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A BILL

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ENTITLED

An Ordinance to further amend the University

Ordinance, 1911.

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the University Short title, Further Amendment. Ordinance, 1911.

2. The University Ordinance, 1911, as amended by the Amends University Amendment Ordinance, 1911, is hereby further Ordinance amended as follows:

No. 10 of 1911 as amended by

(a.) in sub-section (7) of section 4 thereof by the Ordinance

deletion of the words "proper authority" and No. 17 of by the substitution therefor of the words "Di- 1911. rector of Education to permit the University Professors and Lecturers or any of them ".

(b.) by the repeal of sub-section (H) of section 4 thereof and by the substitution therefor of the following sub-section :--

(11.) To enter inte arrangements under which the Examiners of the Loudon University, or of any other University, may act as External Examiners for any degree or distinction of the Univer- sity of Hongkong with the power of reporting on the examination papers of candidates and of veto over the passing of any candidate who does not reach the standard, both in separ- ate subjects and collectively, which may be required for corresponding examinations by the London Univer- sity, or by any such other University as the case may be. Provided always that the curricua for the University of Hongkong shall be worked out and arranged by the University of Hong- kong and that all examination papers shall be read and marked in the first instance by members of the Univer- sity of Hongkong teaching staff.”

(r.) by remumbering sub-section (20) of section 4 thereof as sub-section (21) and by inserting after sub-section (19) of the said section the following sub-section :-----

“(20.) To make provision for the establish- ment of a University printing press and for the publication of boks and other matter by the University."

(d.) By adding at the end of section 8 thereof the words "The Vice-Chancellor shall be the chief administrative officer of the University and shall have such powers and duties as the Council · shall assign to him."

(e.) By the repeal of paragraph No. 4 of Statute 8 in the Second Schedule thereto and by the sub- stitution therefor of the following paragraph:-

"4. To appoint Professors, Lecturers, and other academic officers of the University and also External Examiners, provided that when the Sonate is constituted no appointment shall be made withont due consideration of the claims of any can- didate who may be recommended by it.”