Article 77

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Members

of the

Legislative Council of the Hong

Kong SAR shall not be subject to arrest when attending or

on their way to a meeting of the Legislative Council.

Article 78

The

declare that

shall

President of the Legislative Council

member of the Council is no longer qualified

to serve under any of the following circumstances:

(1) When he/she los es the ability to discharge

the functions of his/her office due to

serious illness or other reasons;

When he/she is absent from meeting for three

consecutive months without the consent of the

President of the Legislative Council and with

no reasonable explanation;

(2)

(3)

(4)

(6)

When he/she loses or renounces his/her status

as a permanent resident of the Hong Kong SAR;

When he/she accepts appointment by the

government as public servant;

(5) When he/she is bankrupt or fails to pay debts

in defiance of a court ruling;

When he/she is convicted and sentenced to

imprisonment for

one month or more for a

criminal offence comitted within or out side

the Hong Kong SAR and is relieved of his/her

duties by а motion passed by two-thirds of

the members of the Legislative Council

present;

(7)

When he/she is censured for misbehavior or

breach of oath by a vote of two-thirds of the members of the Legislative Council present.

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