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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 17, 1931.
services of Officers of proved capacity in Our Volunteer Force in Great Britain and did by a Warrant under Her Sign Manual dated the 24th day of May, 1894, extend the grant of such Decoration to Officers of Our Volunteer Forces throughout Our Empire.
AND WHEREAS Her late Majesty by a Warrant under Her Sign Manual dated the 18th day of May, 1899, did institute and create a Decoration to be styled and designated "The Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration" to be awarded to Officers of Our Colonial Auxiliary Forces in recognition of long and meritorious service instead of the aforesaid Volunteer Officers' Decoration.
AND WHEREAS His late Majesty King Edward the Seventh by a Warrant under His Sign Manual dated the 17th of August, 1908, did institute and create a Decoration to be styled and designated "The Territorial Decoration". to reward the long and meritorious service of Officers of proved capacity in Our Territorial Force.
AND WHEREAS WE are desirous of instituting a new Decoration to replace the aforesaid Decorations in order that throughout Our Empire and territories under Our protection there may be one Decoration to reward the long and meritorious service of Officers of Our Territorial Army in Great Britain, hereinafter referred to as Our Territorial Army, and of the other authorized Auxiliary Military Forces of Our Empire. and territories under Our protection, hereinafter referred to as the other Auxiliary Military Forces of Our Empire, and that thereby the Imperial character of such service may be recognized.
Now, THEREFORE, it is Our Will and Pleasure that the grant of the aforesaid Decorations shall be discontinued for future service and in lieu thereof We have instituted, constituted and created and by these Presents for Us, Our Heirs and Succes- sors, do institute constitute and create a new Decoration which We are desirous should he highly prized by the Officers of Our Territorial Army and of the other Auxiliary Military Forces of Our Empire; and We are graciously pleased to make, ordain and establish the following rules and ordinances for the governance of the same which shall henceforth be inviolably observed and kept:--
Firstly: It is ordained that the Decoration shall be styled and designated "The Efficiency Decoration" and shall consist of an oak wreath in silver tied with gold, having in the centre the Royal Cipher and Crown in gold.
Secondly: It is ordained that the Decoration shall be worn suspended on the left breast from a silver bar-brooch by a green riband one inch and a half in width, with a yellow stripe down the centre.
Thirdly: It is ordained that the Decoration shall in all cases bear a subsidiary title to denote whether at the time the recipient qualified for the award of the Decoration he was serving in Our Territorial Army or in one of the other Auxiliary Military Forces of Our Empire; such subsidiary title being specified in the regulations hereinafter mentioned and inscribed on the bar-brooch of the Decoration.
Fourthly: It is ordained that the Decoration may be worn by Us, Our Heirs and Successors, Kings and Queens Regnant of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas; and that it shall be competent for Us, Our Heirs and Successors, to confer at Our Pleasure the Decoration upon any Princes of the Blood Royal.
Fifthly: It is ordained that the Decoration shall be conferred on duly qualified Commissioned Officers of Our Territorial Army and of any other Auxiliary Military Forces of Our Empire.
Sixthly: It is ordained that the period of service requisite to qualify for the Decoration shall be twenty years' commissioned service on the active list of the aforesaid forces including commissioned service with Our Officers Training Corps, provided always that in the case of recipients of The Volunteer Officers' Decoration, The Territorial Decoration and The Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration no period of service in the force in which they qualified for any of the Decorations aforesaid shall be reckoned as qualifying service for The Efficiency Decoration.
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