Hong Kong's Legislative Council (LegCo) President Andrew Leung has called on lawmakers representing different sectors of society to work together to revive the city's economy from social chaos and the pandemic.

Speaking in recent interviews with the Bauhinia Magazine and Phoenix TV, Leung said the LegCo will function as a place where the government can have rational discussions with lawmakers and various sectors of society as it works on pandemic control and social unity.

The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will resume on October 14. 

Chief Executive Carrie Lam will deliver the HKSAR government's policy address on October 14, and the chief executive's question and answer session will be held at the council meeting on October 15.

Earlier on Friday (October 9), Starry Lee Wai-king, also chairwoman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), was elected chairman of the House Committee of the LegCo, which decides the legislative agenda and is responsible for setting up committees that scrutinize each proposed bill in detail.

The legislature has been extended by China's top legislative body, due to the emergencies brought by an outbreak of the coronavirus in July in the city.

The LegCo will continue to perform its duties for "no less than a year" and until the next LegCo starts its four-year term, according to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

Sixty-two legislators remained in the LegCo to serve their extended term.

Speaking of the pandemic-hit economy, Leung said he hopes lawmakers could work jointly and focus on addressing socioeconomic issues to revive the economy.

It's important to rebuild trust between legislature and the executive, Leung said.

These two need not only checks and balances but cooperation in dealing with social and economic difficulties, he added.

He also called on lawmakers to express their voices rationally.

He said he won't underestimate the challenges in the LegCo in the year ahead, as certain lawmakers would express their opinions with radical methods.

But he said the LegCo should be a venue for rational discussion of politics, and fierce behavior will not help resolve any problems.