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Commencement dates of Seventh LegCo and 2022 legislative session
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     The Government announced today (November 19) that, in accordance with section 4(3) of the Legislative Council Ordinance, the Chief Executive in Council has specified January 1, 2022, as the commencement date of the Seventh Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
 
     In addition, under section 9(2) of the Ordinance, the Chief Executive has specified January 12, 2022, as the date on which the 2022 legislative session is to begin. The Chief Executive has also specified January 12, 2022, at 11am as the date and time for holding the first meeting of the Seventh LegCo in accordance with section 10(1) of the Ordinance.
 
     Notices announcing the commencement date of the Seventh LegCo, the commencement date of the 2022 legislative session, and the date and time of holding the first meeting of the Seventh LegCo are published in the Government Gazette today.
 
Ends/Friday, November 19, 2021
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