HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT, 1954
prefix "Royal" was awarded to the Force by His Late Majesty King George VI in recognition of the gallant defence of Hong Kong by the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.
Present Constitution
The Royal Hong Kong Defence Force is con- stituted by Ordinance and is a combined force comprising a naval, an army and an air force element. Men and women of different races and nationalities serve side by side in each unit. The Force is com- posed partly of volunteers and partly of conscripts enrolled after the introduction of compulsory service in 1951. The main units of the Force are :
Force Headquarter Units consisting of an Artillery Battery and various specialist units and officers.
The Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. The Hong Kong Regiment.
The Home Guard.
The Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force.
The Hong Kong Women's Naval Volunteer
Reserve.
The Hong Kong Women's Auxiliary Army
Corps.
The Hong Kong Women's Auxiliary Air Force.
Training obligations vary in the different units. In most units members must attend annually, as a minimum requirement, sixty instructional parades of one hour duration, six full days training and fifteen days training at camp. An instructional allowance is
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