WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1987
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HE SAID HE FELT THE CREATION OF A NEW BODY, WHETHER IT WAS CALLED THE COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATION, SHOULD BE DEVELOPED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PRESENT STRUCTURE.
+WE MUST AVOID THE PITFALL OF SETTING UP A NEW BODY FOR THE SAKE OF ESTABLISHING IT, HE SAID.
MR CHAM POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE ADMINISTRATION TO IDENTIFY THE OPERATING ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSED COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATION NOW.
LISTING SEVERAL OF THE VITAL ELEMENTS WHICH THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NEED TO ADDRESS, HE SAID OPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVES COULD BE IDENTIFIED, SO THAT THE IMPLICATIONS OF EACH OPTION COULD BE FULLY CONSIDERED.
HE ALSO NOTED THE ARGUMENT THAT THE NEED FOR A COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATION AROSE FROM POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTERESTS BY INVOLVING MEMBERS IN INVESTIGATORY DETAILS.
MR CHAM SUGGESTED THAT THESE FEARS COULD BE ALLEVIATED WITH ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES SUCH AS DIVERSIFIED MEMBERSHIP IN HANDLING CASES AND DECLARATION OF INTERESTS.
HE REITERATED THAT IT WOULD BE MORE PRUDENT TO DEVELOP THE EXISTING CHANNELS TO MEET INADEQUACIES OF THE PRESENT SYSTEM.
+ IN THE EVENT THAT A NEW BODY NEEDS TO BE CREATED, IT MUST WORK IN CO-ORDINATION WITH EXISTING BODIES, CERTAINLY NOT TO DISRUPT THEM,+ HE ADDED.
NEED TO ENHANCE EXISTING CHANNELS OF COMPLAINT
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THERE IS A NEED TO RETAIN AND IMPROVE EXISTING CHANNELS OF COMPLAINT AND IF A COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM CAN BE GRAFTED ON WITH CONSTRUCTIVE RESULTS IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE HON HILTON CHEONG-LEEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL DURING THE ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT ON REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR CHEONG-LEEN SAID HE BELIEVED THAT IN PRINCIPLE A COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATION COULD BE GOOD FOR HONG KONG, PROVIDING THAT IT WAS WELL THOUGHT OUT AND PROPERLY STRUCTURED.
/FIRSTLY, HE