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Electoral Affairs Commission

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Commission of Hong Kong related to elections
Not to be confused withRegistration and Electoral Office.

Electoral Affairs Commission
選舉管理委員會

Logo of the Commission since 2023
Agency overview
Formed29 September 1997 (1997-09-29)
Preceding agency
  • Boundary and Election Commission
    選區分界及選舉事務委員會
Jurisdiction Hong Kong
Headquarters10th floor, Harbour Centre, 25 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Agency executive
Parent departmentConstitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau
Key document
  • Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance
Websitewww.eac.gov.hk
Politics andgovernment
ofHong Kong
  • University Grants Committee Secretariat
  • Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency
Related topicsflagHong Kong portal
Electoral Affairs Commission
Traditional Chinese選舉管理委員會
Simplified Chinese选举管理委员会
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXuǎnjǔ Guǎnlǐwěiyuánhuì
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSyún géui gún léih wái yùhn wuih
JyutpingSyun2 geoi2 gun2 lei5 wai2 jyun4 wui6

TheElectoral Affairs Commission (EAC) is the body, established under theElectoral Affairs Commission Ordinance,[1] that oversees electoral matters inHong Kong. Its main functions include considering or reviewing the boundaries ofLegislative Council geographical constituencies and constituencies of the 18District Councils for the purpose of making recommendations, and overseeing the conduct and supervision of elections and regulating the procedures at an election. It is also responsible for supervision of the registration of electors and the promotional activities relating to registration.

History

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In 1997, the EAC succeeded the formerBoundary and Election Commission (Chinese:選區分界及選舉事務委員會), which was established on 23 July 1993. It is headed by a chairman, a position which has always been filled aHigh Court (formerly known as Supreme Court) judge. The executive body that is responsible for elections is theRegistration and Electoral Office (Chinese:選舉事務處), which reports to theSecretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs (the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs before 1 July 2007).

Chairman

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#NameTenure startTenure endTenure length
1Woo Kwok-hing,GBS29 September 199716 August 20068 years and 322 days
2Pang Kin-kee,SBS17 August 200616 August 20093 years and 0 days
3Barnabas Fung Wah,GBS17 August 200916 August 202213 years and 0 days
4David Lok Kai-hong[2][3]1 September 2022Incumbent3 years and 88 days

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related toChapter 541- Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance.

References

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  1. ^"Cap. 541 Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance".Hong Kong e-Legislation. 25 January 2019. Retrieved17 November 2019.
  2. ^Justice David Lok to head electoral affairs body, RTHK News, 31 Aug 2022
  3. ^David Lok Kai-hong appointed Chairman of elections body, The Standard, 31 August 2022


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