Pursuant to Section 6 of the PolyU Ordinance, the Council is vested with power to make policies and monitor their proper execution, to raise funds and develop resources and to do all such things as are necessary for, or incidental or conducive to, the better carrying out of the objects and policies of the University and may in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing —
| (a) |
acquire, take on lease, purchase, hold and enjoy any property and sell, let or otherwise dispose of the same; |
| (b) |
enter into any contract; |
| (c) |
erect, provide, equip, maintain, keep in repair and regulate the buildings, premises, furniture and equipment and all other means necessary for carrying on the work of the University; |
| (d) |
provide appropriate amenities for members, persons in the employment of the University and students; |
| (e) |
provide residential accommodation and social and athletic facilities for persons in the employment of the University and students; |
| (f) |
approve the expenditure of the funds of the University in the furtherance of its objects; |
| (g) |
invest the funds of the University in such manner and to such extent as it thinks necessary or expedient; |
| (h) |
borrow money in such manner and on such securities or terms, including mortgaging the property of the University, as it thinks expedient; |
| (i) |
apply for any grant in aid for its functions on such conditions as it thinks fit; |
| (j) |
employ any professional or expert person to advise it on any matter arising out of or in connection with any of its functions under the PolyU Ordinance; |
| (k) |
receive and solicit gifts and act as trustee of moneys and other property vested in the University on trust; |
| (l) |
confer degrees and other academic awards including honorary degrees and honorary awards; |
| (m) |
enter into a partnership or any other form of joint venture with any person; |
| (n) |
acquire, hold and dispose of interests in other corporate bodies and take part in forming corporate bodies; and |
| (o) | provide for profit or otherwise advisory, consultancy, research and other related services. |
The Council may make statutes for the better carrying out of the purposes of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Ordinance (PolyU Ordinance) and may in particular provide for —
| (a) |
the regulation of its proceedings and the proceedings of the Senate and of any committee appointed by the Council under Section 9 of the PolyU Ordinance; |
| (b) |
the membership and quorum of the Senate and of any committee appointed by the Council under Section 9 of the PolyU Ordinance; |
| (c) |
the powers, functions and duties of the Senate and of any committee appointed by the Council under Section 9 of the PolyU Ordinance; |
| (d) |
the discipline of persons in the employment of the University; |
| (e) |
the regulation of the conduct and discipline of students of the University; |
| (f) |
the conferring of degrees and academic awards including honorary degrees and honorary awards; and |
| (g) |
the holding and conduct of elections of persons for membership of the Council by staff and by full-time students. |
As stipulated in Section 9 and Section 11 of the PolyU Ordinance, the Council may, with or without restrictions or conditions as it thinks fit, delegate to the President and any committee appointed by the Council any of its powers and duties except the power:
| (a) |
to approve the annual programme of proposed activities as well as estimates of the income and expenditure of the University for the next financial year; |
| (b) |
to approve and issue the annual statements of income and expenditure as well as the assets and liabilities of the University; |
| (c) |
to approve the policy governing the terms and conditions of service of persons in the employment of the University, other than persons in the part-time or temporary employment thereof; and |
| (d) |
to make statutes under Section 18 of the PolyU Ordinance. |