[SUNAAG]
BACKGROUND
CONFIDENTIAL
4.
to
Hong Kong Government working party
party set up in
in July 1985
review procedures for appeals against administration decisions. Preparing recommendations for consideration by EXCO.
5.
UMELCO also reconsidering its own complaints procedure as a consequence of introduction of partly indirectly elected Legislative
Council. UMELCO consultative document likely to be issued before
end of this year.
6.
for
should be tak en
over
Both studies likely to propose that responsibility
investigating complaints
complaints of maladministration
by an Ombudsman.
7.
·
Government review also considering non-statutory avenues of
appeal and petitions to
to the Governor,
the Secretary of State and
to the Queen or the Queen in Council as well as statutory appeals to
Appeal Boards, tribunals and the Governor or Governor in Council specifically provided for in legislation.
8.
Broad proposals on the status and functions of an Ombudsman or Commissioner for Administration are likely to be forwarded to FCO
shortly.
9.
Need also to consider whether the Chinese should be
consulted. Present thinking is that they should be informed as courtesy in advance of the publication of the proposals (which would
probably take the form of a Green
paper) but not
consulted.
_ONFIDENTIAL