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Female senior staff in UGC-funded institutions
Following is a question by the Hon Law Cheung-kwok and a reply by the Secretary for Education and Manpower, Mr Joseph Wong, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Will the Government inform this Council whether it has provided any guidelines on appointment, recruitment and promotion matters to the seven tertiary institutions funded by the University Grants Committee with a view to achieving the objective of increasing the number of female senior staff in the institutions concerned? Also, will the Government provide this Council with the following information:
(a) the breakdown by number and percentage of women holding the positions of Member of Council, Head and Deputy Head of Institution and Head of Administrative Department in each of the institutions concerned; and
(b) the breakdown by number and percentage of women holding positions of Dean, Department Head and Professor in each of the institutions concerned?
Reply:
Mr President.
The Administration has not provided any guidelines on appointment, recruitment and promotion matters to the seven tertiary institutions funded by the University Grants Committee (UGC) with a view to increasing the number of female senior staff in the institutions concemed. These are matters of staff recruitment and personnel management which fall within institutional autonomy. It would be inappropriate for Government to intervene.