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No. S. 359.-The following draft of regulations proposed to be made under the Volunteer Ordinance, 1920, when the intended Volunteer Amendment Ordinance, 1927, has been passed, is published for general information.
Draft Regulations.
Regulations made by the General Officer Commanding the Troops, with the approval of the Governor, under and in accordance with the provisions of section 11 of the Volunteer Ordinance, 1920, Ordinance No. 2 of 1920, on the day of 1927.
1. Regulation 1 in the First Schedule to the Volunteer Ordinance, 1920, is amended by the deletion of the figures “1920".
2. Regulation 3 in the First Schedule to the Volunteer Ordinance, 1920, is res- cinded and the following regulation is substituted therefor :-
Composition
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command.
3.-(1) The corps shall consist of the following units and auxiliary units:-
Corps Units.
(a) Corps Headquarters.
(b) Artillery Company.
(c) Engineer Company.
(d) Mounted Infantry Company.
(e) Armoured Car Company.
(f) Infantry Company.
(g) Scottish Company.
(h) Portuguese Company.
(i) Medical Section.
6) Reserve Company.
Auxiliary Units.
(k) Supplementary Reserve Company.
(7) Army Service Corps Cadre.
(m) Lights Section Cadre.
(n) Reserve of Officers.
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(2) Subject to the provisions of the Army Act and of the Hong Kong Volunteer Ordinance, 1920, and of these regulations, the corps shall be under the orders of the General Officer Commanding the Troops, subject to the general control of the Governor.
(3) The corps shall be under the executive command of an officer who may be either a volunteer officer or an officer of His Majesty's regular forces. If this officer is a volunteer officer, the adjutant of the corps shall be an officer of His Majesty's regular forces, appointed by the Army Council, unless no regular officer is available.
(4) The Commandant of the corps shall be assisted by an administration staff.
(5) The corps Headquarters shall include the Band.
(6) There shall be a specially trained sub-unit of signallers.
(7) The Reserve Company shall consist generally of men who have reached the age of 40 years. No man who is under that age shall join the Reserve Company except with the special permission of the Commandant.
(8) The Supplementary Reserve Company shall consist generally of men. who have attained the age of 50 years. Members of the Supplementary Reserve Company shall not be required to undergo training, and shall not, unless called out for actual military service, be required to attend any parade or inspection.
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