In accordance with Article 69, the First Legislative Council of the HKSAR was in office for two years and three months (from 1 July 1998 to 30 September 2000). Subsequent Councils, with the exception of the Sixth Legislative Council of the HKSAR, have served terms numbering precisely four years. All LegCo members, returned from geographical and functional constituencies or the Election Committee, hold the same terms.
