Electoral Affairs Commission

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.

Not to be confused with Registration 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
  • 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 and government
of Hong Kong
Laws
Executive
  • Joint Secretariat for the Advisory Bodies on Civil Service and Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service
  • University Grants Committee Secretariat
  • Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency
Legislature
  • Political camps:
Judiciary
Court of Final Appeal

High Court

District Court

  • Chief District Judge: Justin Ko

Magistrates' Court

  • Chief Magistrate: So Wai-tak

Special courts and tribunals:
Districts
District Officers
Elections
Electoral Affairs Commission

Chief Executive Elections

Legislative elections

District council elections
Foreign relations
Documents

Consular missions in Hong Kong

Hong Kong–China relations

Hong Kong–Taiwan relations
Related topics
flag Hong Kong portal
Electoral Affairs Commission
Traditional Chinese選舉管理委員會
Simplified Chinese选举管理委员会

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 55 days

See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chapter 541- Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance.

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.
  1. "Cap. 541 Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance". Hong Kong e-Legislation. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 17 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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