The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

     The Legislative Council Secretariat (the Secretariat) released an upgraded version (version 4.0) of the mobile application for the Legislative Council (LegCo App) today (October 4).

     The Secretariat launched the LegCo App to facilitate users to access the latest LegCo information of various types on mobile devices.  In response to feedback from users, the LegCo App brings two new functions, namely "Business of the Week" and "What's New", and enhances the functions for "Webcast", "Calendar" as well as "Members' Contact Directory" in the current upgrade to version 4.0.

     Descriptions of each new feature are as below:

Business of the Week
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     Users are able to obtain the highlighted information about the meetings of LegCo and its committees to be held each week through the new function of "Business of the Week" on the home page of the LegCo App.

What's New
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     The latest press releases and announcements are moved to "What's New" on the home page of the LegCo App to further facilitate users to stay up-to-date with Council business.

Webcast
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     Apart from the floor version of the meetings of LegCo and its committees as well as official media briefings, the upgraded version of the LegCo App allows users to listen to or watch the live webcast of the simultaneous interpretation (SI) versions, including Cantonese, English and Putonghua, when the SI services are available at the meetings.  Users can also choose multiple languages at the playback of the recordings.  Meanwhile, the upgraded version introduces new function of instant replay and offers better video resolution.

Calendar
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     The upgraded Calendar allows users to view the schedule of LegCo meetings and activities for more months.

Members' Contact Directory
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     Users are able to download the PDF version of the Members' Contact Directory to access the contact information of all Members.

     Members of the public may now download the upgraded LegCo App (version 4.0) or perform upgrade for free from Apple App Store or Google Play, as appropriate, for their mobile devices to keep themselves abreast of LegCo business.  The LegCo App is also available for download from the LegCo Website at www.legco.gov.hk/english/mobile-app.html.  It supports devices running on Apple iOS (version 8.0 or above) and Android (version 4.1 or above).

Ends/Thursday, October 4, 2018
Issued at HKT 10:51

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