Data about the bills discussed within national parliament as well as votings on bills (not to mix with passed national law). Data on bills must be available for the current legislation period. Open data on the law-making process is crucial for parliamentary transparency: What does a bill text say and how does it change over time? Who introduces a bill? Who votes for and against it? Where is a bill discussed next, so the public can participate in debates? This data category draws on work by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the Declaration of Parliamentary Openness.
| Data location | https://www.legco.gov.hk/database_leg_pro/english/bills/ - Full List of Bills (Since 2000) https://www.legco.gov.hk/general/english/bills/bill1617. - Bills (Year 2016 - 2017) https://www.legco.gov.hk/general/english/bills/bill_1216 - Bills - Fifth Legislative Council (2012 - 2016) |
| Data licence | Unknown |
| Data format | Unknown |
| Reviewer | Alyssa Beaton |
| Submitters | anonymous |
| Last modified | Tue Mar 14 2017 19:37:36 GMT+0000 (UTC) |
The majority of data characteristics are available here, including content, status, transcripts and votes: https://www.legco.gov.hk/database_leg_pro/english/bills/bills.htm, in addition to a wealth of supporting documents. After thorough searching through the available documentation, however, I was unable to locate the author for the bills. The data is available for viewing and download in PDF format.