Office of the Ombudsman (Hong Kong)

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
ombudsman office
gptkbp:address 30/F, China Merchants Tower, Shun Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong
gptkbp:annualReport published annually
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:can_initiate_own_investigations yes
gptkbp:cannot_investigate gptkb:ICAC
courts
police
public servants' personal conduct
gptkbp:complaints_accepted_from legislators
members of the public
public officers
gptkbp:country gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkbp:current_Ombudsman gptkb:Winnie_Chiu
gptkbp:established 1989
gptkbp:first_Ombudsman gptkb:Andrew_Li
gptkbp:formerName Commissioner for Administrative Complaints
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Hong_Kong
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Office of the Ombudsman (Hong Kong)
gptkbp:independent_from gptkb:business_executive
gptkb:judge
gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:investigatedBy public organizations
gptkbp:investigation_powers can require documents
can summon witnesses
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkbp:legalBasis The Ombudsman Ordinance (Cap. 397)
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Chinese
English
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Government_of_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:public_complaints_received over 5,000 per year (varies by year)
gptkbp:public_education promotes good public administration
gptkbp:publicity issues press releases
gptkbp:recommendation non-binding
gptkbp:renewable yes
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:responsible_for investigating complaints against maladministration in public organizations
gptkbp:termLength 5 years
gptkbp:type_of_complaints_handled inefficiency
abuse of power
neglect
delay
error
inattention
maladministration
improper discrimination
unfairness
wrong advice
wrong decision
gptkbp:website https://www.ombudsman.hk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ombudsman_organizations
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6