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HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988

THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER moved the Second Reading of 'A Bill to amend the Hong Kong Polytechnic Ordinance'.

He said:

Sir,

I move

that the Hong Kong Polytechnic (Amendment)

Bill 1988 be read the second time.

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institutions of higher education

degrees.

As members know,

it is a

common

practice

for

to confer honorary

The

purpose is

to

to

to give public recognition

individuals for their contribution to the institution .or

the community.

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The

University of Hong Kong and the Chinese

University of Hong Kong are specifically authorised in their respective ordinances to confer honorary degrees, and they

have done so over the years to many eminent academics and

prominent community leaders. The City Polytechnic also has

this authority in its Ordinance although it has not yet made

A use of it. However, there is not yet any such provision in the Hong Kong Polytechnic Ordinance or the Hong Kong Baptist

College Ordinance.

of this Bill is

therefore to put right this omission by giving the Hong Kong

Polytechnic specific authority to confer honorary degrees.

In a few minutes I shall be introducing another similar Bill

in respect of the Baptist College.

The main

purpose