第七十一条 香港特别行政区立法会主席由立法会议员互选产生。

　　Article 71 The President of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be elected by and from among the members of the Legislative Council.

　　香港特别行政区立法会主席由年满四十周岁，在香港通常居住连续满二十年并在外国无居留权的香港特别行政区永久性居民中的中国公民担任。

　　The President of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be a Chinese citizen of not less than 40 years of age, who is a permanent resident of the Region with no right of abode in any foreign country and has ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for a continuous period of not less than 20 years.

　　第七十二条 香港特别行政区立法会主席行使下列职权：

　　Article 72 The President of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall exercise the following powers and functions:

　　（一）主持会议；

　　(1) To preside over meetings;

　　（二）决定议程，政府提出的议案须优先列入议程；

　　(2) To decide on the agenda, giving priority to government bills for inclusion in the agenda;

　　（三）决定开会时间；

　　(3) To decide on the time of meetings;

　　（四）在休会期间可召开特别会议；