# Bills Database

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- ID: ` legco-billsdb-bills-database `
- Publisher: [Legislative Council](/publishers/ef8791b8-b636-4d4e-ba38-2690618ddcf9/) · [Markdown](/publishers/ef8791b8-b636-4d4e-ba38-2690618ddcf9/index.md)
- Categories: [Election and Legislature](/categories/legislature/) · [Markdown](/categories/legislature/index.md)
- Tags: Not stated
- Resources: 22
- Updated: 2026-06-05T16:49:10.365202
- Harvest started: 2026-10-20T22:31:00.105Z
- Licence: Not stated
- Source: [Official metadata record](<https://data.gov.hk/en-data/api/3/action/package_show?id=legco-billsdb-bills-database>)

Harvest started is the source harvest start associated with this record, not its precise retrieval time. Updated is an upstream metadata claim.

## Description

This data set contains information on bills considered by the Council since 1906\.  It consists of the key dates relating to the passage of a bill, relevant papers and reports of the bill and the Bills Committee, as well as hyperlinks to the Bill's deliberations in Council meetings\.  For use of the data provided by the Legislative Council, please note the disclaimer and copyright notice at https://www\.legco\.gov\.hk/english/disclaim\.htm

## Resources

These are upstream resource links from metadata. Resource contents and endpoint availability have not been verified here.

### [Bills gazetted during the Provisional Legislative Council (1997 - 1998)](<https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=json&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%271997-07-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%271998-07-01%27>)

- Resource ID: ` 04a8a870-14aa-4e3d-a058-1d6f549c69e0 `
- Format: JSON
- Language: en, zh-Hant
- Updated: 2026-06-05T16:48:50.443958
- Original URL: ` https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=json&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%271997-07-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%271998-07-01%27 `

Bills gazetted during the Provisional Legislative Council \(1997 \- 1998\)\.

### [Bills gazetted before July 1997](<https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=json&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%271997-07-01%27>)

- Resource ID: ` 085a574d-e75e-4809-8974-432c18d5459b `
- Format: JSON
- Language: en, zh-Hant
- Updated: 2026-06-05T16:48:51.522518
- Original URL: ` https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=json&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%271997-07-01%27 `

Bills gazetted before July 1997\.

### [Bills gazetted during the Fifth Legislative Council (2012 - 2016)](<https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=json&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272012-10-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272016-10-01%27>)

- Resource ID: ` 09bc3095-d7a6-4dd0-9fbf-c198f956a4ca `
- Format: JSON
- Language: en, zh-Hant
- Updated: 2026-06-05T16:48:45.344199
- Original URL: ` https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=json&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272012-10-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272016-10-01%27 `

Bills gazetted during the Fifth Legislative Council \(2012 \- 2016\)\.

### [Bills gazetted during the Eighth Legislative Council](<https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=xml&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272026-01-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272030-01-01%27>)

- Resource ID: ` 0ccb87c3-9717-432e-b02d-a89ddec6b1d3 `
- Format: XML
- Language: en, zh-Hant
- Updated: 2026-06-05T16:48:54.004911
- Original URL: ` https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=xml&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272026-01-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272030-01-01%27 `

Bills gazetted during the Eighth Legislative Council\.

### [Bills gazetted during the First Legislative Council (1998 - 2000)](<https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=xml&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%271998-07-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272000-10-01%27>)

- Resource ID: ` 1a8bf94d-e4ef-43d8-ba43-cd07458455bb `
- Format: XML
- Language: en, zh-Hant
- Updated: 2026-06-05T16:49:03.718408
- Original URL: ` https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=xml&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%271998-07-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272000-10-01%27 `

Bills gazetted during the First Legislative Council \(1998 \- 2000\)\.

### [Bills gazetted during the First Legislative Council (1998 - 2000)](<https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=json&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%271998-07-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272000-10-01%27>)

- Resource ID: ` 285ec868-7a4f-4e4a-a081-1b6874ec1285 `
- Format: JSON
- Language: en, zh-Hant
- Updated: 2026-06-05T16:48:49.416227
- Original URL: ` https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=json&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%271998-07-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272000-10-01%27 `

Bills gazetted during the First Legislative Council \(1998 \- 2000\)\.

