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Commissioned officers.
Hong Kong Defence Force.
(b) a military unit to be known as the Hong Kong Regiment and the officer for the time being discharging the duties of the General or other Officer Commanding, Land Forces, Hong Kong, shall be the appropriate service commander thereof;
(c) an air force unit to be known as the Hong Kong Air Force and the officer for the time being discharging the duties of the Air Officer Commanding, Royal Air Force, Hong Kong, shall be the appropriate service commander thereof;
(d) an auxiliary force to be known as the Hong Kong Auxiliary Force and the officer for the time being discharging the duties of the General or other Officer Commanding, Land Forces, Hong Kong, or such other person as the Governor may by writing under his hand appoint shall be the appropriate service commander thereof;
(e) a women's volunteer force to be known as the Hong Kong Women's Volunteer Force and the appropriate service commander thereof shall be such person as the Governor may by writing under his hand appoint; and
(f) a force headquarters to be known as Force Headquarters which shall consist of the following sub-units-
(i) the Commandant and his Staff;
(ii) the Depot;
(iii) the Officer Cadet Cadre; and
(iv) the Specialist Cadre.
Such sub-units shall be constituted in such manner and by such personnel as the Governor may by notification in the Gazette specify. The Commandant shall be the appropriate service commander of Force Headquarters.
6. The officers of the Force shall be selected on merit and persons of any nationality may hold a commission therein. Officers shall be commissioned by the Governor on the recommendation of the appropriate service commander and no such commission shall be deemed to be vacated by the death or retirement from office of the Governor by whom the commission was granted.
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