The Council submit the following Graces to the Regent House. These Graces, other than any which is withdrawn or for which a ballot is requested in accordance with the regulations for Graces of the Regent House (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 107), will be deemed to have been approved at 4 p.m. on Friday, 22 December 2006.
1. That a Grace and Thomas C. H. Chan Scholarship Fund be established in the University, to be governed by the following regulations:1
1. The sums received from Mr and Mrs Thomas C. H. Chan shall form a fund called the Grace and Thomas C. H. Chan Scholarship Fund. The capital and income of the Fund, together with other sums made available for the same purpose, shall be used for the purpose of providing scholarships for Ph.D. students starting doctoral research in any subject within the School of Arts and Humanities or the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Eligible students shall be resident or domiciled in the People's Republic of China. Priority shall be given to applicants from provinces or regions other than the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
2. The Managers of the Fund shall be (a) the Chairman of the Council of the School of Arts and Humanities, or her or his nominee, (b) the Chairman of the Council of the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences, or her or his nominee, and (c) the Secretary of the Board of Graduate Studies.
3. The first charge on the Fund shall be the provision of scholarships, called 'Grace and Thomas C. H. Chan Scholarships', for students from the People's Republic of China who are intending to undertake postgraduate study leading to a Ph.D. Degree of the University in any subject within the School of Arts and Humanities or the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Provided that candidates of sufficient merit present themselves, up to three Grace and Thomas C. H. Chan Scholarships shall be awarded in 2007, up to two awards per year for the next four years, and then one Scholarship per year until at least 2030.
4. A Grace and Thomas C. H. Chan Scholarship shall normally be tenable for not more than three years from 1 October, 1 January, or 17 April following the date of the election.
5. A Grace and Thomas C. H. Chan Scholarship shall provide:
| (a) | a maintenance payment to be determined by the Managers, |
| (b) | a payment to meet the student's University and College fees. |
6. If no suitable Ph.D. candidates present themselves in any particular year, the Fund may, at the discretion of the Managers, be used to support graduate students undertaking M.Phil. or equivalent one-year courses in the relevant Schools. If insufficient candidates present themselves in any year for either a three-year or one-year award, the award shall be held over until the following year.
7. Scholarships shall be awarded by a selection committee appointed by the Board of Managers.
8. The Managers shall take such steps as are necessary to promote the Scholarship programme in ways it considers appropriate.
9. Recipients of a Scholarship shall be informed of the source of support and shall be offered the opportunity to make appropriate contact with the Donor.
10. The Managers shall provide the Donor with an annual report on the use made of the Fund together with a list of the Scholars supported and their areas of study. The University shall facilitate the provision to the Donor of annual reports on research undertaken by individual Scholars.
2. That the recommendations in paragraph 5 of the Report of the General Board, dated 8 November 2006, on the establishment of a Jawaharlal Nehru Professorship of Indian Business and Enterprise (Reporter, 2006-07, p. 147) be approved.2
3. That the recommendations in paragraph 5 of the Report of the General Board, dated 8 November 2006, on the re-establishment of a Professorship of Medical Genetics (Reporter, 2006-07, p. 149) be approved.
4. That the recommendations in paragraph 7 of the Report of the General Board, dated 18 October 2006, on the establishment of a Li Ka Shing Professorship of Oncology (Reporter, 2006-07, p. 183) be approved.