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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 2, 1935.
8. Grant of the Decoration.-The Decoration will be awarded on the authority of the Governor or Officer Administering the Govern- ment and a notification of its award will be published in the Hong Kong Government Gazette. A register of awards of the Decoration will be kept at the Headquarters of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.
9. Honorary Colonels, and Acting and Probationary Chaplains holding Commissions who have the qualifying service are also eligible.
10. Loss and Replacement.-When the Decoration has been lost and it is desired to replace it, a declaration must be made before a magistrate stating the circumstances under which the loss occurred, and the rank, name, and Corps of the officer to whom the Decoration belonged. This declaration will be forwarded to the Governor or Officer Administering the Government through the usual channel of correspondence in the case of an officer who is still serving, and direct in the case of an officer who has retired. The Decoration will be replaced, on payment, if the explanation as to loss is considered satisfactory.
11. Forfeiture and Restoration.-A recipient of the Decoration who suffers death by sentence of a Military Court, or is dismissed or removed from his Corps, Force or regiment for misconduct shall forfeit the Decoration unless the Governor or Officer Administering the Government shall otherwise direct.
A recipient of the Decoration who has been convicted of an offence of the following nature, viz., treason, sedition, mutiny, cowardice, desertion, or disgraceful conduct of an unnatural kind (under Section 18, (5) of the Army Act), or who, while subject to military law, is convicted by the civil power shall be liable, at the discretion of the Governor or Officer Administering the Government, to forfeit the Decoration.
A Decoration forfeited under the preceding Regulations may be restored by the Governor or Officer Administering the Government at his discretion.
A notice of forfeiture or of restoration shall in every case be published in the Hong Kong Government Gazette.
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