“school premises” includes school recreation rooms, residential facilities, playing fields and playing grounds, and any other places used for the purposes of a school;
“secondary education” means education which is suitable for normal pupils who have attained the age of twelve years but not the age of nineteen years;
“supervisor” means a registered manager who is approved as the supervisor of a school under section 34 or subsection (2) of section 38 or under either of the repealed Ordinances.
Director to promote education in Hong Kong. 4. (1) The Director shall be charged with the superintendence of matters relating to education in Hong Kong.
(2) The Director shall promote the education of the people of Hong Kong and control and direct education policy.
Delegation of Director’s powers. 5. (1) The Deputy Director of Education may exercise any function of the Director under this Ordinance.
(2) The Director may authorize any officer of the Education Department to exercise any function of the Director under any provision of this Ordinance other than subsection (5) of section 9.
Power of Governor to give directions. 6. (1) The Governor may give to the Director and to any other public officer, other than a judge, a district judge, or a magistrate, such directions as he thinks fit with respect to the exercise or performance of their respective functions under this Ordinance, either generally or in any particular case.
(2) A person to whom a direction is given by the Governor under subsection (1) shall, in the exercise or performance of his functions under this Ordinance, comply with that direction.
The Board of Education. 7. (1) There shall be a Board of Education appointed in accordance with subsection (2) which may advise the Governor on educational matters.
(2) The Governor shall by notice in the Gazette appoint as members of the Board such persons as he thinks fit.
(3) A member of the Board shall hold office for such period as may be specified in such notice.
(4) The Board may regulate its procedure.
(5) Such officers of the Education Department as the Director may nominate shall attend the meetings of the Board.
(6) The Director shall appoint an officer of the Education Department to be the secretary to the Board.
