The
Convocation
香港大學畢業生議會
Notice of
Ordinary General Meeting 2009
Members
of HKU Convocation are invited to attend the
Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) of Convocation to be held on Monday, June 22,
2009, at 6:15 pm at Senior Common Room, 14/F KK Leung Building, The University of Hong Kong (Map)
.
The OGM will be followed by a talk by Dr CUI Li, Head
(External),
Please register (download
registration form / online registration ).
Order of
Business
Minutes of
Ordinary General Meeting held on June 26, 2008
Election of
Members to Standing Committee of Convocation 2009
Proposed Revised Rules of Convocation
1.
To receive and confirm the Minutes of the
Ordinary General Meeting held on June 26, 2008.
2.
To receive a report from the Chairman.
3.
To discuss questions (if any) from members
the notices of which have been received by the Clerk of Convocation not later
than June 15, 2009.
4.
To elect members to the Standing
Committee.
5.
To discuss and, if thought fit, sanction
the continuation of or remove the office of Ms LAU Pui Shan Anny who has been
appointed to fill a casual vacancy on the Standing Committee until Ordinary
General Meeting 2010, under Paragraph 31 of Convocation Constitution.
6.
To consider and, if thought fit, approve a set of proposed
amendments to paragraphs 5, 6 and 39 of Rules of Convocation.
7.
Any business which the Chairman considers
urgent and directs to be transacted without notice thereof being given.
Members are cordially invited to attend
the OGM.
Members may attend the OGM in person or by proxy. The instrument
appointing a proxy must be in writing, signed by the member appointing the
proxy and deposited with the Clerk of Convocation before 6:15 pm on Friday,
June 19, 2009.
Teresa Tong
Chairman of Convocation
June 1,
2009
Minutes of Ordinary
General Meeting held on June 26, 2008
An Ordinary General Meeting of
Convocation was held on June 26, 2008 at 6:45 pm at the Global Lounge, Ground
Floor, Fong Shu Chuen Amenities Centre, The University of Hong Kong.
49 members
of Convocation were present at the meeting.
1. The Meeting CONFIRMED the Minutes of the Ordinary
General Meeting held on June 28, 2007.
2. The Meeting RECEIVED a report from the Chairman on
Convocation issues in the year 2007-2008.
3. The Meeting ELECTED the following
members to the Standing Committee for a term of
three years, commencing immediately following the close of the Ordinary General
Meeting in 2008 until the Ordinary General Meeting in 2011:
Mr FUNG Ho Keung, Andrew 馮可強 (BA 1969, DipEd 1972)
Mr KUET Shun Cheong, Andrew 闕順昌 (BSocSc 1987)
Ms LEONG Sin Ling, Betty 梁羨靈 (BA 1987)
Mr LO Chi Ming, Jimmy 盧志明 (BSc 1969)
Mr MAN Cheuk Fei 文灼非 (BA 1987)
Mr SIT Hoi Wah, Kenneth 薛海華 (LLB 1980, PCLL 1981)
Mr TONG Chun Wan 唐振寰 (BA(ArchStud) 1975, BArch
1977)
Mr WAN Chung On, John 溫頌安 (BSc 1970, MBuddhStud 2007)
4. The Committee SANCTIONED the continuation of the office of Mr LI Wai Ip Philip 李偉業 (LLB
1981, PCLL 1982) who was appointed to fill a casual vacancy in the Standing
Committee until Ordinary General Meeting 2009, under Paragraph 31 of
Convocation Constitution.
5. The Meeting CONSIDERED and APPROVED by
resolution a set of proposed amendments to the Constitution and Rules of
Convocation, which would take effect following the close of the meeting.
6. The Meeting WAS ADJOURNED at 7:25 pm and was
followed by the Convocation dinner and speech by Mr YAU Lop-Poon.
Election of Members to Standing Committee of
Convocation 2009
In accordance with the Constitution
and Rules of Convocation, nominations were invited by notice published in the
Convocation Newsletter for the election of eight members to the Standing
Committee.
By the published closing time at 5:00pm, May 18, 2009, the following
nominations have been received (listed in alphabetical order of the candidates’
surnames):
Mr CHOI Sau-yuk 蔡秀煜 (BSocSc 1972)
Mr LAI Chun-hung Alex 賴振鴻 (BScEng 1985)
Dr Ng Hon Victor 吳瀚 (BEng[EEE] 1999)
As the nominations are less than
the vacancies, in accordance with Paragraph 42 of Convocation Rules, the
above-mentioned candidates will be declared to be elected ipso facto at the coming
Ordinary General Meeting to be held on June 22, 2009.
Proposed
Revised Rules of Convocation
(for approval at the
Ordinary General Meeting 2009)
Explanatory
Notes to Proposed Amendments to Rules of Convocation Tabled at Ordinary General
Meeting on June 22, 2009
1.
The
Standing Committee presents amendments to paragraphs 5, 6 and 39 of the Rules
of Convocation. The proposed
amendments are shown in the draft revised Constitution and Rules.
2.
At
paragraph 5 of the Rules, amendments are proposed to clarify the provisions for
service of notices of general meeting on members by post, e-mail and fax. Also,
amendments are proposed to permit service of those notices by advertisement in
Convocation newsletter and posting in Convocation website.
3.
At
paragraph 6 of the Rules, amendments are proposed to clarify the effective
times of different methods of service of notice of general meeting.
4.
At
paragraph 39 of the Rules, amendments are proposed to permit notice of Standing
Committee vacancies with invitation for nominations to be served by personal
delivery, post, e-mail, fax, advertisement and website posting, rather than
only Convocation newsletter advertisement.
5.
The
Standing Committee invites members to approve the proposed amendments.
Kenneth Sit
Clerk of Convocation
May 27, 2009