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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
Chen, Leopold. “Hong Kong should review reducing number of Legco seats to cut cost, Rita Fan says.” South China Morning Post, 4 Oct. 2026, 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.
Chen, Leopold. “Hong Kong should review reducing number of Legco seats to cut cost, Rita Fan says.” South China Morning Post, October 4, 2026. 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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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.