Basic Law: The Government (Amendment – Maximum Term of Office in the Role of Prime Minister) Bill

What does the bill do?

The proposal adds a new section to Basic Law: The Government setting a maximum period of eight consecutive years in the office of Prime Minister. Separate terms of office of the Prime Minister will be counted as consecutive if less than four years passed between any two of them. When a tenure of eight years in total is completed, the government will be deemed to have resigned and a process to form a new government will begin. Terms of office that began before the law's effective date will not be counted.