2022 President of the Hong Kong Legislative Council election
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10 January 2022
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The election for the President of the Seventh Legislative Council took place on 10 January 2022 for members of the 7th Legislative Council of Hong Kong to among themselves elect the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the duration of the council.[1]
Schedule 1 of the Rules of Procedure of the Legislative Council stipulates the procedures of the election for president. The Clerk to the Legislative Council will prepare a list of all the nominations in the order of receipt and distribute to all members at least 2 clear days before the day of the election. Before the election, candidates will be able to present their manifesto and answer questions in a special forum.
The secretariat announced that the deadline for nomination is on 4 January 2022 while the election will take place on 10 January.[1] As only one nomination was received at deadline, Andrew Leung was declared duly elected.[2]
