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According to the UGC, the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), Lingnan College (LC) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have already adopted common terms of service since 1995 for newly appointed staff and for staff whose contracts were renewed after the effective date of the adoption of the new terms of service. As regards the City University of Hong Kong (CityU), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and the University of Hong Kong (HKU), they continue to adopt both local and overseas terms for new recruits at present. However, in November 1995 the CityU Council approved that new offers of appointment should be made mainly on local terms, with offers of overseas terms being made only in exceptional circumstances. CityU is also in the process of drafting a common set of terms with a view to removing the distinction between its local and overseas terms of service. HKUST and HKU are currently reviewing their terms of service for local and overseas staff with a view to working out a common set of terms of service.