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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1989

MR BARNES SAID THAT IN THE PAST THE GOVERNMENT HAD ACHIEVED SOME WORTHWHILE IMPROVEMENTS IN SALES

THE PRACTICES, INCLUDING STANDARDISED MEASUREMENT OF PREMISES, AFTER DISCUSSION WITH

ESTATE INDUSTRY.

THE REAL

IN VIEW OF THE RECENT INCIDENT TO WHICH HE THOUGHT MISS LEUNG

DISCUSSIONS REFERRING,

WOULD BE HELD WITH THE

ESTATE REAL DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION ON WHAT COULD BE DONE TO AVOID SUCH INCIDENTS,

WAS

ROLE OF COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE TO BE REVIEWED

THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO BEGIN A REVIEW OF THE ROLE OF THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS EARLY IN THE NEW YEAR, IN THE LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE GAINED DURING ITS FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON SIR DAVID FORD, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY},

REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON JAMES MCGREGOR, SIR DAVID SAID THE EXTENT OF THE COMMISSIONER'S AUTHORITY WOULD BE ONE OF THE ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE REVIEW.

SIR DAVID NOTED THAT THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS HAD COMMENCED OPERATION ONLY IN MARCH THIS

YEAR.

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IN HIS FIRST ANNUAL REPORT TABLED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN JULY, THE COMMISSIONER NOTED THE CONCERNS OF SOME PEOPLE THAT CORPORATIONS AND AUTHORITIES DISCHARGING PUBLIC FUNCTIONS WERE EXCLUDED FROM HIS JURISDICTION," HE SAID,

STR DAVID EXPLAINED THAT ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS TAKEN ON BEHALF OF A PUBLIC AUTHORITY BY CERTAIN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT DID COME WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSIONER.

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"THE COMMISSIONER'S JURISDICTION, HOWEVER, DOES NOT EXTEND THE POLICY OR ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS MADE BY THE GOVERNING BODIES OF THESE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES HE SAID.

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