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University of Hong Kong
[1989 Ed.
3.
The Vice-Chancellor may in his absolute discretion appoint an examiner or, as the case may be, an external examiner for any examination whenever a vacancy or other emergency requiring such an immediate appointment occurs in relation to that examination.
4. The Registrar shall discharge such duties in respect of examinations as may be delegated to him by the Senate, and he may perform these duties by deputy.
STATUTE XXX
THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE
1. In this statute, unless the context otherwise requires-
"Committee" means the Disciplinary Committee appointed under paragraph 2; "Senate panel" means the panel appointed under paragraph 3;
"student panel" means the panel appointed under paragraph 4.
2.
(1) The Disciplinary Committee shall consist of-
(a) 3 members of the Senate appointed by the Secretary out of a Senate panel, being the 3 members of the panel highest in order of precedence who have accepted appointment to serve on the Committee; and
(b) 2 students appointed by the Secretary out of a student panel, being 2 members of the panel highest in order of precedence who have accepted appointment to serve on the Committee.
(2) The Secretary shall make appointments to the Committee in accordance with the procedure laid down in the regulations made by the Committee.
(3) If the Secretary does not receive sufficient acceptances of appointment to enable him to appoint a full Committee and subject to the power of the Senate to fill vacancies as provided in paragraph 3(3), the Chancellor shall fill vacancies in the Committee from members of the University as defined in Statute IV.
3. (1) The Senate panel shall consist of 20 members of the Senate (not being undergraduate students) appointed in a defined order of precedence by the Senate. (L.N. 58 of 1976)
(2) Each member of the Senate panel shall be appointed for a term of 1 year beginning on 1 July and terminating on 30 June in the following year or upon conclusion of a case upon which he may be then engaged with the Committee, whichever shall last occur, and shall be eligible for re-appointment.
(3) If the Secretary fails to make any appointment from the Senate panel as required under paragraph 2(1)(a) such vacancy may be filled by the Senate by appointing a person from the Senate or from amongst the teachers as defined in section 12(9) of the Ordinance and Statute XII.
(4) Neither the Vice-Chancellor nor the Dean of Students shall be eligible for appointment to the Senate panel or as a member of the Committee under the provisions of subparagraph (1) or (3) of paragraph 2 or subparagraph (3) of this paragraph.
4.
(1) The student panel shall consist of 20 students appointed in a defined order of precedence by the Council of the Students' Union of the University.
(2) Each member of the student panel shall be appointed for a term of one year beginning on 1 July and terminating on 30 June in the following year or upon conclusion of a case upon which he may then be engaged with the Committee, whichever shall last occur, and shall be eligible for re-appointment.
(3) For the purposes of appointment to the student panel and proceedings before the Committee "student" shall not include a teacher or a full-time employee of the University.
(4) The President of the Students' Union shall submit to the Secretary before 1 June of each year the names and order of precedence of the duly appointed members of the student panel.
5.
The Secretary shall before 1 July of each year publish a list of the members of the Committee showing their order of precedence within their respective panels.
6.
The Chairman of the Committee shall be the member of the Committee who is highest in the order of precedence of those Senate members and teachers appointed to and present at the