Visits. 7. For the purposes of this Ordinance, and for the purpose of ensuring compliance with any conditions attaching to financial assistance from Government, the Director and any person authorized by him in writing in that behalf, may visit any College, and shall be afforded all reasonable facilities and information by the College and the teachers and officers.
Name of College. 8. (1) Every College shall be registered under such name in both English and Chinese as may be approved by the Director, who shall not without the prior sanction of the Governor in Council approve any name containing the word “University”, or the Chinese words “Tai Hok” (大學) or “Hok Yuen” (學院).
(2) No College may use any name other than its registered name.
Evening Colleges. 9. (1) Where any Post Secondary College provides courses in the evening of a like nature to those provided in a College, such Post Secondary College may be required by the Director to include the word “Evening (夜)” in its name.
(2) Every Post Secondary College so required shall be deemed a separate College and shall be required to register as such, notwithstanding that it is registered as a College in respect of the courses conducted during the day.
Award of diplomas and certificates.
(33 of 1952, 1958 Reprint).
10. Colleges registered under this Ordinance and Post Secondary Colleges registered under the Education Ordinance, 1952, may award College diplomas and College certificates but shall not award degrees or issue any document which could reasonably be taken as signifying the award of a university degree.
Research and special studies. 11. Colleges may establish institutes or departments of research or special studies with the approval in writing of the Director, who in giving his approval shall take into consideration the need for any such institute or department and the ability of the College to maintain satisfactory standards therein with reference to the adequacy of the teaching staff, equipment and general facilities.
Regulations. 12. (1) The Governor in Council may by regulation prescribe or provide for—
- (a) the provisions required to be in college constitutions including provisions relating to the composition of Boards of Governors, College Councils, Academic Boards and Faculty Boards, the officers and academic staff with their conditions of service and generally for the administration of the College;
- (b) the conduct of the affairs of the College;
- (c) forms;
