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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 6, 1920.
Obstructing member of
corps.
Repeals. Ordinance No. 4 of 1893 and Ordinance No. 25 of 1910.
27. Every person who obstructs or resists any mem- ber of a volunteer corps in the discharge of his duty shall, ou conviction before a magistrate, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.
28.-(1.) The Volunteer Ordinance. 1893, and the Volunteer Reserve Ordinance, 1910, shall be repealed as from and after such date as may be proclaimed by the Governor.
(2) All property, rights, and powers whatsoever which, immediately before the coming into effect of such repeal, shall be vested in the Commanding Officer of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps under section 19 of the Volunteer Ordinance, 1893, or in the President of the Reserve under section 9 of the Volunteer Reserve Ordinance, 1910, shall upon the coming into effect of such repeal be rested in the administrative comman- dant of the first corps formed under this Ordinance.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
Short title.
Interpreta- tion.
Composition and command.
1. These regulations may be cited as the Hongkong Volunteer Regulations, 1920.
2. In these regulations "the Corps" means the first corps formed under the Hongkong Volunteer Ordinance,
1920.
CONSTITUTION OF CORPS.
3-(1.) The Corps may consist of the following units. with such other units as may be found desirable --
(a.) A company of artillery.
(b) A company of engineers.
(c.) A machine gun company,
(.) A battalion of infantry which may consist of
the following companies, with such other companies as may be found desirable :-
( i. ) A mounted infantry company.
(ii) A light infantry company.
(ii) An infantry company.
ir.) A Scottish company.
(v.) A Portuguese company.
vi.) A reserve company.
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(2.) The machine gun company will be for heavy machine guns, e.g., Vickers guns. Lewis gunners will be distributed throughout the platoons of the infantry battalion.
(3.) The reserve company shall consist of men who have reached the age of 40 years. No man who is under that age shall join the reserve company except with the special permission of the Administrative Commandant.
(4) Signallers will be distributed throughout the various companies and units.
(5.) Subject to the provisions of the Army Act and of the Hongkong Volunteer Ordinance, 1920, and of these regulations, the Corps shall be under the orders of the General Officer Commanding the Troops, subject to the general control of the Governor.
(6.) The company of artillery shall be under the ex- ecutive command of an officer of the Corps, and shall be under the orders of the Officer Commanding the Royal Artillery of the Garrison for training and inspection.
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