The Chief Executive has appointed Court of First Instance Judge Barnabas Fung chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission for four years from August 17.

He will succeed retiring chairman Pang Kin-kee. He was the Returning Officer of the 2007 Chief Executive election and has also undertaken administrative responsibilities in his capacity as Chief District Judge from 2001 to 2006.

Commission member Professor Andrew Chan has been reappointed three years from September 29.

He is the director of the EMBA Programme and a professor in the Chinese University Department of Marketing.