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Imo. that come of the unofficial members of

Loth the pancetrtive cnd Dogiclative Councilo doubt whethap much a post to pcccrnavy and that the

constitutiboel polition of the Colowy aricep 10

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impor. btc to follow the model of oppongibility

to Paplicment that AL appropriate home. Lub jut

as Home Long in so much "pui generi', so there iu

no nocd cxactly to reproduce the machinery that

hop boon evolved clLOVICTO. It strikes me, novoR-

tholeul, that who "Gubudemon" concept is perticuloply

cuitable for the circumstancep of Hong Kong. Che

now Office would of course have to to quito poperate

from the normal machinery of government and I en

sure the "ferri: sioner' would have to report to

you perconqžjv. The Parliepentery Commisioner

here hap certain roptriction on lo petivition ond

åt will be necessery to consider what restrictiona

chould be plLeod on the "Ombudimon" in Hong Kong •

I am prranging therefore for the Perlizmentary

Commissioner to be consulted slout these proposblu

and our comsidered views in the light of thio

corpultation v122 bo port to you op noon op po. uible.

Moonvlillo, I shorld be per teful if you would compidov

the best way of roviving this isquc with your

unofficial advicero.

/IN WG

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