Hong Kongโs first Legislative Council president following the cityโs return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997 has suggested reviewing the number of seats in Legco, 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 citiesโ border before the 1997 handover, but the plan failed because of opposition within the 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 โtoo manyโ.
โA friend of mine always says keeping 90 seats costs a lot more than 60, and I kind of agree with that,โ she said.