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UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988

"The Council shall not terminate the appointment of any teacher except where after due enquiry into the facts and after receiving the advice of the Senate on the findings of such enquiry there exists in the opinion of the Council good cause for such termination.".

Explanatory Memorandum

The purposes of this Bill are-

(a) by the amendments to sections 2(2) and 12(9) of the principal Ordinance, to clarify that it is the role of the Council to enquire into the facts of any case where the termination of the appoint- ment of a teacher might be in question, that it is the role of the Senate to give advice on these facts, and finally that it is the responsibility of the Council to decide if there exists good cause for termination; and

(b) by the amendment to section 12(4) of the principal Ordinance, to provide the Chancellor with the power to appoint a person to act as Pro-Chancellor during the absence of the Pro-Chancellor.

The amendment to section 12(6) of the principal Ordinance is consequential upon the amendments to sections 2(2) and 12(9).

Bill.

2. There are no financial or staffing implications arising from this

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER

Solicitors for the University of Hong Kong

1988年香港大學(修訂)條例草案

本條例草案之目的如下

摘要說明

(a) 修訂原有條例第2條第(2)款及第12條第(9)款,以區分在終止任用教師 產生問題時調查事實乃校務委員會之職務,而就此類事實提出意見乃教務 委員會之職務,以及最後,決定終止任用是否具備正當理由則是校務委員 會之責任;並

(b) 修訂原有條例第12條第(4)款,以授權校監於副校監缺席時委任一人仕爲

副校監。

對原有條例第12條第(6)款之修訂乃由於對第2條第(2)款及第12條第(9)款之修訂 而產生。

2. 本草案不牽涉任何財務或人員問題。

香港大學之代表律師

孖士打律師行