Appointment of commillees.
Membership of the Board.
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(6) may appoint such other persons to be employees of the
Polytechnic as the Board may consider expedient.
(2) The Director shall be appointed by resolution passed by the votes of not less than nine members.
(3) The remuneration and the terms and conditions of service of persons in the employment of the Polytechnic shall be determined by the Board.
(4) The Director may be removed from office by resolution passed by the votes of not less than nine members on the ground of his misconduct, inefficiency or other good cause.
(5) The Board may appoint any person to act as Director during the absence or incapacity of the Director or if that office is or becomes vacant for any reason.
9, The Board may appoint such committees for any general or special purposes as it thinks fit.
10. (1) The Board shall consist of the following members, namely
(a) the Director of Education; (b) the Director;
(c) three members, who shall be public officers, appointed
by the Governor;
(d) eight members, other than public officers, appointed by the Governor of whom not less than four shall have ex- perience in commerce or industry in Hong Kong:
(e) such other members, oot exceeding two, as may be
appointed by the Governor.
(2) The Governor shall appoint one of the members appointed under paragraph (d) of subsection (3) as Chairman.
(3) Without prejudice to section 42 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance, a member, other than the Director, who is not a public officer shall be appointed for a period of three years, or for such lesser period as the Governor may in any particular case appoint, but may from time to time be reappointed.
(4) A member, other than the Director, who is not a public officer may at any time, by notice in writing to the Governor, resign from the Board.
(5) The Governor shall appoint one of the members ap- pointed under paragraph (d) of subsection (1) as Deputy Chairman, who shall act as Chairman during the absence or incapacity of the Chairman or if that office becomes vacant for any reason.
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(6) Seven members shall form a quorum at a meeting of the Board,
(7) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (4) of section 8, any question before the Board at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members present,
11. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Board may in writing delegate to the Director any of its powers and functions.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Board shall not delegate to the Director the power-
(a) to approve the annual programme and estimates required
to be submitted under section 13:
(b) to authorize the preparation of the statements required
under subsection (2) of section 14;
(c) to approve terms and conditions of service of persons in the employment of the Polytechnic, other than persons in the part time or temporary employment thereof, or (d) to make rules under section 18.
12. Without prejudice to the provisions of section 7. the Board-
(4) shall fix fees and charges for courses of study, facilities
and other services provided by the Polytechnic;
(b) may reduce, waive or refund fees and charges so fined generally or in any particular case or class of case.
13. (1) In each financial year, before a date to be appointed by the Governor, the Board shall submit to the Governor, through a person nominated by the Governor, a programme of its proposed activities and estimates of the income and expenditure of the Polytechnic for the next financial year:
Provided that the programme and estimates for the first financial year of the Polytechnic shall be forwarded as soon as is practicable after the commencement of this Ordinance.
(2) The Board may, from time to time, with the prior approval of the Governor, fix a period to be the financial year of the Polytechnic.
14. (1) The Board shall maintain proper accounts and records of all income and expenditure.
(2) After the end of each financial year, the Board shall cause to be prepared statements of income and expenditure during the previous financial year and of the assets and liabilities of the Polytechnic on the last day thereof.
Power of the Board to delegate.
Fees and charges.
Estimates and financial year.
Accounts.