Calendar 2002–03

468 Part 7• University Ordinanceand Regulations MD 1.0 General 1.1 The general conditions governing the conferment of the MD degree shall be as stipulated in Sections 8 and 10 of Statute26 of the University Ordinance, which read: 8. Save as provided in p aragraph s 10 and 11, the degree of Docto r of Literatu re, Doctor of Science, Do ctor of So cial Scien ce, Doctor of Business Administration or Doctor of Medicine shall not be conferred upon any person unless (a) he shall be agraduate of the University of notless than seven years’ standing; and (b) he shall have made, in the opinion of the examiners, a su stained contribution of distinction to the advancement of his subject. 10. TheSenate may recommend the award of the degreeof master or doctor in any faculty to any member of the academic staff of the University and fo r th is pu rp ose may exemp t any such per so n fr om an y of the requirements prescribed for the conferment of the degree other than the examination therefor. 1.2 There shall b e an MD Sub-Committee con sisting o f the ch airmen o f the Department of Med icin e an d th e Depar tmen t of Sur ger y, the Medical Education Sub-dean, and the chairmen of the curriculum and examinations sub-committees in the Faculty of Medicine as ex officio members, two other members appointed by the Faculty Board of Medicine, and a representative of the Graduate Council. MD 2.0 Admission to Candida ture 2.1 An applicant seeking admission to MD candidature shall either: (a) have held the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery of The Chinese University of Hong Kong for at least three years; or (b) (i) haveheld for at leastthree years the degree of Bachelor of Medicine andBachelor of Surgery or a degree or other qualification of another recognized univer sity or institution, and have been qualified as a medical practitioner recognized by the Hong Kong Medical Council; and R egulations for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine