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Short title.
Interpreta- tion of terms. No. 4 of 1893.
Name of Corps.
Ordinance
and Regula-
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 22, 1912.
No. 90.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
under
Regulations made by the Governor-in-Concil Section 11 of the Volunteer Ordinance, 1893, “(Ordinance No. 4 of 1893), on the 7th day of March, 1912.
The Regulations made under the above Ordinance on the 6th October, 1910, by the Officer Administering the Government-in-Council, and published in the Government Gazette of the 7th October, 1910, are hereby revoked and the follow- ing are substituted therefor :-
1. These Regulations may be cited for all purposes as the Hongkong Vol- unteer Regulations, 1912.
2. In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires-
"The Corps" means the Hongkong Volunteer Corps.
"The General Officer Commanding the Troops" includes the Senior Officer for the time being commanding the Troops.
Terms which are defined in the Volunteer Ordinance, 1893, have the same meaning when used in these Regulations.
"The Commandant" includes the Officer for the time being commanding the Corps.
3. The Corps shall be called "The Hongkong Volunteer Corps".
CONSTITUTION OF CORPS.
4. The Corps is raised under the Volunteer Ordinance, 1893. It is subject tions. No. 4 to the provisions of that Ordinance and of any Ordinance amending it and also to
all Regulations made under the authority of that Ordinance.
of 1893.
Composition.
Cadet Com- panies.
Object.
Military
administra→
tion.
Eligibility
for member- ship.
5.-(1.) The Corps shall consist of the following units:-
(a.) An Artillery Battery.
(b.) An Engineer Company.
(c.) Three Machine Gun Sections.
(d.) A Scouts Company. (Three Machine Gun Sections and
a Scout Section.)
(2.) The Commandant may, with the approval of the Governor, establish one or more Cadet Companies in connection with the Corps; any such Company shall, as regards its establishment, administration and government, be subject to such re gulations as the Commandant may make with the approval of the Governor.
6. The object of the Corps is to aid the Regular Troops in the defence of the Colony against foreign attack and to assist the Government in the repression of local disturbances.
7. In order to ensure a military character to the Corps, it will, with the con- sent of the General Officer Commanding the Troops, be administered by him, under the general control of the Governor.
8. No person shall be eligible to become a member of the Corps unless he-
(1.) is a British subject;
(2.) is not less than 18 years and not more than 50 years of
age; and (3.) is physically fit for military service, according to a standard for the time being fixed by the Commandant, with the approval of the Governor.