CAP. 1053]
University of Hong Kong
[1989 Ed.
and as such shall have all the powers and duties of the Chancellor. (Amended 83 of 1970 s. 3)
(4) The Chancellor may appoint a person to be the Pro-Chancellor of the University. The Pro-Chancellor shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed by the statutes. In the absence of the Pro-Chancellor, the Chancellor may appoint a person to act as Pro-Chancellor. The person so appointed may exercise all or any of the powers, perform all or any of the duties, and have such of the privileges of the Pro-Chancellor as the Chancellor may determine. (Added 1 of 1968 s. 7. Amended 66 of 1988 s. 3)
(5) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the principal academic and administrative officer of the University.
(6) The Vice-Chancellor, the Pro-Vice-Chancellors, the Treasurer, the Registrar, the Secretary, the Librarian, and the other officers designated as such by the statutes shall be appointed by the Council in accordance with the statutes, and the Council shall not terminate any such appointment except where after due enquiry into the facts there exists in the opinion of the Council good cause for such termination. (Amended 83 of 1970 s. 3; 86 of 1975 s. 4; 66 of 1988 s. 3)
(7) If, by reason of an amendment to the statutes, an officer ceases to be designated as such, he shall nevertheless continue to be entitled to the protection, with respect to the termination of his appointment, conferred by subsection (6). (Added 1 of 1968 s. 7)
(8) The Deans of the Faculties shall be appointed in accordance with the statutes.
(9) The teachers shall be the Professors, Readers, Lecturers, and such other persons as may be designated teachers by the statutes. The teachers shall be appointed by the Council. The Council shall not terminate the appointment of any teacher except where after due enquiry into the facts and after receiving the advice of the Senate on the findings of such enquiry there exists in the opinion of the Council good cause for such termination. (Amended 66 of 1988 s. 3)
(10) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (6) and (9), any officer or teacher-
(a)
(b)
who is appointed after or continued in employment beyond a retiring age determined by the Council; or
whose employment is temporary, part-time or probationary, may be removed from office in accordance with the terms of his contract of service or on any other lawful grounds, without any reason for such removal being assigned.
(11) An appeal shall lie to the Chancellor from any decision of the Council to terminate the appointment of any officer or teacher.
(12) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this section, the Council may appoint one or more Pro-Vice-Chancellors to exercise such powers and perform such duties as the Council may direct. (Replaced 83 of 1970 s. 3)