TNAG-0214-FCO40-250-Proposals-for-appointment-of-a-ombudsman-in-Hong-Kong-1968 — Page 38

I do not know whether you have given

any thought to the manner of person whom

you would wish to appoint as your

Parliamentary Commissioner.

In the case

of Guyana, their Ombudsman is a Chinese

Q.C. who was formerly their Director of

Public Prosecutions.

Mauritius have

recruited an expert in the form of a

Swedish judge. Our view is that in the

case of Hong Kong it would be best to

look for a British barrister for the

post which, we think would need to carry

a salary on a par with either that of the

Colonial Secretary or the Chief Justice.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary

will undoubtedly wish to discuss this

matter with you when he visits Hong Kong

next month. In his letter of 3 August the

Beeretary of State expressed the hope that

it would be possible for an aimouncement

to be made on this subject before tr.

Royle's visit. In the circumstances I

comment

trust that the viewer expressed in this

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