AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE
The 27th day of March, 1946
Present,
THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL
the
WHEREAS the University of Hong Kong (in this Order called University") is established and incorporated under the University Ordinance 1911 (in this Order called "the Ordinance ") of the Colony of Hong Kong (in this Order called "the Colony ") and provision is made for the Government of the University by a Chancellor, Court, Council and Senate whose powers are prescribed by the Ordinance and the Statutes set forth in the Regulations of Hong Kong (1937 Edition) (in this Order called "the Statutes "):
AND WHEREAS circumstances have arisen in the Colony by reason of which it is expedient that a Committee should be appointed to exercise certain of the powers of the Council under the Ordinance and the Statutes:
NOW, THEREFORE, His Majesty in exercise of all powers enabling Him in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of the Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:-
1.--(1) This Order may be cited as the Hong Kong University (Pro- visional Powers) Order in Council, 1946.
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(2) The Interpretation Act, 1889, shall apply for the interpretation of pretation. this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
2.—(1) There shall be constituted a Committee to be known as the Constitu- University of Hong Kong Provisional Powers Committee, consisting of tion of such persons as a Secretary of State shall from time to time appoint, and Committee. who shall hold office on such terms as a Secretary of State may determine.
(2) One of the members shall be appointed by the Secretary of State to be Chairman of the Committee. In the absence of the Chairman from any meeting of the Committee the members present shall appoint one of the members to act as Chairman of that meeting.
(3) The powers of the Committee may be exercised at a meeting at which two or more members are present.
3. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Ordinance and the Statutes, the Committee shall have power, subject to Sections 4 and 5 of this Order to exercise the powers of the Council given under Section 9, subsection (3) of the Ordinance to administer the property and manage the affairs of the University including: -
(a) the powers given under sub-paragraph (1) of Statute 12 to govern, manage and regulate the finances of the University in so far as the same consists of the funds now or hereafter standing to the credit of the University at the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corpora- tion;
(b) the powers given under sub-paragraph (5) of the same Statute to borrow money on behalf of the University with the modifications
that:
(1) Such powers may be exercised without the approval of the
Court.
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