Hong Kong Defence Force.
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command of
Air Force in
.15. Officers of the Air Force while serving with mem-
Powers of bers of the regular forces stationed in the Colony, may officers of the exercise the powers of command laid down in paragraph 120 relation to of the King's Regulations and Air Council Instructions officers. when called out.
regular
volunteers.
16. (1) The ages at which warrant officers, non-
Age limits for commissioned officers and aircraftmen shall be discharged are as follows—
(a) Warrant Officer
50 years.
.... 45 years :
(b) N.C.O.'s and aircraftmen
Provided that the Commanding Officer may retain the ser-
vices of a specialist for such longer period as he may think fit but not exceeding five years.
(2) Warrant officers and non-commissioned officers, other than those of the permanent staff of the Force, or any part thereof, after ten years in or above the rank of sergeant, may, if specially recommended by the Commanding Officer, be permitted to retain their rank on discharge with the right to wear the uniform of the Air Force on appropriate occa-
sions on the written authority of the Commandant.
and
of non-
17. (1) The appointment and promotion of all warrant
Appointment and non-commissioned officers to substantive, or acting promotion
or non-commissioned ranks are vested in the commissioned Commanding Officer subject to the Commandant's approval.
warrant
(2) Promotion shall
shall be
be subject to establishment vacancies and to such tests as may be prescribed by the Commanding Officer.
officers.
Auxiliary
18. (1) An officer or volunteer whose transfer to the
Transfer to Auxiliary Force is approved by the Commandant, and every Force. officer or volunteer who shall remain absent from the Colony for a longer period than nine months, or in an emergency for such shorter period as the Governor may prescribe, shall be transferred to the Auxiliary Force as an auxiliary except in such cases where the Governor on the recommendation of the Commandant directs that he shall retain his substantive rank.
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