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The Ombudsman, Mr Jack Chan, led a delegation on an official visit to Morocco in North Africa early this week, and the visit successfully concluded today (16 May).

During his stay in Morocco, Ombudsman Chan attended the Board Meeting of the International Ombudsman Institute (“IOI”) as Chairman of the IOI’s Standing By-laws Committee and member of UN and International Cooperation Working Group and exchanged views and ideas with representatives of other countries and regions. The Board Meeting of IOI involved participation from around 20 countries and regions among which were the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Mexico, South Africa, Korea and Thailand.

The Office’s delegation also met with the Mediator of the Kingdom of Morocco, Mr Hassan Tariq and the President of the National Authority for Integrity, Prevention and Fight Against Corruption, Mr Mohamed Benalilou and visited the Mediator’s regional office.

Throughout the visit, Mr Chan also shared with IOI Board Members and his many international counterparts the latest development and opportunities in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Regions, as well as presenting Hong Kong’s important position of having strong support from the motherland and close connections to the world.