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citizen should fool if he thinks an injustice has bon done to him, that thoro's
somebody to whom ho can go and who will study his griovanco, soo whethor thoro's
substanco in it, and try to put it right. Now that is a general principlo.
You have alroady, of course, as I undorstand it, sovoral channels to that end.
You have the office of the unofficial nombors of the Exocutivo and Logislativo
Councils, you havo tho City District Offices. It is, I think, a mattor for
considoration whether you should first of all soo aro wo making tho full ost
possiblo uso of those? You soo the head that is called an Ombudsman is not
necessarily the only way of realising the principle that I expressod.
My puroly personal opinion is: have a look first at what chamols you've already
got, whereby, as I said, the ordinary citizen can fool that his caso, if thoro
has bom injustice, will be considorod.
Mr. Port: Will it bo truo to say, Sir, from what you've just said that you personally do not fool an Ombudsman would bo necessary for Hong Kong at this timo?
Mr. Stowart: I would want furthor considoration before deciding that it was necessary.
Mr. Strauss:
While you'ro spoaking on your own personal opinion
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In Hong Kong, wo know now thoro's only one of our Departments that is administored
What is your
by a man of Chinose anc ostry of all the departments horo. personal opinion about this matter?
Mr. Stowart: With rospect, I think this is a matter on which I ought to inform myself a bit further, and not pronounce on the strongth of a
vory short visit that I'vo made horo.
Sir, tho Now Torritorios loaso will expire in about
Mr. Rocha:
20 or 30 years timo.
Do you think this will be extended?
/Mr. Stewart