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H.K.W.N.V.R. (after 1st November, 1958), the Army, the Royal Air Force, or their Active Reserves, or the Roy Auxiliary Air Force, or similar oversea Commonwealth a Colonial Forces.
All the above service counts in full towards the award of the medi Service rendered solely for duty with one of the Cadet Forces will m be permitted to count. Service which has already culminated in th award of a long service or efficiency medal cannot count.
Wearing of R.D.JV.R.D.
3. An officer who has previously been granted the Reserves La Service and Good Conduct Medal, and is subsequently awarded .
· Reserve Decoration, may wear both Medal and Decoration.
Application.
4. Applications for the Medal are to be made in writing by r Commanding Officer, H.K.R.N.R.,, to the Commodore-in-Charge, Hen Kong, accompanied by a copy of the Service Certificate and a recom mendation for the award which will then be forwarded to His Excelleng the Governor for his consideration.
Forfeiture or Deprivation of Medal.
5. When the conduct of a member after he or she has bee awarded the medal is considered to be such as to disqualify him or from wearing it, he or she may be deprived of it by His Excellency t Governor. The deprivation is to be reported to the Admiralty.
Note: While a Reservist is mobilized the rules for the forfei or deprivation of the Long Service and Good Conduct Medals, as bi down in Queen's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions, Article 1969 will apply.
Restoration.
6. A minimum period of three years service with conlinnos "Very Good" character is required for the restoration of the Medial, as a medal which has been forfeited or of which a Reservist has be deprived may be restored on the Reservist's discharge from the Resem at the discretion of His Excellency the Governor, provided that the abo condition has been fulfilled. Should the Reservist complete five year service with continuous "Very Good" character before he or she i discharged, the Medal may be restored on completion of that period the discretion of His Excellency the Governor.
Loss of Medal,
7. When it is desired to replace a medal which has been acciden- tally lost by the holder, a declaration must be made before a Magistrate or before a Commissioned Officer of the Royal Navy, R.N.R. or H.K.R.N.R., stating the circumstances in which the loss occurred, and the name, rauk, and official number of the man to whom the medal belonged. This declaration will be sent to His Excellency the Governor through the Commanding Officer, H.K.R.NR. in the case of a man who is still serving, and direct in the case of one who has retired. The medal will be replaced, on payment, if the explanation of its loss is considered satisfactory, or at public expense when it is shown that the loss has been incurred as a result of enemy action or is due entirely to unavoidable circumstances arising out of the exigencies of the service.
Rosettes.
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Rosettes, which arc issued at the same time as the Clasp, are to be worn on the ribbon of the Reserves Long Service and Good Conduct Medal when the ribbon is worn without the medal,
(Secretariat GR2/2481/47)