4th Legislative Council of Hong Kong

The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong remained the largest party with 10 seats.

Notable newcomers to the Legislative Council included Regina Ip, Priscilla Leung, Wong Yuk-man, Tanya Chan, and Paul Tse.

The membership of the Election Committee to return the Chief Executive increased from 800 to 1,200, while the number of seats in the LegCo rose by 10 to 70.

Five of the new seats, known as 'super lawmakers', would be in the district councils functional constituency, where 3.2 million people would be eligible to vote.

People Power legislators started the filibuster against it but the bill was passed after President Tsang Yok-sing halted the debate.

Protestors gathered outside the Legislative Council Building opposing to the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link in January 2010.
Five resigning democrat legislators at a rally on 27 January 2010.
Leung Chun-ying attended Legislative Council Q&A session first time as Chief Executive on 16 July 2012.