education in Hong Kong, the new Legislative Council, and the benefits of making Soho a pedestrian area.

Pro-Beijing camp closes ranks over birthday party scandal, blames Cathay

They say no need for home affairs minister Caspar Tsui to resign for attending event, where social-distancing rules might have been broken.

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Letters | Quality candidates and debate marked Legco election 2021

The sloganeering and vague promises of elections past were replaced by a focus on the major issues confronting Hong Kong, even as law and order was restored.

Hong Kong’s incoming lawmakers stand for photographs following an oath-taking ceremony at the Legislative Council on January 3. The seventh-term Legco is expected to help raise the standards of Hong Kong governance. Photo: Bloomberg

Pro-establishment team to guide messaging and coordinate work in Hong Kong’s Legco

Previously, just one convenor and a deputy were tasked with managing the camp’s legislative efforts, but by adding 10 new positions underneath them, the bloc hopes to better steer Legco’s 90 lawmakers.

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Top Beijing official in Hong Kong lays out 5 expectations for new lawmakers

Xia Baolong, director of State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, tells lawmakers they must be ‘firm patriots’ who protect national security and defenders of executive-led model of government, among other duties.

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Letters | It’s aircrew who are paying the price of keeping planes in air

Readers call for understanding of crew members’ sacrifices, a review of the city’s quarantine rules to deal with local transmission, constructive criticism of lawmakers, and a better use of school resources to improve language learning.

A Cathay Pacific aircraft approaches Hong Kong airport on August 10 last year. Airline crew are isolated when they are overseas in hotel rooms. On return to Hong Kong, they are subjected to weeks of tests and isolation from the community. Photo: Bloomberg

Incumbent president of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council re-elected unopposed

With no opposition to put forward a challenger, the pro-establishment veteran was confirmed head of the new Legco minutes after the nomination period closed.

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Incumbent Legislative Council president Andrew Leung was re-elected unopposed on Tuesday. Photo: Nora Tam

Editorial | Hard work begins after the Hong Kong oaths end

With no dissenting voices, the swearing-in ceremony for members of the Legislative Council was uneventful, but now those lawmakers must prove they can meet the daunting challenges ahead.

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HK Legco members sworn in

Hong Kong’s 90 new lawmakers sworn in for first Legco of ‘patriots-only’ era

Proceedings pass without any of the improper oath-taking antics of the 2016 ceremony, though two lawmakers-elect ordered to repeat their vows over missing words.

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Former Legco president and new lawmaker Andrew Leung (left) delivers his oath in front of Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam. Photo: Felix Wong

Letters | Reaching out to students can help rebuild Legco’s credibility

University students and researchers are an untapped resource that could inform Legco policymaking and provide insight on issues affecting the community.

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Newly elected Legislative Council lawmakers from geographic constituencies meet the media at Legco in Admiralty on December 22. Photo: Felix Wong

Opinion | My advice to new lawmakers: reach out to foreign businesses, young people

Legislators should start by listening to the city’s disillusioned youth and setting them on a more prosperous path. They must also assuage the international business community’s concerns about the national security laws and Covid-19 travel restrictions.

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Opinion | Let Hong Kong chart its own course on democracy

US-led criticism of Hong Kong’s Legco election should not be taken seriously when the sustainability of American’s own democratic system is in question.

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Hong Kong Legislative Council election 2021
The 2021 Hong Kong Legislative Council election took place on December 19, 2021.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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