13. Give particulars of any previous service in the armed forces (giving rank and unit) or in civil defence services (whether in the Colony or otherwise).

14.

Give details of any amateur or pro- fessional qualifications, knowledge or experience you may have (other than any already given in answer to question 3) in any of following subjects:-

Aviation

18.

I hereby apply to be registered as a person claiming to be a British subject under the Emergency (Registration of British Subjects) Regulations, 1951, and declare that the statements I have made in this application are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Signed

*NOTE:-In the case of skilled occupation, e.g. engineers, mechanics, drivers, radio operators, artificers, full details of experience, qualifications and competency should be given.

| NoreDelete where inspplicable.

15.

9th January, 1951.

Electrical Engineering

Shipping and vessels generally

Civil Engineering

Refrigeration

Engineering

Nursing

Council CHAMBER,

Mechanical Engineering

Marine Engineering

Radio or telegraphic

Communications

Secretarial duties.

Automobiles (including ability

to drive a car or lorry and ability to effect repairs.)

Give details of any other professional, language or business qualifications and/or experience

16. State the nature of the services you would prefer to perform

in the event of an emergency

[7.

I am a British subject (within the meaning of the Emergency (Registration of British Subjects) Regulations, 1951), bị

+birth naturalization +marriage. [

passport.

have have not

a

Alessan

Clerk of Councils.

Explanatory Note.

The Registration of Persons Ordinance was enacted in August, 1949, to meet the need for legislation enabling a register of persons to be kept and providing for individual identification. The primary objective of that legislation was to aid any measures which may from time to time be found necessary for the maintenance of law and order and for the distribution of supplies and food or other commodities. The obligation of registration was imposed on all persons except that exemption was given from the requirement in the case of members of His Majesty's forces, the Hong Kong Police Force, bona fide travellers in transit and children under the age of 12 years.

2. Registration under the Ordinance named has since its enactment proceeded and at this date approximately one million persons have been so registered and provided with identity cards. Nevertheless, registration is not yet complete. Furthermore, the particulars required for the purpose of registration under the Ordinance are limited in extent.

3. It is therefore considered, in the light of conditions now prevailing throughout the world, that further measure of preparedness by way of registration should be undertaken, so that record may exist in particular of all persons in the Colony who are British subjects. Further, that within that category more detailed information be afforded. then registration under the Registration of Persons Ordinance provides, regarding the qualifications of British subjects resident in the Colony whose services, by reason of their previous experience or other specialized knowledge, would, in the event of serious emergency, be of special value to assist in the maintenance of the security and general welfare of the Colour.

4. In these circumstances the above regulations, entitled the Emergency (Registration of British Subjects) Regulations, 1951, have been enacted by the Governor la Council under section 2 of the Emergency Regulations Ordinance, 1922.

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