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Hong Kong should review reducing number of Legco seats to cut cost, Rita Fan says

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Chen, L. (2026, October 4). Hong Kong should review reducing number of Legco seats to cut cost, Rita Fan says. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3369700/hong-kong-should-review-reducing-number-legco-seats-cut-cost-rita-fan-says?utm_source=rss_feed

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-04 · by Leopold Chen

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Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai, Hong Kong’s first Legislative Council president, suggested reviewing the number of seats in Legco to reduce expenses during an appearance on a radio show. When asked if the current 90 seats are excessive, Fan agreed with her friend's observation that maintaining 90 seats is more costly than having 60.
Written by AI on 2026-10-04, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai, Hong Kong’s first Legislative Council president, suggested reviewing the number of seats in Legco (the Legislative Council) to reduce public spending. During a radio show appearance on Sunday, she mentioned that maintaining 90 seats is more costly than reducing it to 60. Additionally, Fan discussed past discussions between Hong Kong and Shenzhen authorities regarding the development of land at their shared border before the handover in 1997; however, this plan failed due to government opposition.

Written for “Hong Kong Legco Reform” on 2026-11-04, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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Hong Kong Hong Kong’s Legco Legislative Council Shenzhen

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Legco ORG · 3× Hong Kong GPE · 2× Chinese NORP · 1× Fan PERSON · 1× Hong Kong’s GPE · 1× Legislative Council ORG · 1× Rita Fan PERSON · 1× Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai PERSON · 1× Shenzhen GPE · 1×

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Fan made the remarks during an appearance on a radio show, in which she was asked by the host whether the current 90 seats in Legco were “too many”.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-04
2026-10-04 · South China Morning Post
Hong Kong should review reducing number of Legco seats to cut cost, Rita Fan says · mixed framing

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Hong Kong should review reducing number of Legco seats to cut cost, Rita Fan says ‘A friend of mine always says keeping 90 seats costs a lot more than 60, and I kind of agree with that,’ city’s first Legco president says Hong Kong’s first Legislative Council president suggested reviewing the number of seats in the city’s legislature, citing the need to use public funds properly. Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai also said on Sunday that Hong Kong and Shenzhen authorities had discussed the development of a plot at the two cities’ border before the handover to Chinese rule in 1997, but the plan failed because of opposition within the government. uncertain
plan → review → government
Fan made the remarks during an appearance on a radio show, in which she was asked by the host whether the current 90 seats in Legco were “too many”. asserted
seats → make → Legco
“A friend of mine always says keeping 90 seats costs a lot more than 60, and I kind of agree with that,” she said. asserted
she → say → that
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