Visits.
Name of College.
Evening Colleges.
Award of
certificates.
to hear evidence and do all other such things as are necessary for its due inquiry. Any tribunal so appointed shall conduct its inquiry in private and submit a report in writing to the Governor in Council. (6) (a) In addition to the powers of the Director under subsection (1) the Governor in Council may order the Director to refuse to register or to cancel the registration of any Post Secondary College or of any person as a member of a Board of Governors or College Council or as a teacher where it appears to the Governor in Council that the registration or the continued registration of such College or person would be prejudicial to the public interest, to the welfare of students or to education generally.
(5) Before making any order under this subsection the Governor in Council shall afford to the Post Secondary College or person concerned the opportunity to submit any representations in writing which shall be considered by the Governor in Council.
7. For the purposes of this Ordinance, and for the purpose of ensuring compliance with any conditions attaching to financial assistance from Government, the Director and any person authorized by him in writing in that behalf, may visit any College, and shall be afforded all reasonable facilities and information by the College and the teachers and officers.
8. (1) Every College shall be registered under such name in both English and Chinese as may be approved by the Director, who shall not without the prior sanction of the Governor in Council approve any name containing the word “University”, or the Chinese words “Tai Hok" (#) or "Hok Yuen" (UB).
(2) No College may use any name other than its registered name.
9. (1) Where any Post Secondary College provides courses in the evening of a like nature to those provided in a College, such Post Secondary College may be required by the Director to include the word "Evening (*)" in its name.
(2) Every Post Secondary College so required shall be deemed a separate College and shall be required to register as such, notwith- standing that it is registered as a College in respect of the courses conducted during the day.
10. Colleges registered under this Ordinance and Post Secondary diplomas and Colleges registered under the Education Ordinance, 1952, may award College diplomas and College certificates but shall not award degrees or issue any document which could reasonably be taken as signifying the award of a university degree.
(33 of 1952,
1958 Re-
print).
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studies.
11. Colleges may establish institutes or departments of research Research or special studies with the approval in writing of the Director, who in and specia giving his approval shall take into consideration the need for any such institute or department and the ability of the College to maintain satis- factory standards therein with reference to the adequacy of the teaching staff, equipment and general facilities.
12. (1) The Governor in Council may by regulation prescribe or Regulations. provide for→
(a) the provisions required to be in college constitutions including provisions relating to the composition of Boards of Governors, College Councils, Academic Boards and Faculty Boards, the officers and academic staff with their conditions of service and generally for the administration of the College:
(b) the conduct of the affairs of the College: (c) forms:
(d) generally for the carrying into effect of the provisions of this
Ordinance.
(2) The Director may exempt any College, officer, teacher or student thereof from any of the provisions of any regulations made under this section.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 18th day of May, 1960.
Raja
Depmy Clerk of Councils.
(Secretariat CR4/3231/59)
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