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.
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Logo of the Commission since 2023 | |
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| Formed | 29 September 1997 |
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| Headquarters | 10th floor, Harbour Centre, 25 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong |
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| Parent department | Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau |
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| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 選舉管理委員會 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 选举管理委员会 | ||||||||||||
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History
editIn 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
edit| # | Name | Tenure start | Tenure end | Tenure length |
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| 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 | 2 years and 103 days |
See also
editReferences
edit- 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.
- ^ "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
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