Guided tour

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  • General Information
  • For schools
  • For charitable organizations
Duration
About one hour
Tour size
Up to 40 participants
Language
Tours in Cantonese, English and Putonghua are available.
Fee
Free of charge
Points to note

Tour Route

Tour participants will visit the conference facilities and education facilities in the Legislative Council ("LegCo") Complex. The tour route may be adjusted according to the meetings and activities held in the Complex. In general, the tour covers the following facilities:

Enquiries on Guided Tours

The Tour Office opens from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, Mondays to Fridays (except public holidays). If you have any questions or require additional information about visiting the LegCo Complex, you can contact the Tour Office in a variety of ways:
Hotline
(852) 3919 3441


Address
Tour Office Visitor Services Team,
Legislative Council Complex, 1 Legislative Council Road Central, Hong Kong

Special arrangements

Rules for Participation in Guided Tours

In order to ensure a pleasant touring experience, all participants of guided tours are required to observe the following rules:
  1. Participants should wear the tour badges prominently during their stay in the LegCo Complex.
  2. Participants should take good care of the audio receivers during the tour and return them after the tour.
  3. No eating or drinking is allowed during the tour.
  4. Participants should not damage the exhibits in the LegCo Complex. Any damage to the exhibits should be reported immediately to the staff conducting the tour. Participants may be held responsible for any damage made.
  5. Photography without flash is welcome during guided tour. Prior approval should be sought from the LegCo Secretariat for filming or recording during the tour.
  6. Mobile phones, pagers and other beeping/ringing devices should be turned to silent mode during the tour.
  7. Loudspeakers should not be used inside the LegCo Complex.
  8. Large bags, umbrellas, raincoats and any items not needed for the tour should be kept in the lockers provided at the Main Lobby or in such other places as required by the staff conducting the tour.
  9. Participants are responsible for their personal belongings during the tour. The LegCo Secretariat does not take any responsibility for loss of personal belongings.
  10. Participants should stay with the group and not wander around.
  11. Leaders of group visitors should maintain the order of their group.
  12. Late comers will be arranged to join the next available tour.
  13. A visit may be made to the Souvenir Shop and/or the Cafeteria after the tour. To avoid overcrowding in the Main Lobby, the time that visitors can stay behind in the Main Lobby is printed on their tour badges.
  14. Warnings will be given to participants contravening these Rules or causing nuisances or appearing likely to behave in a disorderly manner during the tour.
  15. Participants ignoring the warnings and refusing to obey any directions given to him/her by the staff conducting the tour are required to leave the tour.
  16. The above Rules are subject to review and may be changed as and when required.

Guided tours are organized to enhance the understanding of the work of the Legislature among students. A number of activities are designed for schools so as to help students make the most of their visits.
Schools are required to create an account through the Guided Tour Booking System ("GTBS") for booking guided tours and educational activities. Schools can choose to participate in the activities either online or by visiting the LegCo Complex in person. For details, please go to Visit and educational activities.

Enquiry

  • For enquiry about GTBS, please contact the Tour Office at 3919 3441.
  • For enquiry about the educational activity, please contact the Education Service Team at 3919 3433.
To enhance the public’s understanding of the work of the Legislature and to provide an opportunity for them to visit the facilities in the Legislative Council ("LegCo") Complex, charitable organizations are welcomed to organize their members to join guided tours of the LegCo Complex.

Eligibility

  • Organizations which are exempt from tax under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance are eligible to book guided tours for charitable organizations.

Number of participants

  • The group must have at least 15 persons but no more than 40 persons, including accompanying staff or caretakers.
  • For elderly groups, the staff in charge of the group should ensure that every 10 elderly participants are being taken care of by at least one staff member of their own throughout the tour.

Language

A choice of Cantonese, English or Putonghua is available.

Guided tours

  • The duration of the guided tour is approximately 1 hour. To allow flexibility and sufficient time to explore other facilities in the Complex, visiting groups are advised to spend 75-90 minutes in the Complex.
  • Organizations are welcomed to extend their visit time in the Complex to allow participants to make purchases at the Souvenir Shop, or to enjoy meals and refreshments at the LegCo Cafeteria.
  • During the summer recess, organizations have the option to book an educational activity for student and youth groups in addition to the regular guided tour, to enhance their understanding of the work of LegCo. For those participating in guided tours with educational activities, the programme consists of a 30-minute guided tour and a 30-minute session of interactive educational activities.

Schedule of tours

Booking arrangement

  • Each eligible charitable organization can book up to two guided tours per year (from September to the following August), on a first-come, first-served basis. Guided tours to be held in the coming 14 days are not available for booking.
  • Guided tours for the period between September and December 2024 are available for booking through GTBS.

Booking procedures

  • Organizations are required to create an account through GTBS for booking guided tours.
  • Applicants are required to complete the registration form, and upload the completed form with a signature and stamp along with the required supporting documents (e.g., tax exemption letter issued by the Inland Revenue Department) to GTBS. The Tour Office will process and verify the application within approximately seven working days. The organization will receive an email notification upon account activation.
  • After creating an account, organizations will be able to make bookings for guided tours through GTBS. Organizations that successfully make a booking will receive a confirmation email from GTBS.
  • After making a reservation, organizations can modify the activity details, including the date and time, contact information, and the number of participants, through GTBS up to 3 days before the guided tour. Organizations can also cancel the booking if necessary.
  • For any changes and cancellations within 3 days prior to the guided tour, please contact the Tour Office at (852) 3919 3441 or by email to visit@legco.gov.hk during office hours.
  • The Secretariat reserves the right to cancel or make any adjustments to any scheduled visit programme if necessary. Applicants will be informed of the cancellation or adjustments in advance.

