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Schedule,-contd.

AMENDMENT OR REPEAL,

31. The

University Ordinance, 1911. (No. 10 of 1911), -contd.

sity shall be appointed by the Council and the Council for good cause may revoke any such appointment.

(7) An appeal shall lie to the Chancellor from any decision of the Court or the Council to revoke the appointment of any officer of the University.

(8) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this section, it shall be lawful, during any vacancy in any office in the University or during the temporary incapacity, whether from illness, absence from the Colony or any other cause, of any officer of the University to act in his office, from time to time to appoint any fit person to exer- cise the powers and perform the duties of that office.

(9) The powers aud duties of the officers of the University, the periods and condi- tions for and upon which they hold office and their emoluments shall be such as are prescribed by this Ordinance, the statutes and the terms of their respective appoint- ments; but the Council may assign to any officer, subject in the case of the Chan- cellor to his consent, such further powers and duties as it may think fit.

13.--(1) Subject to the provisions of this Ordin- Statutes.

ance, the University shall be governed in accordance with the provisions of the statutes set forth in the Regulations of Regulations. Hong Kong (1937 edition).

(2) The Court may add to, amend or repeal any of the statutes, and shall submit every such addition, amendment or repeal to the Governor in Council, who may approve or disallow the same.

(3) Every such addition, amendment and repeal, if approved by the Governor in Council, shall be published in the Gazette and shall, unless otherwise provided, come into operation on the day of such publica- tion.

14. All examinations held by the University Examiners.

shall be conducted in such manner as the statutes and regulations shall prescribe: Provided that at least one external and independent examiner shall be appointed for each subject or group of subjects form- ing part of the course of studies required for degrees: but this proviso shall not apply to examinations for entrance to the University.

15. No distinction of race or nationality shall Distinctions be permitted, and no test of religious belief of race, or profession shall be imposed, in order to nationality

and religion entitle any person to be admitted as a forbidden. member, professor, reader, lecturer, tea- cher or student of the University or to hold office therein or to graduate thereat or to hold any advantage or privilege thereof.