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"TO FACILITATE THE REVIEW, VIEWS WILL BE COLLECTED FROM THE PUBLIC UNTIL MID-AUGUST," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
HE SAID APART FROM THE ROLE AND JURISDICTION OF THE COMAC, THE REVIEW WOULD ALSO COVER AREAS SUCH AS THE EXISTING REFERRAL SYSTEM UNDER WHICH COMPLAINTS MIGHT ONLY BE REFERRED TO THE COMMISSIONER BY NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
THE COMAC OFFICE WAS ESTABLISHED IN MARCH 1989 TO SUPPLEMENT AND STRENGTHEN EXISTING CHANNELS FOR THE REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES BUT NOT TO REPLACE THEM.
"IT PROVIDES SOME MEANS WHEREBY AN INDEPENDENT PERSON OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC SERVICE CAN INVESTIGATE AND REPORT ON GRIEVANCES ARISING FROM ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS, ACTS, RECOMMENDATIONS OR OMISSIONS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE COMMISSIONER HAS JURISDICTION OVER ALL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS EXCEPT THE POLICE AND THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION.
THERE ARE SEPARATE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THESE TWO ORGANISATIONS AND THE COMMISSIONER IS AN EX-OFFICIO MEMBER OF BOTH THE COMPLAINTS COMMITTEES OF THE POLICE AND THE ICAC.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID PUBLIC CONSULTATION WOULD LAST ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND ALL VIEWS OR PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING ΤΟ THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY (ADMINISTRATION) 3, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, 5/F, MAIN WING, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG, BY AUGUST 15, THIS YEAR.
AN INFORMATION NOTE ON THE CURRENT OPERATION OF THE COMAC OFFICE AND THE SCOPE OF THE REVIEW CAN BE OBTAINED AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES.
FASTER PROVISION OF REHAB SERVICES FAVOURED
*
COMMUNITY SENTIMENT EXPRESSED DURING THE CONSULTATION
AND POLICIES REHABILITATION
ON
PERIOD
SERVICES
FOR THE GREEN PAPER FAVOURS A FASTER PACE OF SERVICES, PARTICULARLY THOSE FOR THE SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
WELFARE,
THIS WAS STATED BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL CARTLAND, TODAY (FRIDAY) WHEN ADDRESSING THE JOINT SPEECH DAY OF THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
"THE
ADMINISTRATION
HAS
ACKNOWLEDGED THIS
MR
M.D. 1991-92
PROBLEM
AND
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UNDERTAKEN TO WORK VERY HARD TO TRY TO OVERCOME IT WITHIN FIVE YEARS, MR CARTLAND ADDED.
/NOTING THAT