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The article discusses declining public support for Hong Kong's Legislative Council (Legco) despite its improved efficiency. It highlights that reducing Legco seats to cut costs is not addressing the underlying issue of poor public perception. The author criticizes a suggestion by political veteran Elsie Fan to reduce Legco seats from 90 to 60, emphasizing that funding is not the main concern but rather how the administration approaches the issue.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-11,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The public perception of Hong Kong's Legislative Council (Legco) is declining despite improvements in efficiency. During a radio show, Fan, a political veteran, surprisingly suggested considering the reduction of Legco seats to cut costs, which was seen as shocking given her experience and stature. The suggestion stems from the fact that 60 is two-thirds of 90, referring to the number of Legco seats. However, reducing funding isn't addressing the core issue of public perception. In 2012-16, the legislature expanded from 60 to 70 seats as part of a constitutional and electoral reform that also increased the Election Committee members from 800 to 1,200. The administration's approach has not helped improve public support for Legco.
Written for “Hong Kong Politics Legisture Support” on 2026-10-11,
grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.
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Leaning: leans left for article 71768 (high confidence, 2 verified quotes) · logged 2026-10-11
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If Hongkongers’ support for Legco is waning, it isn’t just lawmakers’ fault
Despite Legco having become more efficient, public perception of the legislature isn’t overwhelmingly positive.
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perception → wan → legislature
The administration’s approach hasn’t helped
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approach → help → ?
The basic maths behind the statement cannot be refuted: 60 is two-thirds of 90.
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60 → refute → 90
Even though Fan didn’t bring up the topic herself – she was asked the question by the host during a radio show – it was shocking that a political veteran of her calibre would suggest considering the reduction of Legco seats to cut costs.
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veteran → bring → costs
Reducing the discussion to dollars and cents does not properly address the real problem, which is public perception.
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which → reduce → problem
First, a quick breakdown of how we arrived at the current number of Legco seats.
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we → arrive → seats
The legislature expanded from 60 to 70 seats for the 2012-16 term.
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legislature → expand → term
This was part of the 2010 constitutional and electoral reform package, which also increased the number of Election Committee members from 800 to 1,200.
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which → increase → 1,200
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