Electoral Affairs Commission

{{short description|Commission of Hong Kong related to elections}}

{{Distinguish|Registration and Electoral Office}}

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| headquarters = 10th floor, Harbour Centre, 25 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

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| chief1_name = Mr Justice Barnabas Fung

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| keydocument1 = Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance

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The Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) is the body, established under the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance,{{Cite web|url=https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap541|title=Cap. 541 Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance|date=25 January 2019|website=Hong Kong e-Legislation|access-date=17 November 2019}} 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 ({{zh|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 {{ill|Registration and Electoral Office|zh|選舉管理委員會 (香港)}} ({{Lang-zh|c=選舉事務處|s=|t=|p=}}), which reports to the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs (the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs before 1 July 2007).

Chairman

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|Woo Kwok-hing, GBS

|29 September 1997

|16 August 2006

|{{age in years and days|1997|9|29|2006|8|16|sep=and|duration=on}}

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|Pang Kin-kee, SBS

|17 August 2006

|16 August 2009

|{{age in years and days|2006|8|17|2009|8|16|sep=and|duration=on}}

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|Barnabas Fung Wah, GBS

|17 August 2009

|16 August 2022

|{{age in years and days|2009|8|17|2022|08|16|sep=and|duration=on}}

4

|David Lok Kai-hong[https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1664979-20220831.htm Justice David Lok to head electoral affairs body], RTHK News, 31 Aug 2022[https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/194153/David-Lok-Kai-hong-appointed-Chairman-of-elections-body David Lok Kai-hong appointed Chairman of elections body], The Standard, 31 August 2022

|1 September 2022

|Incumbent

|{{age in years and days|2022|9|01|duration=on|sep=and}}

See also

{{Commons|File:Electoral Affairs Ordinance Chapter.pdf|Chapter 541- Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance|position=left}}

References

  • {{cite book|author1=Günther Doeker-Mach|author2=Guenther Doeker-Mach|author3=Klaus A. Ziegert|author4=Alice Erh-Soon Tay|title=Law and Legal Culture in Comparative Perspective|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-wdouHW3jqkC&pg=PA428|year=2004|publisher=Franz Steiner Verlag|isbn=978-3-515-08560-1|pages=428–}}

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