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prosecutions and the monitoring functions of both the Oporations Review Committed and the Complaints Against the ICAC Committee under. UMELCO provido. sound pafeguarde against abuso.

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this soggion. During consider amendments to Bong Kong'o immigration and other legiplation as a concoquence of the coming into force of the British Nationality Act on let January next year. An important noode to be resolved is the

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nationality description to be. usod in Government continues to urge of BIG the importance we attach to a satisfactory resolution of this įscue.

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During the past yong or, so sovoral major changes have boon nade to the organisation of Covernment's internalï administration, including the de-fotoralisation of the Public Works Department and the Tzado, Industry & Custome Department into a number of separate departments and the creation of a new Tochnical Education & Industrial Training, Department,

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Bụt we must take a dypaulp view of pur administráĉiva aztangooopte : and further amendments to central government

and the ' organisation, the network of executive departments and relationships between them to boot changing circumstances are prosently being examined. The outcome will probably be changos in the schedules of sono policy Branch Bocrotarion in order to achieve more effective and appropriate groupings of policy I am also programmes and a better balance of responsibilities. conscious of the need to ensure that our eystons are updated within sonoible Limite, that our advisory boards and committees

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