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exempl any such person from any of the requirements pre- scribed for the conferment of the degree other than the examination therefor.

II. The Council may recommend the award without requiring attendance or examination of a degree of Master or Doctor honoris causa upon any person who has rendered distinguished service in the advancement of any branch of learning or who has otherwise rendered himself worthy of such a degree; pro. vided that the holder of a degree which has been conferred honoris cause shall not, by the fact that he has been admitted thereto, be entitled to practise any profession.

12 The Council shall not recommend the award of any degree of Master or Doctor honoris causa except after consideration of recommendations submitted by an Honorary Degrees Com- mittee consisting of

(a) the Chancellor,

(b) the Vice-Chancellor,

(c) the Presidents of the several Colleges:

(d) the Chairman of the Council:

(e) two members of the Council nominated by the Council;

and

(/) members of the Senate, equal in number to the number of the Colleges, elected by the Senate so that there shall be one member of the Academic Board of each College.

13. The University may award diplomas and certificates-

(a) to students who-

(i) have attended a course of study provided by the University or by one or more of the Colleges and approved by the University;

(ii) have passed the appropriate examination or examina-

tions; and

(iii) have complied in all other respects with the require-

ments prescribed therefor; and

(b) to persous other than those provided for in sub-paragraph (a) above who are deemed by the Senate to possess the qualification appropriate for the award of such diplomas and certificates provided that such persons-

(i) bave pursued a course of study therefor at one or more educational institutions in Hong Kong rec- ognized for this purpose by the Senate; and

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(ii) have passed the appropriate examination or examina-

tions of the University.

14. Subject to the right of appeal from the decision of the Senate to the Council and from the decision of the Council to the Chancellor, the Senate may deprive any person who has been convicted of a felony or who in their opinion has been guilty of dishonourable or scandalous conduct of any degree, diploma, certificate or other award of the University.

STATUTE 24.

EXAMINATIONS.

Every examination or other test of the University qualifying

in any subject of study for a degree or diploma or qualifying for a higher degree of the University shall be conducted by a board of examiners which shall consist of—

(a) one or more internal examiners who shall be Appointed Teachers or Recognized Lecturers in the subject of the examination; and

(b) one or more external examiners who shall not be mem- bers of the academic staff of the University or of any of the Colleges and who shall not have taken part in the teaching of the candidates.

STATUTE 25.

CENTRAL ACTIVITIES.

The central activities of the University shall be those for which the University is directly responsible and shall include the work of

(a) the administrative headquarters of the University;

(b) the University library and laboratories;

(c) programmes of advanced studies or research leading to certificates, diplomas, or higher degrees of the University; (d) such other buildings, institutes and organized activities as

shall be determined by the Council.