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The Ombudsman Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2009 comes into operation today (July 2).
"The commencement of the Order will mark the inclusion of four public bodies to Schedule 1 to The Ombudsman Ordinance (Cap. 397). The four bodies are the Auxiliary Medical Service, the Civil Aid Service, the Consumer Council and the Estate Agents Authority," a Government spokesman said.
The Ombudsman is empowered under The Ombudsman Ordinance (Cap. 397) to investigate any action taken by or on behalf of an organisation specified in Part I of Schedule 1 in the exercise of its administrative functions. At present, The Ombudsman has jurisdiction over all government departments and agencies, except those organisations set out in Part II of Schedule 1 over which The Ombudsman only has jurisdiction on matters relating to the exercise of their administrative functions in relation to the Code on Access to Information.
Ends/Friday, July 2, 2010
Issued at HKT 11:29
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