THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 22, 1912.
9.-(1.) No person shall be admitted as a member of the Corps except on the proposal of two members of the unit to which he seeks admission, and with the approval of the Comman ling Officer of the unit and of the Commandant.
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(2.) The names of the person proposed and his proposers shall be posted at Head Quarters for not less than 5 days before the person proposed is admitted as a mem- ber of the Corps.
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Admission of
member.
of member.
10. Every volunteer shall, on his admission as a member of the Corps or as Obligation soon afterwards as may be, in addition to taking the oath or making the declara- tion prescribed by the Volunteer Ordinance, 1893, sign the form of enrolment set No. 4 of forth in the First Schedule to these Regulations, and shall be bound thereby.
ESTABLISHMENT OF CORPS.
1893: First Schedule.
11. The establishment of the Staff and units of the Corps shall be as set forth Establish- in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.
ment of Staff and units. Second Schedule.
12. Recruiting of supernumeraries for any unit will be permitted, so long as Recruiting the total number fixed as the establishment of the Corps is not exceeded.
of supernu-
meraries.
13.-(1.) The appointment and promotion of all mem' rs of the Staff are vest- Appointment ed in the Governor.
of Staff and
appointment
tion of
(2.) Recommendations for the appointment and promotion of all Officers of and promo- units will be submitted by the Commandant to the Governor through the General officers. Officer Commanding the Troops.
(3.) Every Officer appointed to a Commission as 2nd Lieutenant, Lieutenant, or Captain in the Corps, or promoted in the Corps, will, unless he has served :-
(a.) in the Regular Forces, has passed his examination therein for the rank of Lieutenant, and has been specially reported by the Inspect- ing Officer as competent to carry on the duties of his rank; (b.) in a similar arm of the Special Reserve, or Territorial Forces, and
has passed an examination for the rank to which he is appointed; (c.) as a Sergeant of the same arm of the Corps, and obtained a certi-
ficate of proficiency;
be required at or before the second inspection of the Corps after he has obtained such appointment or promotion to pass the examination laid down in the Seventh Schedule to these Regulations for the arm of the service to which he belongs.
An Officer who fails to obtain a certificate will be again examined in six months, and in the event of a second failure will be required to resign his Com- mission. The examinations will be conducted by a Board consisting of a Field Officer and a Captain of the Regular Army and the Staff Officer of the Corps, appointed by the General Officer Commanding.
of supernu-
14. Supernumerary Officers may be appointed in any unit but any such Appointment Officers shall be absorbe l into the establishment as soon as vacancies occur therein. merary
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Officers.
of appoint-
15. All appointments and promotions of members of Staff and of Officers Notification shall be notified in the Government Gazette and shall take effect from the date of ment and such notification or from such other date as may be mentioned therein.
promotions of members of Staff and Officers.
16.-(1.) The appointment and promotion of all Non-Commissioned Officers Appointment of units are vested in the Co ninandant.
(2.) Recommendations for the appointinent and promotion of all Non-Com- missioned Officers of units will be submitted by the Commanding Officers of such units to the Commandant.
(3.) Promotion will be by seniority, tempered by selection in each unit, and will be subject to the obtaining of the necessary certificate of qualification for promotion.
(The members of the Scouts Company. will be permitted to elect their own Non-Commissioned Officers subject to the approval of the Commandant.)
and promo- tion of Non- Commis-
sioned
Officers.