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Director to promote education in Hong Kong.
Delegation of Director's powers.
Power of Governor to give directions.
The Board of Education.
Education
[1985 Ed.
"school" means an institution, organization or establishment which provides for 20 or more persons during any one day, whether or not at the same time, any nursery, kindergarten, primary, secondary or post-secondary education or any other educational course by any means, including correspondence delivered by hand or through the postal services; (Amended, 38 of 1983, s. 2)
"school premises" includes school recreation rooms, residential facilities, playing fields and playing grounds, and any other places used for the purposes of a school;
"secondary education" means education which is suitable for normal pupils who have attained the age of 12 years but not the age of 19 years;
"secondary school" means a school which provides secondary education; (Added, 34 of 1979, s. 2)
"supervisor" means a registered manager who is approved as the supervisor of a school under section 34 or section 38(2) or under either of the repealed Ordinances.
4. (1) The Director shall be charged with the superintendence of matters relating to education in Hong Kong.
(2) The Director shall promote the education of the people of Hong Kong and control and direct education policy.
5. (1) The Deputy Director of Education may exercise any function of the Director under this Ordinance.
(2) The Director may authorize any officer of the Education Department to exercise any function of the Director under any provision of this Ordinance other than section 9(5).
6. (1) The Governor may give to the Director and to any other public officer, other than a judge, a district judge, or a magistrate, such directions as he thinks fit with respect to the exercise or performance of their respective functions under this Ordinance, either generally or in any particular case.
(2) A person to whom a direction is given by the Governor under subsection (1) shall, in the exercise or performance of his functions under this Ordinance, comply with that direction.
7. (1) There shall be a Board of Education appointed in accordance with subsection (2) which may advise the Governor on educational matters.
(2) The Governor shall by notice in the Gazette appoint as members of the Board such persons as he thinks fit.
(3) A member of the Board shall hold office for such period as may be specified in such notice.