Calendar 2007–08

CUHK Ordinance 251 Part 7 (b) may retire, or upon the direction of the Council shall retire, at any time after attaining the age of 55 and before attaining the age of 60. STATUTE 23 Resignations Any person wishing to resign from any office or membership of any body shall do so by notice in writing. STATUTE 24 Removal from Office, Membership or Appointment 1. The Council may for good cause as defined in paragraph 2 remove the Treasurer from his office and any member of the Council other than the Chairman and any person appointed under paragraph 1(k) and (l) of Statute 11 from his membership of the Council. 2. “Good cause” ( 好的因由 ) in paragraph 1 means— ( a ) conviction of any crime which shall be judged by the Council to be of an immoral, scandalous or disgraceful nature; ( b ) actual physical or mental incapacity which shall be judged by the Council to prevent the proper execution of the duties of the officer or membership; or ( c ) any conduct which shall be judged by the Council to be of an immoral, scandalous or disgraceful nature. 3. The Council may for good cause as defined in paragraph 5 remove from their appointments the Vice-Chancellor, the Pro-Vice-Chancellors, the Heads of the original Colleges and of Shaw College, any of the Professors or Readers or Senior Lecturers, the Secretary, the Registrar, the Librarian, the Bursar and any other person holding an academic or administrative appointment made by the Council. (18 of 2007 s. 5) 4. The Council may and shall if requested by the person concerned or by any 3 members of the Council before such removal appoint a committee consisting of the Chairman of the Council, 2 other members of the Council and 3 members of the Senate to examine the complaint and to report to the Council thereof. 5. “Good cause” ( 好的因由 ) in paragraph 3 means— (a) conviction of any crime which the Council after consideration if necessary of a report of the committee referred to in paragraph 4 shall consider to be of an immoral, scandalous or disgraceful nature; (b) actual physical or mental incapacity which the Council after consideration if necessary of a report of the committee referred to in paragraph 4 shall consider to be such as to render the person concerned unfit for the execution of the duties of his office or appointment; (c) conduct of an immoral, scandalous or disgraceful nature which the Council after consideration if necessary of a report of the committee referred to in paragraph 4 shall consider to be such as to render the person concerned unfit to continue to hold his office or appointment;