Legislative Council Annual Report 2016-2017

Chapter 2 Legislative Council Meetings Chapter 2 Legislative Council Meetings Meetings of the Legislative Council ("LegCo") are open to the public and may be conducted in Cantonese, English or Putonghua, with simultaneous interpretation and sign language interpretation. The proceedings of Council meetings are broadcast live on the Council's website, reported by the mass media, and recorded verbatim in theOfficial Record of Proceedings of LegCo. The business transacted at regular Council meetings mainly includes tabling of subsidiary legislation, papers and reports; asking of questions for replies from the Government; consideration of bills; and debates on motions. Tabling of subsidiary legislation, papers and reports Subsidiary legislation refers to any proclamation, rule, regulation, order, resolution, notice, rule of court, bylaw or other instrument made by designated authorities under or by virtue of relevant ordinances and having legislative effect. Such legislation is subject to the Council's scrutiny through a positive or negative vetting procedure. Members or public officers may move motions in the Council to amend subsidiary legislation. Papers tabled in Council include annual reports of government departments and public bodies, as well as reports of the Council's committees. Members and public officers may address the Council on these reports. Council meetings held 33 (three of which were the Chief Executive's Question and Answer Sessions) Meeting hours 407 Subsidiary legislation subject to negative vetting tabled 174 Papers and reports tabled 179 Legislative Council Annual Report 2016-2017 21 20 Legislative Council Annual Report 2016-2017