[These guidelines and procedures were promulgated on 24 February 1995.]

THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Academic Personnel Policy and Procedure Manual POLICY ON ACADEMIC REVIEW Date: 1 Jul 2003 Section: AP20.0 Supersedes: 28 Feb 1997 Page: 1 of 6 [This version of 1 July 2003, superseding the previous version dated 28 February 1997, has incorporated revisions effective from 1 July 2002 approved by Senate on 10 April 2002. Revisions have also been made to reflect the new Faculty Rank and Salary (AP09.0) approved by the University Council on 20 May 2003 for adoption with effect from 1 July 2003.] BACKGROUND 1. Review of academic performance is an essential ingredient in a comprehensive approach to quality assurance for the University's teaching and research programs. For decisions on substantiation (tenure), the nature of this review is specified in the Policy on Substantiation already adopted. This policy outlines a more general academic review process that may be applied to contract renewal, salary advancement, promotion and other decisions for which academic performance is a relevant consideration. DEFINITION [Section 3 is an addition to the previous version dated 28 February 1997.] 2. In this policy, the term Department shall be understood to include the Divisions of the School of Humanities and Social Science, and Department Heads shall include the Division Heads. 3. A negative recommendation of a review party referred to in the relevant review process of this policy is ...