CONFIDENTIAL
(1) the "U.M.E.L.C.O." office. This is an Office with a full-time secretary where members of the public can bring complaints before Unofficial Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils;
(2) the "Ward System" of the Urban Council whereby members of that Council set aside specified periods during which they receive complaints from members of the public. The system has worked well and is
popular;
(3)
the public enquiry service through which people can ascertain their rights;
(4)
the Advisory Committee on Corruption to which complaints can be made;
(5) the City District Officers scheme. This is a recent organisation which was set up early in 1968. It resulted from the Government's continuing efforts to ensure that adequate channels of communication are maintained between the Government and the people of the Colony. A brief description of the scheme was given in reply to a Parliamentary Question by Mr. Anthony Royle, MP, on the 12th March, 1968. City District Officers are required to assess the overall impact of Government policies on the people of their districts and to explain those policies. They consider whether there should be any variation in emphasis in Government policies in their respective districts and are free to initiate proposals for changes in such policies when the need for these becomes apparent from the feeling of the public. First reports on the scheme are favourable, but it is too early as yet to form any worthwhile conclusion as to its ultimate chances of success,
Hong Kong Department
March, 1969
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