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Visitors.

Incorpora- tion.

"Vice-Chancellor", "Pro-Vice-Chancellor", "Treasurer'', "Deans of Faculties", "Registrar", "Bursar" and "Librarian" re- spectively mean the Vice-Chancellor, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Treasurer, Deans of Faculties, Registrar, Bursar and Librarian of the University;

"Court", "Council", "Senate", "Convocation", and "Institute of Oriental Studies" respectively mean the Court, the Coun- cil, the Senate, Convocation, and the Institute of Oriental Studies of the University;

"officers" and "teachers" respectively mean the officers and

teachers of the University:

**statutes" mean the statutes of the University;

"University" means the University of Hong Kong.

(2) For the purposes of this Ordinance, "good cause", when used with reference to removal from office, membership or place and with reference to such of the members of the University and of the officers and teachers as shall be designated by the Ordin- ance and statutes, means, in the opinion of the Council after due! inquiry, 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 10 continue in office.

3. Should Her Majesty deign to become a Visitor of the University, or to appoint some other person in that behalf, Her Majesty or such other person shall forthwith become a Visitor as aforesaid and shall exercise such powers of supervision as may seem good to Her.

4. Notwithstanding the repeal of the University Ordinance, (Cap. 219), the University shall continue in being with the name and style of "The University of Hong Kong", by which name the members of the University as defined from time to time by Statute IV in the Schedule to this Ordinance shall constitute 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 bold, 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. All the property vested in the University immediately Property. before the coming into operation of this Ordinance shall continue to be so vested subject, so far as leasehold property is concerned, to the payment of the rents reserved by, and the performance and observance of the covenants, obligations and conditions on the part of the lessee contained in the Crown leases or conditions of grant of such property.

B. (1) Contracts on behalf of the University may be made Form of as follows-

(e) a contract which, if made between private persons, would be required by law to be in writing, and if made accord- ing 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 required by law 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 be valid by law, although made by parole only and not reduced into writing, may be made by parole 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.

contracts.