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CONFIDENTIAL
ADVANCE COPY
Record of a meeting between the Foreign and Commonwealth
Secretary and the members of the Executive and Legislative
Councils, Hong Kong at 11.20a.m. on Sunday, 19 April, 1970
Present:
The Rt. Hon. Michael Stewart, M.P. Sir Denis Greenhill
Mr. James Wellbeloved
Mr. James Murray
Mr. J.A.N. Graham
The Hon. Sir Albert Rodrigues The Hon. Sir Cho-yiu Kwan
The Hon. J.D. Clague' The Hon. Fung Ping-fan The Hon. S.S. Gordon
The Hon. Y.K. Kan,
The Hon. J.A.H. Saunders
The Hon., Tang Ping-yuan
The Hon. Fung Hon-chu
The Hon. Tse Yu-chuen
The Hon. K.A. Watson The Hon. Woo Pak-chuen The Hon. Szeto Wal
The Hon. Wilfred Wong Sien-bing The Hon. Mrs. Ellen Li Shu-piu
The Hon. Wilson T.S. Wang
The Hon. H.J.C. Browne
Dr. The Hon. Chung Sze-yuen The Hon. M.A.R. Herries
The Hon. Lee Quo-wei
16. Mr. Stewart raised the question of an ombudsman. He understood
that the unofficial members had an office for handling public
grievancos. Sir Albort Rodriguen said that they were trying to
improve their office. The City District Officers were also available
for citizens' grievances and he was of the view that it would be unwise
to introduce an ombudsman. Mr. Stewart said that it was important
that there should be more than one channel for complaints and that the
poorest citizen should have the opportunity to have his grievances made
articulate. He would like to see the existing channels improved first,
before looking for new ones. Mr. Herries said that there was a danger
that the ombudsman would be seen as a panacea.
REGISTRY No. 21
1973
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