Office of the Ombudsman (Hong Kong)

Office of The Ombudsman
申訴專員公署
Agency overview
Formed1 March 1989 (1989-03-01)
Headquarters30/F, China Merchants Tower, Shun Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong
Employees90 (March 2007)
Annual budgetHK$85.1m (2008-09)
Agency executives
  • Jack CHAN Jick-chi, Ombudsman
  • Mr So Kam Shing, Deputy Ombudsman
Websitewww.ombudsman.gov.hk
Office of the Ombudsman
Traditional Chinese申訴專員公署
Simplified Chinese申诉专员公署
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShēnsù Zhuānyuán Gōngshǔ
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSān sou jyūn yùhn gūng chyúh
JyutpingSan1 sou3 zyun1 jun4 gung2 cyu4

The Office of Ombudsman is a Hong Kong statutory authority, established on 1 March 1989, charged with ensuring that Hong Kong is served by a fair and efficient public administration that is committed to accountability, openness and quality of services. It operates mainly by investigating and giving recommendations to government departments.