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Gi) the Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, or bis representative;
(ii) the Director of the Hong Kong Polytechnic, or his representative;
(iv) the Director of Education, or his representative:
(v) the Secretary of the Authority appointed under section 6 who shall be chief executive of the Authority;
(b) the following who shall be appointed by the Governor-
(i) 3 public officers;
(ii) 1 person nominated by the Senate of the University of Hong Kong.
(iii) I person nominated by the Senate of The Chinese Univer- sity of Hong Kong:
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(iv) |_ person nominated by the Board of Governors of the Hong Kong Polytechnic;
(V) 1 person experienced in training teachers in Hong Kong: (vi) 1 person who is President of a College registered under the Post-Secondary Colleges Ordinance;
(vi) 3 persons who are principals of registered schools pro- viding secondary education within the meaning of the Education Ordinance;
(vill) 3 persons who ate registered teachers in registered schools providing secondary education within the meaning of the Educa- Tion Ordinance; and
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(x) 3 persons experienced in commerce or industry in Hong Kong:
(c) Buch other persons, not exceeding 3, as the Governor may
appoint
(3) The appointment of a member of the Authority under subsection (2)(8) or (c) shall be for a term not exceeding 3 years.
(4) On the expiration of his period of appointment or reappointment, as the case may be, any member of the Authority appointed under subsection (2)(b) or (c) shall be eligible fat reappointment.
(5) (a) The Governor shall appoint a member to be chairman of
the Authority for a term not exceeding 3 years.
(b) On the expiration of his period of appointment or reappointment, as the case may be any member of the Authority appointed to be chairman under paragraph (a) shall be eligible for reappointment.
(6) A member of the Authority appointed under subsection (2)(b) or (e) may at any time resign his office by notice in wriling addressed to the Governor,
(7) If any member of the Authority appointed under subsection (216) or (c) is absent from Hong Kong or is for any other reason unable to exercise the powers or perform the duties of his office as member, the Govenor may appoint another person to be a temporary member in his place during his absence or incapacity,
(8) If a member has a pecuniary interest, whether direct or indirect, in any contract or proposed contract or in any other matter, and is present at a meeting of the Authority at which the contract or other matter is the subject of consideration, he shall, as soon as practicable after the
commencement of the meeting, disclose to the Authority the fact and Dalure of his interest.
(9) Such member shall, if so required by the meeting, withdraw from the meeting while the Authority is considering the contract or matter and in any case shall not vote thereon.
(10) A quorum shall be 9 members.
(11) Subject to this Ordinance the Authority shall have power to regulate its own procedure.
(12) The Chairman of the Authority shall preside at meetings of the Authority, or in bis absence such member shall preside as the members present select.
4. The Authority may transact any of its business by the circulation Tramico of
bualness by of papers, and a resolution in writing which is approved in writing by a drculavao" at majority of the members shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been maner. passed at a meeting of the Authority by the votes of the members so approving the resolution.
The Hong Kong Examinations Authority shall be a body tacorporadon. corporate with perpetual succession and a common scat and shell ba capable of holding and disposing of all kinds of properly, of suing and being sued and, subject to this Ordinancs, of doing and suffering all such other acts and things as bodies corporate may lawfully do and suffer.
(1) The Governor shall appoint the first Secretary of the Appointment Authority Tor such period and upon such terms and conditions as he of Secretary, may think AL.
(2) Upon the expiration or termination, as the case may be, of the appointment under subsection (1) the Authority shall, pursuant to section 7[21e), appoint the Secretary of the Authority,
7. (1) Subject to section 13, the Authority shall have powers to Powers and do all such things as are accessary or advantageous and proper in Juries of the planning and conducting examinations in Hong Kong and shall-
(a) conduct the specified examinations:
(6) determine the educational requirements necessary for candidates
to be eligible to sit specified examinations;
(c) make rules to regulate the conduct of candidates sitting specified examinations and the exclusion of candidates from sitting specified examinations for breach of any such rule;
(d) approve syllabuses for specified examinations;
(e) award certificates to candidates who attain a standard determined
by the Authority in specified examinations.
(2) Without restricting subsection (1) the Authority may for the purposes referred to therein—–
(2) appoint such committees as it thinks fit;
(b) subject to approval by the Governor under section 10 and to section 10(7), fix fees to be paid by candidates sitting the specified examinations;
(c) conduct any examination, other than specified examinations, required by any organization whether local or overseas, as the Governor may approve and make rules to regulate the conduct
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