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Minutes of Extraordinary General Meeting held on
29 November 2015


An Extraordinary General Meeting of Convocation was held on 29 November 2015 at 11:00 am at Hui Pun Hing Lecture Theatre, The University of Hong Kong.

Present: 4,454 members attended in person or by proxy.

  1. The Meeting CONFIRMED the Minutes of the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 1 September 2015.

  2. The Meeting HEARD the introduction of the proposed motions from three requisitionists.

  3. The Meeting RECEIVED demands from five members entitled to vote present in person that the motions should be decided upon by a poll instead of a show of hands.

  4. The Meeting VOTED on the motion 2A that “This Convocation deplores the decision of the University Council dated 29 September 2015 ("the Decision") which rejected the recommendation of the Search Committee for the appointment of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Staffing and Resources) without providing valid justifications to the Convocation and the public.”

    The motion RECEIVED 4,308 members’ votes FOR the motion. As the number voted for the motion constituted a majority of votes of the members entitled to vote present in person or by proxy, the motion was PASSED.

  5. The Meeting VOTED on the motion 2B that “The University Council should make public, within 14 days of this Motion being passed, the grounds and particulars as well as the matters relied on that justify its view that the Decision is in the best long term interests of the University.”

    The motion RECEIVED 4,345 members’ votes FOR the motion. As the number voted for the motion constituted a majority of votes of the members entitled to vote present in person or by proxy, the motion was PASSED.

  6. The Meeting VOTED on the motion 3 that “This Convocation is of the view that disclosure of the discussion by Council members leading to the decision of the University Council dated 29 September 2015 is in the public interest and in accordance with the spirit of the Whistle-blowing Policy of the University of Hong Kong.”

    The motion RECEIVED 4,281 members’ votes FOR the motion. As the number voted for the motion constituted a majority of votes of the members entitled to vote present in person or by proxy, the motion was PASSED.

  7. The Meeting VOTED on the motion 4 that “This Convocation has no confidence in Dr. Leong Che Hung the Chairman, and those members of the University Council who voted against the recommendation of the Search Committee on 29 September 2015.”

    The motion RECEIVED 4,282 members’ votes FOR the motion. As the number voted for the motion constituted a majority of votes of the members entitled to vote present in person or by proxy, the motion was PASSED.

  8. The Meeting VOTED on the motion 5 that “This Convocation is of the view that Professor Arthur Li Kwok-cheung is not suitable to be the Chairman of the Council of the University of Hong Kong as he does not have the trust, confidence and respect of the academic and non-academic staff, students and alumni of the University of Hong Kong.”

    The motion RECEIVED 4,356 members’ votes FOR the motion. As the number voted for the motion constituted a majority of votes of the members entitled to vote present in person or by proxy, the motion was PASSED.

  9. The Meeting WAS ADJOURNED at 5:00 pm.