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Statute 21.

ENTRANCE TO THE UNIVERSITY.

1. The Senior Oxford Local Examination with a certificate of exemption from responsions and such other examinations as the Council after consultation with the Senate may subject to the provisions of clause 2 (c) in the Agreement contained in Schedule III prescribe shall be accepted as equivalent to and in lieu of the entrance examinations of the University. Provided that any Board of Faculty may with the approval of the Senate and of the Council require special subjects of examination and may prescribe the standard in such subjects for entrance to its Faculty.

The minimum age of entrance to the University shall be sixteen years.

2. Any person who has passed the prescribed examin- ation and is over 16 years of age may on payment of the prescribed fee be admitted as an undergraduate of the University. Provided that the Senate may in its absolute discretion refuse to admit any such person if satisfied that he is not of good moral character, but such person shall have a right of appeal to the Council.

Statute 22.

BENEFACTIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS.

Subscribers who prior to the opening of the Univer- sity have subscribed a sum of $500 and upwards will have their names inscribed on a tablet in the wall of the Hall of the University. Subscribers of $10,000 to the Endowment Fund may have one scholar at a time at the University without payment of fees (or alternatively without payment for board) provided he is duly qualified as required by Statute 21. The privilege lapses during any period that no such free scholar is at the University. For each additional $10,000 another scholar may be nominated by the donor on the same conditions up to a maximum of four: Provided that the total number of scholars who are admitted without fees (or without payment for board) shall not without the consent of the Council exceed 50. A subscriber of $50,000 shall in addition to the above be entitled to have a framed portrait or a bust of himself in the Hall of the University of such dimensions and so placed as the Council may determine. A subscriber of $100,000

will in addition be made a Life Member of the Court. Any qualified donor who desires to exercise any or all of these privileges must do so at the time that he gives his subscription. Any provincial city, town or village in or out of China may exercise the like privileges so far as they are applicable, but the scholars can only be nominated by the representatives of the subscribers properly accredited to the satisfaction of the Council.

On the death of a donor entitled to nominate one or more schorlars under the above conditions the right of nomination may be exercised by his legal heir or representative, provided that the name of such heir or representative shall be notified to the Council within a year of the death of the donor. Failing such notification the right of nomination shall lapse to the Council who may exercise it or not at their discretion.

All British subjects of whatever race shall be eligible for the King Edward VII scholarships.

Statute 23.

THE TAI KOO CHAIR OF ENGINEERING.

A Chair of Engineering in the University shall be called the Tai Koo Chair of Engineering.