Hong Kong’s new Legislative Council president has formed a group of lawmakers to act as coordinators in a bid to make the body more efficient and effective.

The 12-member group will have fellow lawmakers Ronick Chan Chun-ying, who represents the finance sector, and Stanley Ng Chau-pei of the Federation of Trade Unions as its “chief coordinators”, Legco president Starry Lee Wai-king said.

In a Facebook post, the Legco president said she met fellow legislators on Monday morning and briefed them on her decision to set up the “coordination mechanism”.

“This is one of the new arrangements I have implemented as the new president and I hope it will make the work of the Legco more efficient and effective,” Lee wrote.

She said the mechanism aimed to “assist members in more effectively coordinating and handling various Legco affairs, including the list of chairpersons and deputy chairpersons and members”.

While Lee did not name all the members, she said the group included lawmakers from major parties as well as those representing the Election Committee, functional and geographical constituencies.