307
6.-(1.) The provisions of the Army Act shall apply Application to all members of the Hongkong Defence Corps subject of Army Act. to any regulations which may be made by the Governor 44 and 45 in Council under this Ordinance: provided that no sen- Vic,, c. 58. tence of a court-martial upon a member of the Hongkong Defence Corps shall be carried into execution unless confirmed by the Governor.
(2.) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council at any time to suspend the operation of any regulations so made under this Ordinance and thereupon until the Governor in Council shall revoke the said order of suspension the provisions of the Army Act shall apply to all the members of the Hougkong Defence Corps without the modifications formerly offected by the regulations so suspended.
7.-(1) Every person who becomes a member of the Duration of Hongkong Defence Corps, whether by service upon him service. of an order calling him up for military service or by A or by virtue voluntary enlistment A shall continue to be a member of the provisions of the Hongkong Defence Corps until he is discharged of, section 9 of or dismissed or exempted.
this Ordinance,
(2.) Every member of the Hongkong Defence Corps who attains the age of fifty-five years while being a member of the said Corps shall upon attaining that age be discharged unless he elects to continue to be sub- jeet to military service.
(3.) If any such member so elects he shall take the oath or declaration of allegiance and sign the enrolment form as provided by this Ordinance and upon his taking the said oath or declaration and signing the said form he shall be deemed to have been a member of the Hong- koug Defence Corps as from the expiration of his liability to military service under the provisions of section 2 of this Ordinance and shall continue to be a member of the Hongkong Defence Corps until he is discharged or dis- missed or exempted.
8. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to Power to make regulations for the constitution, management, make regula- training, service, and discipline of the Hongkong Defence tions. Corps, and any other regulations whatsoever which may be desirable in connection therewith.
and
9-(1) Every person who is liable to military service Members of under this Ordinance and who immediately before the the H.KV.C. commencement of this Ordinance was a member, of any H.K.V.R. rank, of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps or of the Hong- to become kong Volunteer Reserve shall upon such commencement members of become a member of the Hongkong Defence Corps and the long- shall therein have the same rank as he had in the Bug Defence Hongkong Volunteer Corps or in the Hongkong Volun- Corps and teer Reserve immediately before such commencement: their former provided that nothing "in this sub-section shall be rank. construed as giving any such person any right what- sverer to be continued in that rank.
ta hare
IL.K.V.C.
(2.) All sums which immediately before the com- Baluwer of mencement of this Ordinance were standing to the the Corps credit of the Corps Funds of the Hongkong Volunteers nds of the and the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve shall forthwith be and paid to the Colonial Treasurer to be used by the Colonial Government for the benefit of the Hongkong Defence Corps as the Governor in Council may direct.
KNR.
10
are repented
[9.] The Volunteer Ordinance, 1893, and the Volunteer Repeal of Reserve Ordinance, 1910, [shall be repealed as from the Ordinances first day of January, 1918].
Nos, 4 of 1893 and 25 of 1910.