Bulletin Supplement Nov 1965

12. T h e Council shall not recommend the award of any degree of Master or Doctor honoris causa except after consideration of recommendations submitted by an Honorary Degrees Committee consisting o f— (a) the Chancellor; (b) the Vice-Chancellor; (c) the Presidents of the several Colleges; (d) the Chairman of the Council; (e) two members of th e Council nominated by the Council; and ( f ) members of the Senate, equal in number to the number of the Colleges, elected by the Senate so that there shall be one member of the Academic Board of each College. 13. T h e Universit y may award diplomas and certificates— ( a) to students w h o— (i) have attended a course of study provided by the University or by one o r more of the Colleges and approved by the University; (ii) have passed the appropriate examination or examinations; and (iii) have complied in all othe r respects w i th the requirements prescribed therefor; and (b) to persons other than those provided for in sub-paragraph (a) above who are deemed by the Senat e to possess the qualification appropriate for the award of such diplomas and certificates provided that such persons— (i) have pursued a course of study therefor at one or more educational institutions i n H o ng K o ng recognized for this purpose by the Senate; and (ii) have passed the appropriate examination or examinations of the University. 14. Subject to the right of appeal f r om the decision of the Senate t o the Council and f r om the decision of the Council to the Chancellor, the Senate may deprive any person who has been convicted of a felony or who in their opinion has been guilty of dishonourable or scandalous conduct of any degree, diploma, certificate or other award of the University. STATUTE 2 4 Examinations Every examination or other test of th e University qualifying in any subject in the final year of study for a degree or diploma or qualifying for a higher degree of the University shall be conducted b y a board of examiners wh i ch shall consist o f— (a) one or more internal examiners who shall be Appo i n t ed Teachers or Recognized Lecturers in the subject of the examination; and (b) one or more external examiners who shall not be members o f the academic staff of the University or of any of the Colleges and who shall not have taken part in the teaching of the candidates. STATUTE 25 Central Activities T h e central activities of the University shall be those for wh i ch the University is directly responsible and shall include the wo rk o f— (a) the administrative headquarters of the University; (b) the University library and laboratories; (c) programmes of advanced studies or research leading to certificates, diplomas, or higher degrees of the Un i v e r s i t y; such other buildings, institutes and organized activities as shall be determined by the Council. 20