Important notes

  • Please go to Rules for Participation in Guided Tours for rules required to observe during the visit programme.
  • On the day of visit, please arrive at the LegCo Complex 20 minutes before the scheduled start time of the tour. All tour participants are requested to pass through a metal detector archway, to have their belongings screened by X-ray machines and to produce proof of identity for inspection and registration.
  • Visiting groups arriving by coaches may drop off/pick up visitors at Public Entrance 1 of the LegCo Complex. Vehicle access is via Legislative Council Road.

Enquiry

For enquiries, please contact the Visitor Services Team at (852) 3919 3441.
Public groups with 15 persons or more may request reservations for guided tours for the next 7 to 90 days. All requests will be processed by the Legislative Council ("LegCo") Secretariat and confirmed via email. For enquiries, please contact the Visitor Services Team at 3919 3441 from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm daily.

Number of participants

The group must have at least 15 persons but no more than 45 persons.

Language

A choice of Cantonese, English or Putonghua is available.

Schedule of tours

Booking arrangement

  • A group may request reservations for guided tours to be conducted from the next 7 to 90 days.
    -    Visit programmes from September to July next year will be announced in mid-June and made available for booking from early July every year. Bookings for visit programmes from September 2019 onwards will be accepted from 12 noon, 4 July 2019.
    -    Visit programmes for summer will be announced and made available for booking in mid-May every year.
  • Booking of tour can be made via the Online Booking System or by sending the booking form by email.

Booking procedures

  1. Go to the tour schedule of guided tours for groups on the Online Booking System.
  2. View the latest availability of tour sessions.
  3. Select your desired tour session.
  4. Fill out and submit the booking form.
  5. The booking request will be processed by the Visitor Services Team of the LegCo Secretariat. To speed up the booking process, the applicant can send supplementary supporting document such as the certificate of registration of a society or business registration certificate (if applicable) to the Visitor Services Team.
  6. A confirmation email will be sent to the applicant within 7 working days upon receipt of the application. Visit sessions will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.
  7. On the day of visit, please arrive at the LegCo Complex 20 minutes before the scheduled start time of the tour. All tour participants are requested to pass through a metal detector archway, to have their belongings screened by X-ray machines and to produce proof of identity for inspection and registration.

Cancellation of a booked guided tour

  1. To cancel a booking, please notify the Visitor Services Team at 3919 3441 or by email to visit@legco.gov.hk.
  2. The LegCo Secretariat reserves the right to cancel or make any adjustments to any scheduled guided tours as necessary. The applicant will be informed of the arrangements in advance.

Important notes

Please go to Rules for Participation in Guided Tours for rules required to observe during the guided tour.

Enquiry

For enquiry about the booking procedures, please contact the Visitor Services Team at 3919 3441.
Members of the public are welcomed to join the guided tour to the Legislative Council ("LegCo") Complex to tour around the facilities in the Complex. Booking can be made via the Online Booking System or the Visitor Services Team at 3919 3441.

Number of participants

Each tour accommodates up to 45 participants.
(In the event that less than 6 places are reserved for a tour, the LegCo Secretariat reserves the right to cancel or make any adjustments to any scheduled guided tours as necessary. The applicant will be informed of the arrangements in advance.)

Language

  • Most guided tours for individuals are conducted in Cantonese.
  • Tours in English and Putonghua are also available. Please refer to the tour schedule on the Online Booking System for these tours.

Schedule of tours

Booking arrangement for individuals

  • Booking can be made via the Online Booking System or the Visitor Services Team at 3919 3441.
  • For an individual making an advance booking, up to six tour tickets of one tour per day can be booked.
  • Individuals can book tour tickets of guided tours to be conducted from the next 7 to 90 days.
    -    Visit programmes from September to July next year will be announced in mid-June and made available for booking from early July every year. Bookings for visit programmes from September 2019 onwards will be accepted from 12 noon, 4 July 2019.
    -    Visit programmes for summer will be announced and made available for booking in mid-May every year.

Booking procedures

  1. Go to "Tour schedule for individuals" on the Online Booking System.
  2. Check the availability of the desired tour session and the number of tour tickets available for booking of the desired tour session.
  3. Select the tour session.
  4. Fill out and submit the booking form.
  5. A confirmation email will be sent to the applicant within 7 working days upon receipt of the application.
  6. On the day of visit, please arrive at the Legislative Council Complex 20 minutes before the scheduled start time of the tour. All tour participants are requested to pass through a metal detector archway, to have their belongings screened by X-ray machines and to produce proof of identity for inspection and registration.
Via the Centralized Booking Hotline
  1. Call the Centralized Booking Hotline at 3919 3399.
  2. Booking applicant will be asked for the tour session and number of tickets requested to check for the availability.
  3. If the tour and tickets requested are available, the name and contact number of the booking applicant will be asked for record purpose.
  4. On the day of visit, please arrive at the Legislative Council Complex 20 minutes before the scheduled start time of the tour. All tour participants are requested to pass through a metal detector archway, to have their belongings screened by X-ray machines and to produce proof of identity for inspection and registration.

Cancellation of a booked guided tour for individual

To cancel a booking, please notify the Visitor Services Team at 3919 3441 during office hours or by email to visit@legco.gov.hk.

Important notes

Please go to Rules for Participation in Guided Tours for rules required to observe during the guided tour.

Enquiry

For enquiry about the booking procedures, please contact the Visitor Services Team at 3919 3441 during office hours.