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Officers,
their ap- pointment,
powers, duties and emoluments.
Statutes.
No. 10 of 1911.
UNIVERSITY.
12.—(1) There shall be a Chancellor, a Vice-Chancellor, a Treasurer, a Registrar and such other officers of the University as the Court may determine,
(2) The Chancellor shall be the head, and principal officer, of the University.
(3) The Vice-Chancellor shall be the chief administrative officer of the University,
(4) The Governor of Hong Kong shall be the Chancellor.
(5) The Vice-Chancellor and the Treasurer shall be appointed by the Court on the nomination of the Council, and the Court for good cause may revoke any such appointment.
(6) The Registrar, professors, readers, lecturers and other officers of the University shall be appointed by the Council and the Council for good cause may revoke any such appointment.
(7) An appeal shall lie to the Chancellor from any decision of the Court or the Council to revoke the appointment of any officer of the University.
(8) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this section, it shall be lawful, during any vacancy in any office in the Univer- sity or during the temporary incapacity, whether from illness, absence from the Colony or any other cause, of any officer of the University to act in his office, from time to time to appoint any fit person to exercise the powers and perform the duties of that office.
(9) The powers and duties of the officers of the University, the periods and conditions for and upon which they hold office and their emoluments shall be such as are prescribed by this Ordinance, the statutes and the terms of their respective appoint- ments; but the Council may assign to any officer, subject in the case of the Chancellor to his consent, such further powers and duties as it may think fit.
13.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, the University shall be governed in accordance with the provisions Regulations of the statutes set forth in the Regulations of Hong Kong (1937
edition).
UNIVERSITY.
No. 10 of 1911.
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(2) The Court may add to, amend or repeal any of the statutes, and shall submit every such addition, amendment or repeal to the Governor in Council, who may approve or disallow the same.
(3) Every such addition, amendment and repeal, if approved by the Governor in Council, shall be published in the Gazette and shall, unless otherwise provided, come into operation on the day of such publication.
14. All examinations held by the University shall be con- Examiners. ducted in such manner as the statutes and regulations shall prescribe Provided that at least one external and independent examiner shall be appointed for each subject or group of subjects forming part of the course of studies required for degrees: but this proviso shall not apply to examinations for entrance to the University.
15. No distinction of race or nationality shall be permitted, Distinctions and no test of religious belief or profession shall be imposed, in of race,
nationality order to entitle any person to be admitted as a member, professor, and religion reader, lecturer, teacher or student of the University or to hold forbidden. office therein or to graduate thereat or to hold any advantage or privilege thereof.
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