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The post of The Ombudsman is open for application from today (December 14).
The term of office of the incumbent Ombudsman, Mr Alan Lai Nin, will expire on March 31, 2014. Mr Lai has indicated that he will not seek a renewal of his mandate. The Administration respects his personal decision.
The Chief Executive is grateful to Mr Lai for his contribution during his term. Under his capable leadership, the Office of The Ombudsman has continued to function as an independent, credible and reliable avenue for administrative redress in Hong Kong.
Advertisements for the post, which set out the details of the requirements for potential candidates, are published in newspapers today. Applicants must have:
(a) permanent residency in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR);
(b) a good general education;
(c) at least 15 years of experience in public administration, professional practice or private sector management at a senior level;
(d) a clear vision, impeccable integrity, a strong sense of justice and fairness, good leadership qualities and management skills and mature personality;
(e) previous experience in public or community service in Hong Kong; and
(f) strong language and communication skills, including good command of written Chinese and English and spoken Cantonese and English.
All applications should be submitted to Korn/Ferry International (HK) Ltd (15/F, St George's Building, 2 Ice House Street, Central, Hong Kong), the agency for this open recruitment exercise, by January 3, 2014.
Under The Ombudsman Ordinance (Cap 397), the appointment authority for The Ombudsman rests with the Chief Executive. The Chief Executive has appointed a Selection Board for this recruitment exercise. The Board is chaired by Mr Chow Chung-kong, and its members are Mrs Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun, Mr Eric Li Ka-cheung and the Director of Administration.
Established by The Ombudsman Ordinance, the Office of The Ombudsman of the HKSAR serves the community of Hong Kong by redressing grievances and addressing issues arising from maladministration in the public sector through independent, objective and impartial investigations, to bring about improvements in the quality and standard of and to promote fairness in public administration.
The primary function of The Ombudsman is to investigate, whether upon complaint or on own initiative, alleged maladministration of Government departments and the public authorities and organisations which are under the jurisdiction of The Ombudsman.
Ends/Saturday, December 14, 2013
Issued at HKT 10:00
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