Registration and Electoral Office

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. 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.

List of CEOs

• Chief Electoral Officer (Senior Principal Executive Officer, Directorate grade 2)

1. Dr. Yau Sheung-mui, Chinese: 邱霜梅 (July 1993 – June 1996)
2. Ms. Cheung Ying-choi, Chinese: 張英才 (June 1996 - August 1997)
3. Mr. Li Wing, Chinese: 李榮 (August 1997 – 30 December 2004)
4. Mr. Lam Man-ho, Chinese: 林文浩 (30 December 2004 – 11 October 2007)
5. Mrs. Ting Tsui Wai-ming, Chinese: 丁徐慧明 (11 October 2007 – 17 May 2011)
6. Mr. Li Pak-hong, Chinese: 李柏康 (17 May 2011 – 26 September 2016)
7. Mr. Wong See-man, Chinese: 黃思文 (26 September 2016 – 24 July 2019)
   • Mr. Wang Man-chiu, Chinese: 黃文超 (acting, 24 July 2019 – 2 October 2019)
8. Mr. Wang Man-chiu, Chinese: 黃文超 (2 October 2019 – 14 January 2020)
9. Mr. Yung Ying-fai, Chinese: 翁應輝 (14 January 2020 – 12 January 2022)
10. Mr. Wang Man-chiu, Chinese: 黃文超 (12 January 2022 – )