Electoral Affairs Commission | |
Native Name: | 選舉管理委員會 |
Preceding1: | Boundary and Election Commission 選區分界及選舉事務委員會 |
Preceding6: | --> |
Superseding6: | --> |
Headquarters: | 10th floor, Harbour Centre, 25 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong |
Chief1 Name: | Mr Justice Barnabas Fung |
Chief1 Position: | Chairman |
Parent Department: | Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau |
Keydocument1: | Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance |
T: | 選舉管理委員會 |
S: | 选举管理委员会 |
J: | Syun2 geoi2 gun2 lei5 wai2 jyun4 wui6 |
Y: | Syún géui gún léih wái yùhn wuih |
P: | Xuǎnjǔ Guǎnlǐwěiyuánhuì |
The Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) is the body, established under the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance,[1] that oversees electoral matters in Hong Kong. Its main functions include considering or reviewing the boundaries of Legislative Council geographical constituencies and constituencies of the 18 District 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.
In 1997, the EAC succeeded the former Boundary and Election Commission, which was established on 23 July 1993. It is headed by a chairman, a position which has always been filled a High Court (formerly known as Supreme Court) judge. The executive body that is responsible for elections is the, which reports to the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs (the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs before 1 July 2007).
1 | Woo Kwok-hing, GBS | 29 September 1997 | 16 August 2006 | ||
2 | Pang Kin-kee, SBS | 17 August 2006 | 16 August 2009 | ||
3 | Barnabas Fung Wah, GBS | 17 August 2009 | 16 August 2022 | ||
4 | David Lok Kai-hong[2] [3] | 1 September 2022 | Incumbent |