| An Ordinance to provide for the regulation of courses of higher and professional education leading to the award of non-local qualifications conducted in Hong Kong and matters connected therewith. (Enacted 1996) [The Ordinance, other than sections 3, 11, 12(4), 15, 16, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34(1) and (3), 43 and 44 } } 20 June 1997 L.N. 352 of 1997 Sections 3, 11, 12(4), 15, 16, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34(1) and (3), 43 and 44 } } 1 December 1997 L.N. 566 of 1997] (Originally 50 of 1996) Cap 493 s 1 Short title PART I PRELIMINARIES AND RESTRICTION ON NON-LOCAL HIGHER OR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Non-local Higher and Professional Education (Regulation) Ordinance. (2) (Omitted as spent) (Enacted 1996) Cap 493 s 2 Interpretation (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires- "academic community" (学术群体) in relation to a country, means all academic institutions of higher education, organizations or bodies that take part in monitoring, maintaining or accrediting the academic standards of courses of higher education conducted in that country; "Accreditation Council" (评审局) means the Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation established by the Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation Ordinance (Cap 1150); "advertisement" (广告) includes any notice, poster, circular and document, and any announcement made orally or by means of producing or transmitting light, image or sound; "Appeal Board" (上诉委员会) means the Non-local Higher and Professional Education Appeal Board constituted under section 26; "Chairman" (主席) means the Chairman of the Appeal Board appointed under section 26(2); "country" (国家) includes any state, province or any territorial entity or part which partly comprises the country; "Deputy Chairman" (副主席) means a Deputy Chairman of the Appeal Board appointed under section 26(2); "designated person" (指定人士) in relation to a registered course, means the person who has given an undertaking referred to in section 10(1)(c)(iii) or 36(2) or (4) in respect of the course and has not been replaced under section 36; "executive head" (行政主管), in relation to a local institution of higher education, means the person specified opposite to the institution in column 3 of Schedule 1 and includes any person duly authorized to act in his capacity; "exempted course" (获豁免课程) means an exempted course within the meaning of section 8; "function" (职能) includes power and duty, and performance of a function includes exercise of a power and discharge of a duty; "higher academic qualification" (高等学术资格) means any sub-degree, degree or postgraduate qualification or other academic award or title which is at or beyond the level of post secondary education within the meaning of the Education Ordinance (Cap 279); "higher education" (高等教育) means education which is generally provided to students who have had received secondary education within the meaning of the Education Ordinance (Cap 279); "identity card" (身分证) means an identity card within the meaning of the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap 177); "inspection officer" (视察主任) means an inspection officer appointed under section 23; "local institution of higher education" (本地高等教育机构) means an institution specified in column 2 of Schedule 1; "non-local institution" (非本地机构) means an institution which is established and mainly operates outside Hong Kong; "non-local professional body" (非本地专业团体) means a professional body which is established and mainly operates outside Hong Kong; "operator" (主办者) in relation to a course of education (whether a regulated course or not), means the person, institution or body which- (a) is in charge of the conducting of the course in Hong Kong; or (b) enters into a contract with another person under which the course is offered to that other person,other than, as regards an exempted course, the local institution of higher education in collaboration with which the course is conducted;"prescribed fee" (订明费用) means a fee prescribed in rules made under section 40(1)(e); "professional qualification" (专业资格) means a qualification in respect of a profession in a discipline specified in Schedule 2 and includes any professional title and membership of a professional body; "recognized non-local institution" (获认可非本地机构) means a non-local institution which is recognized by the relevant accreditation authority in the relevant country or, where in the opinion of the Registrar there is no such authority, the academic community in that country, as qualified to award higher academic qualifications which are recognized as such generally by that institution, the academic community and the accreditation authority (if any); "register" (注册纪录册) means the register kept in accordance with section 7; |
