Legislative Council Annual Report 2016-2017

President's Foreword Chapt r 1 The Legislative Council Composition According to the Basic Law, the Legislative Council ("LegCo") of the HKSAR shall be constituted by election. The Sixth LegCo comprises 70 Members, of whom 35 were returned by geographical constituencies through direct elections and 35 were returned by functional constituencies. The election for the Sixth LegCo was held on 4 September 2016, and the termof office is four years from1 October 2016 to 30 September 2020. The President of LegCo is elected by and from among the Council's Members. Details of the composition of the Sixth LegCo are provided in Appendix 1 . Taking of Legislative Council Oath Article 104 of the Basic Law provides that when assuming office, Members of the Legislative Council ("LegCo") must, in accordance with law, swear to uphold the Basic Law and swear allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The form of the Legislative Council Oath ("LegCo Oath") is set out in Schedule 2 to the Oaths and Declarations Ordinance (Cap. 11). Rule 12(1) of the Rules of Procedure ("RoP") provides that at the first meeting of a term, Members shall make or subscribe an oath or affirmation as provided for under RoP 1. By virtue of RoP 1, no Member shall attend a meeting or vote therein until he/she has made or subscribed an oath or affirmation in accordance with the provisions of Cap. 11. Arrangements were made for Members to take the LegCo Oath at the first meeting of the current term on 12 October 2016. According to the relevant court judgments, Sixtus LEUNG Chung-hang, YAUWai-ching, LEUNG Kwok-hung, Nathan LAW Kwun-chung, YIU Chung-yim and LAU Siu-lai have been disqualified from assuming the office of a Member of LegCo and have vacated the office since 12 October 2016. 16 Legislative Council Annual Report 2016-2017