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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Draft Bill.
No. S. 311.-The following Bill is published for general information:
Short title.
Amendment of Corps Units in Ordinance No. 10 of 1933, First Schedule
r. 3 (1).
Amendinent
of Ordinance No. 10 of 1933, s. 5.
New section
16A inserted
(C.S.O. 499/20).
A BILL
INTITULED
[No. 8-26.9.35.-5.]
An Ordinance to amend the Volunteer Ordinance, 1933.
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:---
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Volunteer Amendment Ordinance, 1935.
2. The list of Corps Units in regulation 3 (1) in the First Schedule to the Volunteer Ordinance, 1933, is
amended-
by the substitution of "(m) Air Arm." for "(m) Flying Section."
3. Section 5 of the Volunteer Ordinance, 1933, is amended-
(i) by the insertion of the words "of the Air Arm or" after the word "member" in the second line of sub-section (3).
(ii) by the addition of the following sub-section :-—
(4) Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained every member of the Air Arm shall be deemed to have engaged himself to serve in that unit for a period of four years from the date of his admission to that unit, and should he continue therein then for a further period or periods of four years at a time, and if he without the permission of the Commandant ceases so to serve be shall, if called upon so to do, pay to the Commandant such sum. not exceeding five hundred dollars, as shall represent, in the opinion of the Commandant, the cost to the Government of his training during the then current period of four years.
4. The Volunteer Ordinance, 1933, is amended by the in Ordinance insertion of the following new section after section 16:—
No. 10 of
1933.
Additional
penalty for fuilure of member of
Air Arm to
16A. Every member of the Air Arm who in the opinion
of the Commandant fails without reasonable excuse to complete the requirements of efficiency in any year shall also fulfil obliga pay to the Commandant such sum, not exceeding five hundred dollars, as shall represent, in the opinion of the Commandant, the cost to the Government of his training during that year.
tions as to
efficiency.
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5. The Volunteer Ordinance, 1933, is amended by the New section insertion of the following new section after section 26:—
26A inserted in Ordinance No. 10 of 1933.
treatment
26A. If any officer of the corps or volunteer receives Conditions any wound or other injury whilst on duty, or suffers from of medical illness or disability directly incurred in the execution of duty, where he shall be entitled to treatment in a Government Hospital jury or on terms similar to those granted to Government officers.
6. The Volunteer Ordinance, 1933, is also amended (i) in section 3 (1) by the substitution of the word "volunteer" for the words "member thereof'';
(ii) in section 11 (5) by the insertion of the words "of the corps' after the word "officer';
(iii) in the proviso to section 15 (1) (iv) by the substitution of the words "assembly of the corps" for the words "assembly of his corps'; and
(iv) in section 16 (5) by the substitution of the word "volunteer" for the words "member of the corps", "member of the volunteer corps" and "member" respectively.
wounds,
illness are incurred on duty.
Amendment No. 10 of
of Ordinance
1933, ss. 3, 11, 15 and 16.
7. Regulation 9 in the First Schedule to the Volunteer Amendment Ordinance, 1933, is amended-
of Ordinance No. 10 of 1933, First
(i) by the substitution of the words "ten shillings" for Schedule,
Regulation
the words "twenty shillings" in sub-section (1); and
(ii) by the substitution of "five shillings" for "ten shillings" in sub-section (2).
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8. The First Appendix to the First Schedule to the Amendment Volunteer Ordinance, 1983. is amended-
of Ordinance No. 10 of 1933, First
(i) by the substitution of "4, 5, 6, 6A. 7 and 8" for Schedule
First
Appendix.
(ii) by the substitution of "paragraphs 3 and 4" for "paragraph 3" in the third line of paragraph 5.
“4, 5 and 6” in the first line of paragraph 3.
(ii) by the insertion of the following new paragraph after paragraph 6 :-
6A. (1) Every officer and volunteer of the Air Arm shall undergo the following training annually:—
(a) Annual inspection.
(b) A minimum of six hours flying per quarter.
(c) A course of lectures.
(2) The Camp for this unit will be optional.
9. The Second Appendix to the First Schedule to the Amendment Volunteer Ordinance. 1933, is amended by the addition at of Ordinance the end thereof of the following paragraph:-
No. 10 of 1933, First Schedule
Officers of the Air Arm are issued with the following Second articles on loan:--
1 Suit overalls
1 Flying helmet
1 Pair goggles
1 Pair earphones
1 Flying training manual
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