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"investigation" means an investigation by the Commissioner under this

Ordinance;

"officer" includes employee and member;

"tribunal" includes the person constituting a tribunal consisting of one

person.

(2) Any reference in this Ordinance to a department includes a refer- ence to the officers of that department.

PART II.

Appointment

and tenure of office.

APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATION.

3.

(1)

For the purpose of conducting investigations in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance there shall be appointed a Commis-

sioner, to be known as the Commissioner for Administration.

(2) The Governor shall, by writing under his hand, from time to time appoint (or reappoint) a person to be the Commissioner, and any person so appointed (or reappointed) shall, subject to the provisions of this sec- tion, hold office for a period of three years.

(3) The Commissioner may at any time resign his office by writing

addressed to the Governor.

(4) The Commissioner may be removed or suspended from his office

only in the same manner and for the same reasons as are specified in the

Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917 to 1967 in relation to the removal or sus- pension of a judge of the Supreme Court and accordingly paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of Article XVIA thereof shall be read as if refer- ences therein to a judge of the Supreme Court included references to the

Commissioner.

Commissioner

to hold no

4.

The Commissioner shall not, without the approval of the Governor

other office. in each particular case, hold any office of trust or profit, other than