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[接上页] (5) No act or resolution of the Foundation, the Executive Committee or the School Councils shall be invalid by reason only of any vacancy in, or any want of qualification by or invalidity in the election or appointment of any member of, any such body. Cap 1117 s 8 Committees generally (1) The Foundation, the Executive Committee and any School Council respectively may establish such committees as they think fit. (2) Unless otherwise expressly provided by the regulations, any committee may consist partly of persons who are not members of the Foundation, the Executive Committee or the School Council, as the case may be. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, the Foundation, the Executive Committee and any School Council respectively may, with or without restrictions or conditions as they think fit, delegate any of their powers and duties to any committee. Cap 1117 s 9 Officers and staff, their appointment, powers, duties and emoluments (1) The officers of the Foundation shall be the Chairman, Vice-chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and such other persons as may be designated as officers by the regulations. (2) All officers shall be appointed by the Foundation in accordance with the regulations, and the Foundation shall not terminate any such appointment otherwise than for good cause after the consideration of the recommendation of the Executive Committee. (3) The Chairman shall be the chief officer of the Foundation, and shall preside at all meetings of the Foundation and of the Executive Committee. (4) In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice-chairman shall have all the powers and duties of the Chairman. (5) In the absence of the both the Chairman and the Vice-chairman from a meeting of the Foundation or of the Executive Committee the Secretary or the Treasurer shall preside until the members present shall have elected a chairman from amongst themselves to conduct the business of the meeting. (6) The Secretary shall be the principal academic and administrative officer of the Foundation. (7) In the absence of the Secretary the Foundation may appoint an Acting Secretary, who shall, while acting, have all the powers and duties of the Secretary. (8) Subject to the approval of the Permanent Secretary for Education and Manpower the Principal of each school shall be appointed and the period of such employment shall be determined by the Executive Committee acting on behalf of the Foundation upon the recommendation of the appropriate School Council. The Executive Committee shall not terminate any such appointment otherwise than for good cause after due consideration of the recommendation of the School Council. (Amended 3 of 2003 s. 41) (9) A Principal shall be responsible for the appointment of all other members of the staff of his school, such appointments being subject to confirmation by the Executive Committee acting on behalf of the Foundation upon the recommendation of the Principal and of the School Council. (10) An appeal shall lie to the Foundation from any decision of the Executive Committee to terminate the appointment of any member of the staff of a school. (11) The powers and duties of the officers of the Foundation, the Principals of each school and the staff of the schools, the period and conditions for and upon which they hold office, and their emoluments shall be such as are prescribed by this Ordinance or by the terms of the contract of service or employment. (12) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (2), (8) and (9) any officer or member of staff- (a) who is appointed after or continued in employment beyond the retiring age determined by the Executive Committee; or (b) whose employment is temporary, part-time or probationary,may be removed from office in accordance with the terms of his contract or on any other lawful grounds, without any reason for such removal being assigned. Cap 1117 s 10 Regulations (1) The Foundation may make regulations- (a) for the composition, internal management, operation, administration and control of the Foundation and the Schools of the Foundation and with regard to any matter ancillary thereto including the fixing of a quorum for meetings of the Foundation which shall, unless otherwise provided by the regulations be ten members present in person; (b) generally, for the carrying into effect of this Ordinance.(2) It shall not be necessary for any regulations made under this section to be published or laid on the table of the Legislative Council. Cap 1117 s 11 Members (1) The first members of the Foundation shall be- (a) (i) 2 persons nominated by the Members of the Legislative Council, other than Official Members, from among their own number; (Replaced 67 of 1987 s. 2) (ii) the Director of Education or his appointed representative; (iii) the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong or his appointed representative; (iv) the Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong or his appointed representative; (v) the Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong, or his appointed representative; |