TNAG-0214-FCO40-250-Proposals-for-appointment-of-a-ombudsman-in-Hong-Kong-1968 — Page 5

Secretary of State

I have already reported orally to you on my visit to Hong Kong. The purpose of this note is to report formally on my private discussions with the Governor about his reply of 17 September to

your letter of 3 August.

2.

I indicated that you could not leave matters

as. the Governor's letter had left them. The now Government recognised how much had been done up to date: we did not necessarily want a radical acceleration, but we did want the momentum to be

maintained and be seen to be maintained.

help the FCO to help Hong Kong..

This would

3. The discussion went well and agreement was

reached on the following lines.

Ombudsman

I agreed with the Governor that we should see

how the experiment of strengthening the Office of

Unofficial Members of the Executive and Legislative

Councils developed over the next nine months. We will then look at the question again, with a view to

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establishing an Ombudsman (or Commissioner for

Administration) if the U.M.E.L.C.o. Office was not

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proving to be successful in tackling all the

grievances submitted to it.

Anthony Royle 5 November, 1970

CONFIDENTIAL

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