Director to Promote education in Hong Kong
Delegation
of Director's powers.
Power of Governor to give directions.
The Board of Education.
"school" means an institution, organization or establishment which provides for twenty or more persons during any one day, whether or not at the same time, any kindergarten. primary, secondary or post secondary education or any other educational course by any means, including correspondence delivered by hand or through the postal services; "school premises" includes school recreation rooms, residential facilities, playing fields and playing grounds, and any other places used for the purposes of a school;
"secondary education" means education which is suitable for normal pupils who have attained the age of twelve years but not the age of nineteen years;
"supervisor" means a registered manager who is approved as the supervisor of a school under section 34 or subsection (2) of section 38 or under either of the repealed Ordinances.
4. (1) The Director shall be charged with the super- intendence of matters relating to education in Hong Kong,
(2) The Director shall promote the education of the people of Hong Kong and control and direct education policy.
5. (1) The Deputy Director of Education may exercise any function of the Director under this Ordinance.
(2) The Director may authorize any officer of the Education Department to exercise any function of the Director under any provision of this Ordinance other than subsection (5) of section 9.
6. (1) The Governor may give to the Director and to any other public officer, other than a judge, a district judge, or a magistrate, such directions as he thinks fit with respect to the exercise or performance of their respective functions under this Ordinance, either generally or in any particular case.
(2) A person to whom a direction is given by the Governor under subsection (1) shall, in the exercise or performance of his functions under this Ordinance, comply with that direction,
7. (1) There shall be a Board of Education appointed in accordance with subsection (2) which may advise the Governor on educational matters.
(2) The Governor shall by notice in the Gazette appoint as members of the Board such persons as he thinks åt
(3) A member of the Board shall hold office for such period as may be specified in such notice.
(4) The Board may regulate its procedure.
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(5) Such officers of the Education Department as the Director may nominate shall attend the meetings of the Board.
(6) The Director shall appoint an officer of the Education Department to be the secretary to the Board.
(7) The secretary to the Board shall forward a record of every meeting of the Board to the Director, who shall transmit a copy of the record to the Governor together with any observations which the Director may wish to make on such record.
8. (1) The Director shall maintain-
(a) a register of schools, in which shall be entered-
(i) the name of every registered school; and
(ii) the premises which are specified in the certificate of registration of the school;
(b) a register of schools which are provisionally registered,
in which shall be entered-
(1) the name of every school which is provisionally registered: and
(ii) the premises which are specified in the certificate of provisional registration of the school;
(c) a list containing the name and address of every approved
manager;
(d) a register of managers, in which shall be entered-
(1) the name and address of every registered manager; and
(ii) the registered name and the address of every school of which a person is a registered manager; and
(e) a register of teachers, in which shall be entered the name
of every registered teacher.
(2) Such other particulars as the Director considers necessary may be entered in any register or list referred to in subsection (1).
9. (I) The following schools and the owners, managers. teachers and pupils of such schools shall be exempt from this Ordinance-
(a) any school entirely maintained and controlled by the Government or by the Crown in right of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom;
(b) any school which provides education which is solely
religious; and
(c) any school which has been exempted from either of the repealed Ordinances by notification in the Gazerte and the exemption of which has not been withdrawn.
Director to maintain registers.
Exemplion of schools from Ordinance.