public hearings to ensure that the community fully understands what these civil servants are doing and why.
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Establish select committees on Westminster lines where top civil servants are questioned, in public, about the policies and work of their departments and branches. [Could this be extended to the creation of a ministerial-type system? Is this compatible with the Basic Law?]
An internal administrative audit comparable to the Imperial Censorate of China, but with the auditor accountable to the Unofficial Members of Legislative Council.
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Objective 4
Provide means whereby any citizen or organisation that claims to have suffered from maladministration or abuse of power can have the complaint investigated by a fully independent investigator and the findings made public.
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Appoint an ombudsman to deal with complaints of maladministration against central and local government bodies and other public institutions. [This has been done. How is the office working?]
Set up a tribunal for appeals against administrative decisions. [Are these not already in operation in some areas?]
Objective 5
Prevent abuse of power by government officials and [non-] officials and the exploitation of the community by business interests.
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Establish a public register of financial interests of all [non-officials of Executive and Legislative Councils and selected consultative committees and of senior civil servants.
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