### [Bills gazetted during the Third Legislative Council (2004 - 2008)](<https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=json&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272004-10-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272008-10-01%27>)

- Resource ID: ` 2e3d2e93-b041-4c9f-ac60-4d3141606adf `
- Format: JSON
- Language: en, zh-Hant
- Updated: 2026-06-05T16:48:47.459182
- Original URL: ` https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=json&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272004-10-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272008-10-01%27 `

Bills gazetted during the Third Legislative Council \(2004 \- 2008\)\.

### [Open data of the Bills Database](<https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=xml>)

- Resource ID: ` 351d73cc-7412-4b47-8af6-f60a3bd375df `
- Format: XML
- Language: en, zh-Hant
- Updated: 2026-06-05T16:49:10.380461
- Original URL: ` https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=xml `

Open data of the Bills Database\.

### [Bills gazetted during the Seventh Legislative Council (2022 - 2025)](<https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=xml&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272022-01-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272026-01-01%27>)

- Resource ID: ` 4ebb5424-cae6-4a04-8a3f-911b27d67f77 `
- Format: XML
- Language: en, zh-Hant
- Updated: 2026-06-05T16:48:55.215841
- Original URL: ` https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=xml&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272022-01-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272026-01-01%27 `

Bills gazetted during the Seventh Legislative Council \(2022 \- 2025\)\.

### [Bills gazetted during the Provisional Legislative Council (1997 - 1998)](<https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=xml&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%271997-07-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%271998-07-01%27>)

- Resource ID: ` 4f14b089-abed-473a-a6ca-2b2109acdacc `
- Format: XML
- Language: en, zh-Hant
- Updated: 2026-06-05T16:49:06.167357
- Original URL: ` https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=xml&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%271997-07-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%271998-07-01%27 `

Bills gazetted during the Provisional Legislative Council \(1997 \- 1998\)\.

### [Bills gazetted during the Sixth Legislative Council (2016 - 2021)](<https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=xml&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272016-10-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272022-01-01%27>)

- Resource ID: ` 5d5dc7fd-146f-46d1-abba-446d16537f7f `
- Format: XML
- Language: en, zh-Hant
- Updated: 2026-06-05T16:48:56.487763
- Original URL: ` https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=xml&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272016-10-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272022-01-01%27 `

Bills gazetted during the Sixth Legislative Council \(2016 \- 2021\)\.

### [Open data of the Bills Database](<https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills>)

- Resource ID: ` 62f064c1-d9dc-4ca2-b643-b1e126ab02d4 `
- Format: JSON
- Language: en, zh-Hant
- Updated: 2026-06-05T16:48:52.732302
- Original URL: ` https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills `

Open data of the Bills Database\.

### [Bills gazetted before July 1997](<https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=xml&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%271997-07-01%27>)

- Resource ID: ` 720bef1d-ebc8-4429-b9d6-92049fa02d89 `
- Format: XML
- Language: en, zh-Hant
- Updated: 2026-06-05T16:49:08.793742
- Original URL: ` https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=xml&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%271997-07-01%27 `

Bills gazetted before July 1997\.

### [Bills gazetted during the Fourth Legislative Council (2008 - 2012)](<https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=xml&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272008-10-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272012-10-01%27>)

- Resource ID: ` 778ff9df-84c6-4174-a4c5-599cda8af060 `
- Format: XML
- Language: en, zh-Hant
- Updated: 2026-06-05T16:48:59.258637
- Original URL: ` https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=xml&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272008-10-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272012-10-01%27 `

Bills gazetted during the Fourth Legislative Council \(2008 \- 2012\)\.

### [Bills gazetted during the Seventh Legislative Council (2022 - 2025)](<https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=json&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272022-01-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272026-01-01%27>)

- Resource ID: ` 85c4537b-67ee-47c9-931c-4eea2474ae87 `
- Format: JSON
- Language: en, zh-Hant
- Updated: 2026-06-05T16:48:43.606830
- Original URL: ` https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=json&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272022-01-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272026-01-01%27 `

Bills gazetted during the Seventh Legislative Council \(2022 \- 2025\)\.

