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Council may, on such conditions
as He thinks fit, authorise the
Admiralty to accept any offer made
by the Government of a colony to
place at His Majesty's disposal for
general service in the Royal Navy,
vessels of war maintained, or
officers or men of such force
as aforesaid raised by the colony:
AND WHEREAS by the Naval
Volunteer Ordinance, 1933, of the
Legislature of the Colony of Hong
Kong (hereinafter referred to as
"the Legislature") provision has
been made for raising a force for
the Naval Defence of Hong Kong
called the Hong Kong Naval
Volunteer Force (hereinafter
referred to as "the Force"):
NOW, THEREFORE, His Majesty,
in exercise of the powers vested in
Him by the above recited provisions,
is