### Hong Kong Metropolitan University Ordinance 《香港都會大學條例》

9. Committees of the Council
(1) The Council may, in furtherance of its object, establish, and appoint the members of, such committees as it thinks fit and any such committee may consist partly of persons who are not members of the Council.
(2) The chairman of every committee shall be appointed by the Council from among the members of the Council.
(3) The Council may in writing, with such restrictions or conditions as it thinks fit, delegate to a committee any of its functions, including the appointment of an acting President or acting Deputy President under section 11, except—
(a) its functions under section 7(a) and (b);
(b) the appointment or dismissal of the President or Deputy President;
(c) decisions on terms of remuneration and conditions of service for employees of the University;
(d) the duty to cause financial statements to be prepared as required by section 14(2);
(e) approval of the report required to be submitted to the Chancellor under section 16(1);
(f) the making of statutes under section 18;
(g) the power to establish committees under this section or to appoint members to such committees;
(h) any function delegated to the President under section 12.
(4) Unless statutes made under section 18 otherwise provide, sections 48 to 52 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) shall apply to every committee and to the appointment of members to any committee.
(5) Subject to this section and to any statutes made under section 18, a committee established under this section may regulate its own procedure.
(Amended 50 of 1997 s. 13)

10. Meetings and procedures of the Council
(1) The Schedule shall have effect with respect to the meetings and procedures of the Council.
(2) Subject to this Ordinance, the Council may regulate its own procedure.

### Hong Kong Metropolitan University Ordinance 《香港都會大學條例》

11. Appointment of President and Deputy President
(1) The Council shall appoint a President of the University, and may appoint a Deputy President of the University, on such terms of remuneration and conditions of service as it may decide.
(2) The President shall, subject to any statutes made under section 18 and to any directions of the Council, be responsible for the management and administration of the University and for the discipline of students and employees thereof.
(3) The Deputy President, if any, appointed under subsection (1) shall perform such duties as the President may specify and shall during the incapacity or absence from Hong Kong of the President, or if the office of President is temporarily vacant, perform the functions of the President.
(4) During any period when the Deputy President is performing the functions of the President, or during the incapacity or absence from Hong Kong of the Deputy President, the Council may appoint any person to act as Deputy President.
(5) If no Deputy President is appointed under subsection (1) then, during the incapacity or absence from Hong Kong of the President, or if the office of President is temporarily vacant, the Council may appoint any person to act as President.
(6) The appointment or dismissal of the President or Deputy President shall be effected by a resolution passed by not less than two-thirds of the members of the Council who are competent to vote on the matter.
(7) A member of the Council appointed under section 8(1)(g), (h), (i) or (j) shall not participate in any deliberation or vote on the appointment or dismissal of the President or Deputy President.
(8) The President or Deputy President may be dismissed from office only on the ground of misconduct, incompetence, inefficiency or for other good cause.
(Amended 50 of 1997 s. 15)

12. Power of the Council to delegate to the President
The Council may in writing, with such restrictions or conditions as it thinks fit, delegate to the President any of its functions which under section 9(3) it may delegate to a committee, except the appointment of an acting President or acting Deputy President.
(Amended 50 of 1997 s. 16)

### Hong Kong Metropolitan University Ordinance 《香港都會大學條例》

12A. Power of the President to delegate
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the President may in writing, with such restrictions or conditions as he thinks fit, delegate to such person or committee of persons as he thinks fit his powers and duties, including any function of the Council delegated to him under section 12.
(2) The power conferred by this section on the President to delegate any power or duty of the Council delegated to him under section 12, and the exercise or performance by any person or committee of persons of any such power or duty shall be subject to any restriction or condition imposed in respect thereof by the Council under that section.
(Added 50 of 1997 s. 17)

13. The Senate of the University
(1) There is established a Senate, which is the supreme academic body of the University to—
(a) plan, develop and maintain the academic programmes of the University;
(b) direct and regulate the teaching and research of the University;
(c) regulate the admission of persons to courses of study provided by the University and their continuance thereon;
(d) regulate the conduct of assessments and examinations leading to degrees and other academic awards of the University;
(e) regulate the requirements for the award of degrees and other academic awards of the University other than honorary degrees and other honorary awards. (Replaced 50 of 1997 s. 19)
(2) The members of the Senate shall be appointed in accordance with statutes made under section 18.
(3) Unless statutes made under section 18 otherwise provide, sections 48 to 52 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) shall apply to the Senate.
(4) Subject to this section and to any statutes made under section 18, the Senate may regulate its own procedure.
(5) (Repealed 50 of 1997 s. 19)(Amended 50 of 1997 s. 19)

13A. Schools, etc.
(1) The Council on the recommendation of the Senate may establish schools and other equivalent bodies.
(2) A school shall be administered by a board of the school.
(3) The Council may make statutes under section 18 to determine the membership of the board of each school.
(Added 50 of 1997 s. 20)