Ordinance No. 30 at 1948,
Officer shall not be so read and construed if it appears that despite the use of auch expression it was intended to refer to an officer who was prior to the 20th of March, 1948, styled and known a Assistant District Officer
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(2) Whenever in any Ordinance, order of the Governor in Council, appointment, rule, regulation, minute, by-law, dead, contract, official letter or other document, coming into operation or executed before the commencement of the New Territories (Administra- tion) Ordinance, 1948, the expression Assistant District Officer appears, the same shall be read and construed pa if referance bad been made to 44 District Officer "
(3) This section shall not apply to the Land: (Ping Shon) Re-vesting Ordinance, 1948."
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 15th day of December, 1948,
J.L. wind.
Deputy Clerk of Councils.
HONG KONG
69 or 1948.
I asseut.
Мальким
Governor.
23rd December, 1948.
An Ordinance to provide for the establishment of the Hong Kong
Defence Force.
[24th December, 1948.7
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof;
t. This Ordinance may be cited as the Hong Kong Defence Short Title, Force Ordinance, 1948.
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Interpretation,
In this Ordinance-
**appointments" includes accoutrements and equipwent of every kind other than clothing;
Force:
"Air Force" means the Hong Kong Air Force;
*Auxiliary Force" weans the Hong Kong Auxiliary
"Commandant" meau the person for the time being entrusted with the general administration of the Force, and in the event of there being no such peraou, means the officer who is most senior in rank in the Force;