HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988
THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER moved the Second Reading of 'A Bill to amend the Hong Kong Polytechnic Ordinance'.
He said:
Sir,
I move
that the Hong Kong Polytechnic (Amendment)
Bill 1988 be read the second time.
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institutions of higher education
degrees.
As members know,
it is a
common
practice
for
to confer honorary
The
purpose is
to
to
to give public recognition
individuals for their contribution to the institution .or
the community.
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The
University of Hong Kong and the Chinese
University of Hong Kong are specifically authorised in their respective ordinances to confer honorary degrees, and they
have done so over the years to many eminent academics and
prominent community leaders. The City Polytechnic also has
this authority in its Ordinance although it has not yet made
A use of it. However, there is not yet any such provision in the Hong Kong Polytechnic Ordinance or the Hong Kong Baptist
College Ordinance.
of this Bill is
therefore to put right this omission by giving the Hong Kong
Polytechnic specific authority to confer honorary degrees.
In a few minutes I shall be introducing another similar Bill
in respect of the Baptist College.
The main
purpose