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  • initialism UK Legislative Council (name of legislative body for Hong Kong and Macau (formerly) SAR's and many UK dependent territories)

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Examples

  • Fan won respect from many Hongkongers for the fairness she demonstrated during her tenure in LegCo, a particularly strong asset to have at this time, according to Michael DeGolyer, director of the HKTP.

    China's Power Shuffle Clouds HK's Future 2011

  • She formerly served as the president of Hong Kong's Legislative Council LegCo, and currently she's a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

    China's Power Shuffle Clouds HK's Future 2011

  • Fan won respect from many Hongkongers for the fairness she demonstrated during her tenure in LegCo, a particularly strong asset to have at this time, according to Michael DeGolyer, director of the HKTP.

    China's Power Shuffle Clouds HK's Future 2011

  • She formerly served as the president of Hong Kong's Legislative Council LegCo, and currently she's a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

    China's Power Shuffle Clouds HK's Future 2011

  • Fan won respect from many Hongkongers for the fairness she demonstrated during her tenure in LegCo, a particularly strong asset to have at this time, according to Michael DeGolyer, director of the HKTP.

    China's Power Shuffle Clouds HK's Future 2011

  • She formerly served as the president of Hong Kong's Legislative Council LegCo, and currently she's a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

    China's Power Shuffle Clouds HK's Future 2011

  • We predicted an interventionist LegCo and months later legislators voted 42-18 for a motion encouraging the government to establish a minimum wage/max working hours law.

    Hong Kong: Statist at Heart?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Mr Kwarteng notes that the Chinese simply dissolved the LegCo elected under the Patten rules, and then held new elections under the old, colonial rules that packed the place with establishment-friendly types chosen by business and professional lobbies.

    The Economist: Daily news and views 2011

  • Mr Kwarteng is correct that when it comes to changing the LegCo election rules, Mr Patten's efforts were futile.

    The Economist: Daily news and views 2011

  • Mr Kwarteng is correct that when it comes to changing the LegCo election rules, Mr Patten's efforts were futile.

    The Economist: Daily news and views 2011

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