Bulletin Winter 1976

The Chinese University of Hong Kong Ordinance 1976 Sir Murray MacLehose, Governor of Hong Kong, in his capacity as Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong ， appointed in December 1975 a 3-member Commission on The Chinese University of Hong Kong with Lord Fulton of Falmer, Sir Michael Herries and Professor C.K. Yang as members ， and Mr. I.C,M. Maxwell as secretary ， to advise on whether any changes are necessary in the governance ， financial and administrative machinery ， ordinance and statutes of the University and its constituent colleges. The Report of The Commission on The Chinese University of Hong Kong was submitted to the Governor in March 1976 and was later published on 28th May, 1976. Recommendations in the Fulton Report for a revised constitution were accepted by the Government ， and a working group composed of representatives of the Government and the University was set up to make recommendations to the Executive Council for the drafting of legislation necessary to give effect to the Report. The Chinese University of Hong Kong Bill 1976 was published in the Government Gazette on 24th September, 1976. The Bill received its first and second readings at the Legislative Council meetings on13th October and 8th December, 1976 respectively. The Government published on 17th December a list of the amendments to The Chinese University of Hong Kong Bill 1976, which received its third reading on 22nd December and became law.