territorial limits of the Colony only if such member has previously declared his consent in writing to such service. The legislation further provides that an alien as well as a British subject may hold the Governor's commission in the Force. In the case of an emergency the Governor may call out the Force or any part of it by Proclamation.
A revised edition of the laws of the Colony when last effected carried revision to the beginning of 1932. The need for a new revised edition is therefore manifest and the need is all the greater since war legislation and legislation enacted during the period of Military Administration have inevitably complicated the position. In these circumstances the Revised Edition of the Laws Ordinance, 1948, has been enacted which makes provision for the prepara- tion and publication of a revised edition of the laws of Hong Kong in force on the 31st December, 1948, by commissioners appointed by the Ordinance. In accordance with what is now the usual practice in the Colonies, the new revised edition of the laws will be grouped in relation to subject matter and not in chronological order, the method hitherto in vogue in the Colony.
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