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7. GOVERNMENT REVIEW ALSO CONSIDERING NON-STATUTORY AVENUES OF APPEAL AND PETITIONS TO THE GOVERNOR, TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND TO THE QUEEN OR THE QUEEN IN COUNCIL AS WELL AS STATUTORY APPEALS TO APPEAL BOARDS, TRIBUNALS AND THE GOVERNOR OR GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED FOR IN LEGISLATION.

8. BROAD PROPOSALS ON THE STATUS AND FUNCTIONS OF AN OMBUDSMAN OR COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATION ARE INCORPORATED IN A DRAFT EXCO MEMORANDUM ON WHICH THE FCOL WILL BE CONSULTED SHORTLY. NEXT STEP WOULD BE THE PREPARATION OF A GREEN PAPER.

9. NEED ALSO TO CONSIDER WHETHER THE CHINESE SHOULD BE CONSULTED. PRESENT THINKING IS THAT THEY SHOULD BE INFORMED AS A COURTESY IN ADVANCE OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE GREEN PAPER BUT NOT CONSULTED.

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PS/MR RENTON SIR W. HARDING

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