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Hong Kong Polytechnic

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(b) may appoint such other persons to be employees of the

Polytechnic as the Council may consider expedient.

(2) The Director and, if any person is proposed for appoint- ment as Deputy Director, the Deputy Director shall be appointed by resolution passed by the votes of not less than 12 members.

(3) The remuneration and the terms and conditions of service of persons in the employment of the Polytechnic shall be determined by the Council.

(4) The Director and the Deputy Director may be removed from office by resolution passed by the votes of not less than 12 members on the ground of his misconduct, inefficiency or other good

cause.

(4A) In this section "members" means members of the Council appointed otherwise than under section 10(1)(cc).

(5) The Council may appoint any person to act as Director during the absence or incapacity of the Director or if that office is or becomes vacant for any reason.

(Amended, 5 of 1978, ss. 5 and 9)

8A. (1) There shall be an Academic Board of the Polytechnic appointed by the Council for the following purposes-

(a) reviewing and developing academic programmes;

(b) directing and regulating the teaching and research con-

ducted in the Polytechnic;

(c) regulating the admission of persons to approved courses of

study and their attendance at such courses; and (d) conducting the examinations leading to the, academic

awards of the Polytechnic.

Academic Board of the Polytechnic.

Conforming of degrees and

3.907 88.5.3. 396f88.

(2) The membership and procedure of the Academic Board shall be in accordance with rules made by the Council under sec- tion 18.

( Added, 5 of 1978, s. 6)

9. (1) The Council may appoint such committees for any general or special purposes as it thinks fit and any such committee may consist partly of persons who are not members of the Council.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Council may, with or without restrictions or conditions as it thinks fit, delegate any of its powers and duties to any committee appointed under subsection (1).

(3) The Council shall not delegate to any committee appointed under subsection (1) the power-

(a) to approve the annual programme and estimates required

to be submitted under section 13;

(b) to authorize the preparation of the statements required

under section 14(2);

Committees generally.