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THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1994

TAKEN

BE

BY

MR SUEN POINTED OUT THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CODE WOULD FORWARD BY AN INTERNAL STEERING GROUP WHICH HAD BEEN SET UP THE HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH WITH THE EFFICIENCY UNIT PROVIDING EXECUTIVE SUPPORT.

RESOURCES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND A PROJECT TEAM HAS BEEN UP UNDER THE EFFICIENCY UNIT TO UNDERTAKE THE TASK.

"THERE

SET

THE

DEVELOPMENT

OUTSIDE WILL BE WIDE CONSULTATION BOTH WITHIN AND GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS, DURING THE OF THE DRAFT CODE AND OPERATION OF THE PILOT SCHEME.

"WE

WILL

ON

THE

DRAWING BE LOOKING AT EXPERIENCES ELSEWHERE AND EXPERTISE IN THIS FIELD BOTH LOCALLY AND OVERSEAS DURING DEVELOPMENT OF THE CODE," HE SAID.

TURNING TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE CODE, MR SUEN SAID THE PUBLIC WHICH WOULD BE ABLE TO SUBMIT COMPLAINTS ABOUT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS

CODE FAILED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON REQUEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TO COMAC.

COUNCIL. COMAC CAN

COMAC WILL BE ABLE TO INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS AND IF

PLACE,

MAY THAT A SERIOUS IRREGULARITY OR INJUSTICE HAS TAKEN

GOVERNOR REPORTS TO THE SUBMIT

AND HAVE THEM PUT BEFORE THE

LEGISLATIVE

ALSO INVESTIGATE ON ITS OWN

INITIATIVES.

НЕ FINDS

HE

"WE

MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL THUS BE ABLE TO MONITOR THE RESPONSE TO THESE REPORTS. COMAC MAY ALSO PUBLISH THESE REPORTS.

BELIEVE THAT AN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF PRACTICE, BY THE UNDERPINNED

COMPLAINT CHANNEL THROUGH COMAC, IS THE MOST DEVELOP APPROPRIATE, PRACTICABLE AND REASONABLY COST-EFFECTIVE WAY TO FURTHER OUR ARRANGEMENTS FOR ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

MR RELATED AREA OF PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA, SAID: "WE

ACCESS ALSO INTEND TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO ALLOW CORRECTION WITH RESPECT TO PERSONAL DATA IN THE SPECIFIC CONTEXT DATA PROTECTION, PREPARATORY WORK ON WHICH IS AT AN ADVANCED STAGE."

EXAMINE ADDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NEED TO HE

CAREFULLY

OF FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS

THE LAW REFORM

ON COMMISSION PROTECTION BEFORE THE LEGISLATION CAN BE FINALISED.

THE

ON THE

"NEVERTHELESS, WE BELIEVE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE то MEET TARGET OF INTRODUCING THE LEGISLATION INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL EARLY 1995."

"THE

SUEN

AND OF

DATA

OUR IN

PACKAGE OF MEASURES WE NOW PROPOSE, IN TERMS OF THE CODE OF

LONG WAY PRACTICE AND DATA PROTECTION LEGISLATION, WILL GO A TOWARDS MEETING THE EXPECTATION OF THE COMMUNITY FOR GREATER ACCESS TO INFORMATION," MR SUEN SAID.

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