Rule 83 of the Rules of Procedure specifies the following categories of interests which Members of the Legislative Council ("LegCo") are required to register ("registrable interests"):
The above rule also provides that every Member shall furnish to the Clerk to the LegCo, in a registration form approved by the President of the LegCo, particulars of his or her "registrable interests" within a specified timeframe.
Rule 83(4) provides that the Clerk to the LegCo should maintain a Register of Members' Interests for public inspection. The main purpose of the Register is to provide information of any pecuniary interest or other material benefit which a Member receives which might reasonably be thought by others to influence his or her actions, speeches or votes in the LegCo, or actions taken in his or her capacity as a Member of the LegCo.
Since January 2001, the Register has been made available on the LegCo website. Members' updated interests are usually available on the website within 2 working days.