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3. Subject to the agreement with the Hongkong College of Medicine set forth in the Third Schedule to the Ordinance the period of study necessary to qualify any student for graduation shall not be less than five years in the Faculty of Medicine and not less than three years in any other Faculty all of which shall be subsequent to the date at which the student passes the Matriculation Examination, or such equivalent examination as may be recognised by the University.

Statute 15. COMMITTEES.

1. The Court, Council, Senate and Faculties may respectively appoint such and so many standing and special Committees as may seem to them fit for the purpose of dealing with any subjects or matters de- legated to such Committee and any such Committees (if appointed by the Court or Council) may (if thought advisable) include persons who are not members of the bodies appointing them. The powers and duties of such Committees shall be such as the bodies appointing them from time to time direct and may be revoked, altered or enlarged as to the appointing bodies shall

seem meet.

2. The Council may make regulations for the pro- ceedings of all Committees but subject thereto every Committee may regulate its own procedure, times and places of meeting,

3. The Chairman of the Council and the Vice- Chancellor or if these be identical the Pro-Vice- Chancellor shall ex-officio be members of every Committee of the Court, Council and Senate and of every joint Committee of the Court, Council and Senate.

4. The Vice-Chancellor shall be ex-officio a Member

of all Committees of the Senate and Faculties.

5. The Deans of Faculties shall be ex-officio Members of all Committees of their respective Faculties.

Statute 16.

ADVISORY BOARDS.

1. Subject to this Ordinance and the Statutes and after consultation with the Senate the Council may from time to time appoint or concur with any other body in appointing Advisory Boards including (if thought ad- visable) members unconnected with the University upon such terms, for such purposes and with such powers as the Council may consider advisable, and may refer to them for advice and report any subject or matter which in the opinion of the Council can advantageously be so dealt with.

2. The Senate at the instance of any Faculty may approve the institution of a Board which subject to review by the Faculty and under conditions to be determined by Regulation may undertake matters delegated to it with regard to organisation, administra- tion or instruction in any subject or group of subjects within the province of that Faculty. Such Boards shall include the Examiners in the subject or subjects concerned and in addition to members of the Faculty may include other persons whether teachers or members of the University or not. The Senate on the nomination of the Faculty concerned shall appoint the members of the respective Boards.

Statute 17.

REMOVAL OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS.

1. The Vice-Chancellor, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, the Dean of any Faculty, any member of the Court or of the Council or of the Senate or of any Faculty, the Auditor or Auditors and all other Officers of the

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