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No. 10 of 1911.
UNIVERSITY,
UNIVERSITY.
No. 10 of 1911.
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Interpreta- tion.
Visitors.
Incorpora. tion.
Real property.
2. In this Ordinance-
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(a) "the University means the University of Hong Kong. established by this Ordinance;
(b) the statutes means the statutes of the University;
(c)
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Council and "Senate" respectively mean the Court, the Council and the Senate of the University;
(d) "Chancellor ", "Vice-Chancellor" and " Registrar respectively mean the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and Registrar of the University;
(e) "good cause", when used in reference to removal from any office, means inability to perform efficiently the duties of the office, neglect of duty or such misconduct, whether in an official or a private capacity, as renders the holder unfit to continue in office.
3. Should His Majesty deign to become a Visitor of the University or to appoint some other person in that behalf, His Majesty or such person shall forthwith become a Visitor as aforesaid and shall exercise such powers of supervision as may seem good to him.
4. There shall be established in Hong Kong a University with the name and style of "The University of Hong Kong by which name the Chancellor and other members of the University are hereby constituted one body politic and corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, and with full power by and in such name to sue and be sued, and without any further licence to take by gift or otherwise, purchase and hold, grant, demise or otherwise dispose of real or personal estate, and with the other powers conferred by, under or by virtue of this Ordinance.
5. The area of Crown land situate to the south of Bonham Road and to the east of Pokfulam Road, and delineated and described on the plan thereof signed by the Governor and by William Chatham, Director of Public Works, and deposited in the Land Office, and all buildings now erected or in course of erection or hereafter to be erected thereon, together with all
* In 1926 the University surrendered the fee simple in exchange for Crown
leases for 999 years.
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rights, easements and appurtenances thereto belonging, shall vest in the University in fee simple for the purposes of this Ordinance free of Crown rent: Provided always that the University shall not sell, convey or dispose of the said land or buildings or any part thereof to any person without the written licence of His Majesty: Provided also that if the said land and buildings or any part thereof shall at any time cease to be used for the purposes of the University in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance the said land and buildings or part thereof, as the case may be, shall revert to the Crown.
6. All moneys subscribed for the purposes of the University. Personal whether on deposit in any name in any bank or not, and all property. investments of such moneys, and all interest, income and profits arising from such investments, and all securities therefor, shall vest in the University.
7.—(1) Contracts on behalf of the University may be made Form of as follows-
(a) a contract, which if made between private persons would be by law required to be in writing, and if made according to English law to be under seal, may be made on behalf of the University in writing under the common seal of the University;
(b) a contract, which if made between private persons would be by law required to be in writing and signed by the parties to be charged therewith, may be made on behalf of the University in writing signed by any person acting under the express or implied authority of the Council;
(c) a contract, which if made between private persons would by law be valid although made by parol only and not reduced into writing, may be made by parol on behalf of the University by any person acting under the express or implied authority of the Council.
(2) A contract made according to this section shall be effectual in law and shall bind the University and its successors and all other parties thereto.
(3) A contract made according to this section may be varied or discharged in the same manner in which it is authorized by this section to be made.
contracts. [cf. No. 39 of 1932, s. 31.]
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