Calendar 2000–01

STATUTE 27 Examinations 1. Examinations of the University qualifying in any subject of study for a Bachelor’s degree or a higher degree of the University shall be conducted by a board of examiners which shall consist of — ( a ) 2 or more internal examiners who shall be teachers in the subject of the examination; and ( b ) save as provided by paragraph 3, one or more external examiners who shall not be members of the academic staff of the University and who shall not have taken part in the teaching of the candidates. 2. The board of examiners shall have the duty to ensure that examinations are properly conducted and the assessment is fair and consistent. 3. Upon the approval of the Senate the requirement in paragraph 1 ( b ) shall not apply for examinations qualifying in a subject of study for a Bachelor’s degree, and one or more visiting examiners who shall not be members of the academic staff of the University and who shall not have taken part in the teaching of the candidates shall be appointed for the subject by the Council upon the recommendation of the Senate or in the case of emergency by the Vice-Chancellor. 4. The visiting examiner or examiners shall — ( a ) call for at his or their discretion the examination scripts of all or any, but not less than one-third, of the examinations qualifying for the degree in the subject for which he is or they are appointed; ( b ) submit to the Vice-Chancellor an annual written report; and ( c ) visit the University not less than once every 3 years to review in depth the examinations on site. STATUTE 28 Citation The Statutes may be cited as the Statutes of The Chinese University of Hong Kong.