### [Bills gazetted during the Fifth Legislative Council (2012 - 2016)](<https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=xml&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272012-10-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272016-10-01%27>)

- Resource ID: ` a469f742-3616-4dbc-8c01-f1bf13994e1f `
- Format: XML
- Language: en, zh-Hant
- Updated: 2026-06-05T16:48:57.902274
- Original URL: ` https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=xml&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272012-10-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272016-10-01%27 `

Bills gazetted during the Fifth Legislative Council \(2012 \- 2016\)\.

### [Bills gazetted during the Sixth Legislative Council (2016 - 2021)](<https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=json&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272016-10-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272022-01-01%27>)

- Resource ID: ` bb95be44-7f6c-4eb6-a557-e81fa166c332 `
- Format: JSON
- Language: en, zh-Hant
- Updated: 2026-06-05T16:48:44.466630
- Original URL: ` https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=json&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272016-10-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272022-01-01%27 `

Bills gazetted during the Sixth Legislative Council \(2016 \- 2021\)\.

### [Bills gazetted during the Third Legislative Council (2004 - 2008)](<https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=xml&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272004-10-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272008-10-01%27>)

- Resource ID: ` be57f2e8-5f59-4898-85b2-6f9fef2b42f9 `
- Format: XML
- Language: en, zh-Hant
- Updated: 2026-06-05T16:49:00.710856
- Original URL: ` https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=xml&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272004-10-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272008-10-01%27 `

Bills gazetted during the Third Legislative Council \(2004 \- 2008\)\.

### [Bills gazetted during the Fourth Legislative Council (2008 - 2012)](<https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=json&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272008-10-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272012-10-01%27>)

- Resource ID: ` c5a7d7ef-b9af-4ead-a8c2-dfaf69d027c0 `
- Format: JSON
- Language: en, zh-Hant
- Updated: 2026-06-05T16:48:46.267161
- Original URL: ` https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=json&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272008-10-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272012-10-01%27 `

Bills gazetted during the Fourth Legislative Council \(2008 \- 2012\)\.

### [Bills gazetted during the Second Legislative Council (2000 - 2004)](<https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=xml&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272000-10-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272004-10-01%27>)

- Resource ID: ` c79ec6ae-2086-44e4-b709-afa05c9dde58 `
- Format: XML
- Language: en, zh-Hant
- Updated: 2026-06-05T16:49:02.220033
- Original URL: ` https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=xml&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272000-10-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272004-10-01%27 `

Bills gazetted during the Second Legislative Council \(2000 \- 2004\)\.

### [Bills gazetted during the Eighth Legislative Council](<https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=json&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272026-01-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272030-01-01%27>)

- Resource ID: ` e3b7d3a6-ad54-4d41-a1ed-2b9f7d6d614f `
- Format: JSON
- Language: en, zh-Hant
- Updated: 2026-06-05T16:48:42.757902
- Original URL: ` https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=json&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272026-01-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272030-01-01%27 `

Bills gazetted during the Eighth Legislative Council\.

### [Bills gazetted during the Second Legislative Council (2000 - 2004)](<https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=json&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272000-10-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272004-10-01%27>)

- Resource ID: ` ee8660f8-5c55-4204-b036-d744534ba945 `
- Format: JSON
- Language: en, zh-Hant
- Updated: 2026-06-05T16:48:48.406893
- Original URL: ` https://app.legco.gov.hk/BillsDB/odata/Vbills?$format=json&$inlinecount=allpages&$filter=bill_gazette_date+ge+datetime%272000-10-01%27+and+bill_gazette_date+lt+datetime%272004-10-01%27 `

Bills gazetted during the Second Legislative Council \(2000 \- 2004\)\.

## Document availability

Parsed specifications and data dictionaries: not available for this dataset. [Document availability](/documents.md).