Hong Kong Ordinances

EDUCATION ORDINANCE - SECT 8

Permanent Secretary to maintain registers

(Past version on 28/02/2003).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) The Permanent Secretary shall maintain- (Amended 3 of 2003 s. 11)

   (a)  a register of schools, in which shall be entered-

        (i)    the name of every registered school; and

        (ii)   the premises which are specified in the certificate of 
               registration of the school;

   (b)  a register of schools which are provisionally registered, in which
        shall be entered-

        (i)    the name of every school which is provisionally registered; and

        (ii)   the premises which are specified in the certificate of 
               provisional registration of the school;

   (c)  (Repealed 42 of 1993 s. 5)

   (d)  a register of managers, in which shall be entered-

        (i)    the name and address of every manager; and

        (ii)   the registered name and the address of every school of which a
               person is a manager; (Amended 27 of 2004 ss. 3 & 72)

   (da) a register of incorporated management committees, in which shall be
        entered-

        (i)    the name of every incorporated management committee; and

        (ii)   in respect of each incorporated management committee, the name
               and tenure of office of each manager and the category of
               manager specified in section 40AL(2) to which he belongs; and
               (Added 27 of 2004 s. 3)

   (e)  a register of teachers, in which shall be entered the name of every
        registered teacher.

(2) Such other particulars as the Permanent Secretary considers necessary may
be entered in any register or list referred to in subsection

(1). (Amended 3 of 2003 s. 11)

(3) The entries referred to in subsection (1)(da)(i) and (ii) shall be made
available in such manner as the Permanent Secretary thinks fit for public
inspection to-

   (a)  enable any member of the public to ascertain whether he is dealing
        with a manager; and

   (b)  ensure transparency and accountability of the incorporated 
        management committee. (Added 27 of 2004 s. 3)