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BACKGROUND
CONFIDENTIAL
4.
Hong Kong Government working party set up in July 1985 to
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.
Both studies likely to propose that responsibility investigating complaints of maladministration
maladministration should be tak en
by an Ombudsman.
for
over
7.
Government review also considering non-statutory avenues of
appeal and petitions to the Governor, to the Secretary of State and to the Queen or the Queen in Council as well as statutory appeals to
tribunals Appeal Boards,
and the Governor ог Governor in Council
specifically provided for in legislation.
Broad proposals on the status and functions of an Ombudsman or Commissioner for Administration are likely to be forwarded to FCO
8.
shortly.
9.
Need
also to consider whether
the Chinese should
that they should be
be
as
a
informed
consulted. Present
is thinking
courtesy in advance
in advance of the publication of the proposals (which would
probably
form of a Green paper) but not
take the
consulted.
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