Office of the Unofficial Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils

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Office of the Unofficial Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils
行政立法兩局非官守議員辦事處
Agency overview
Formed1963
Dissolved1989
Superseding agency
Parent departmentExecutive Council
Legislative Council
Office of the Unofficial Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils
Traditional Chinese行政立法兩局非官守議員辦事處

The Office of the Unofficial Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils was an office for the

Hong Kong Government.[1]

The office was established in August 1963 at Union House in

stenographer/receptionist. On 16 September 1964 a full Secretary was appointed together with a clerk, a typist, and a messenger. On 8 May 1965, the office moved to Prince's Building
.

In 1985 UMELCO was renamed as Office of Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils or OMELCO following the 1985 Hong Kong electoral reform and indirect elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. The office finally dissolved with the establishment of Commissioner for Administrative Complaints or COMAC in 1989[1] of now better known as Office of The Ombudsman of Hong Kong since 2001.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Possible Duplication of work of the LegCo Redress System with the work of The Office of The Ombudsman" (PDF). www.legco.gov.hk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Office of The Ombudsman, Hong Kong". www.ombudsman.hk.