Electoral Affairs Commission

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xuǎnjǔ Guǎnlǐwěiyuánhuì
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Syún géui gún léih wái yùhn wuih
Jyutping	Syun² geoi² gun² lei⁵ wai² jyun⁴ wui⁶

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.

History

In 1997, the EAC succeeded the former Boundary 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 a High Court (formerly known as Supreme Court) judge. The executive body that is responsible for elections is the Registration and Electoral Office (Chinese: 選舉事務處), which reports to the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs (the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs before 1 July 2007).

Chairman


#	Name	Tenure start	Tenure end	Tenure length
1	Woo Kwok-hing, GBS	29 September 1997	16 August 2006	8 years and 322 days
2	Pang Kin-kee, SBS	17 August 2006	16 August 2009	3 years and 0 days
3	Barnabas Fung Wah, GBS	17 August 2009	16 August 2022	13 years and 0 days
4	David Lok Kai-hong^[2]^[3]	1 September 2022	Incumbent	1 year and 252 days

References

Günther Doeker-Mach; Guenther Doeker-Mach; Klaus A. Ziegert; Alice Erh-Soon Tay (2004). Law and Legal Culture in Comparative Perspective. Franz Steiner Verlag. pp. 428–. ISBN 978-3-515-08560-1.

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^ "Cap. 541 Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance". Hong Kong e-Legislation. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^ Justice David Lok to head electoral affairs body, RTHK News, 31 Aug 2022
^ David Lok Kai-hong appointed Chairman of elections body, The Standard, 31 August 2022