Registration and Electoral Office (Hong Kong)

The Registration and Electoral Office (REO) (Chinese: 選舉事務處)[1] is a department under the jurisdiction of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong Government.[2] It is also an administrative support organisation of the Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC), which assists the implementation of the statutory rights under the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance.[3]

Registration and Electoral Office
選舉事務處

Emblem of Hong Kong
Department overview
Formed1 April 1994 (1994-04-01)
JurisdictionGovernment of Hong Kong
HeadquartersHong Kong 8/F, Treasury Building, 3 Tonkin Street West, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
Minister responsible
  • Mr. Raymond WANG Man Chiu, Chief Electoral Officer
Deputy Ministers responsible
  • Ms. Natalie CHAN Shuk Wa, Principal Electoral Officer (Elections)
  • Vacancy, Principal Electoral Officer (Planning and Research)
Department executive
  • Ms. Vanessa YUNG Wai Hing, Chief Systems Manager
Parent departmentConstitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau
Electoral Affairs Commission
Child agencies
  • Committee and Research Division
  • Voter Registration Division
  • Administration Division
  • Information Technology Management Division
  • Elections Divisions
  • Media Relations Unit
Key document
  • Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance
Websitewww.reo.gov.hk
Footnotes
Tel. no.: +852 2891 1001
Email: reoenq@reo.gov.hk

The REO assists members of the public to register as electors, dividing constituencies, and formulating electoral regulations and guidelines for election activities. The elections of Chief Executive, Election Committee, Legislative Council and District Council are all managed by the office.[4] However, the REO is a logistics department and has no decision-making power on the electoral policy as the decision-making power is vested in the EAC.

The REO is headed by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), who is assisted by the Principal Electoral Officers (PEO) and the Chief Systems Manager (CSM). The head office is at the Treasury Building in Cheung Sha Wan, with several other divisions at the Millennium City in Kwun Tong and Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre in Kowloon Bay.[5]

Directorate
  • Chief Electoral Office: Mr. Raymond WANG Man Chiu (Chinese: 黃文超) [note 1]
  • Principal Electoral Officer: Ms. Natalie CHAN Shuk Wa (Chinese: 陳淑華) [note 2]
  • Chief Systems Manager: Ms. Vanessa YUNG Wai Hing (Chinese: 翁慧卿) [note 3]

List of CEOs
  1. Cheung Ying-choi (April 1994 - August 1997)
  2. Li Wing (August 1997 - 29 December 2004)
  3. Lam Man-ho (30 December 2004 - 10 October 2007)
  4. Ting Tsui Wai-ming (11 October 2007 - 16 May 2011)
  5. Li Pak-hong (17 May 2011 - 25 September 2016)
  6. Wong See-man (26 September 2016 - 23 July 2019)
    • Wang Man-chiu (acting, 24 July 2019 - 13 January 2020)
  7. Yung Ying-fai (14 January 2020 - 11 January 2022)
  8. Wang Man-chiu (12 January 2022 - )

Organization
Registration and Electoral Office
Chief Electoral Officer
Senior Principal Executive Officer
Principal Electoral Officer
(Planning and Research)		Head
(Information Technology Management)		Principal Electoral Officer
(Elections)
Principal Executive OfficerChief Systems ManagerPrincipal Executive Officer
Committee and Research DivisionVoter Registration DivisionAdministration DivisionInformation Technology Management DivisionElections DivisionsMedia Relations Unit
Deputy Chief Electoral OfficerDeputy Chief Electoral OfficersDeputy Chief Electoral OfficerSenior Systems ManagersDeputy Chief Electoral OfficersChief Information Officer
Committee and Research SectionAdministration Section, Supplies SectionInformation Technology, Electronic Poll RegisterElections Division 1-5

See also

Notes
  1. Senior Principal Executive Officer, Directorate grade 2
  2. Principal Executive Officer, Directorate grade 1
  3. Analyst/Programmer Grade, Directorate grade 1

References
  1. the Government of the HKSAR, 2019 Budget Heading 163- Registration and Electoral Office Archived 24 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 November 2019
  2. "Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau Chairman Message". www.cmab.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  3. "Registration and Electoral Office About Us". www.reo.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  4. "Electoral Affairs Commission Chairman's Message". www.eac.hk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  5. "Contact Details of Access Co-ordinator and Access Officers" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-23. Voter Registration Division, Information Technology Management Unit, Elections Division 2 and Administration Division 12 & 13/F Kowloonbay International Trade and Exhibition Centre, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong
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