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Recovery of 30. If any person belonging to or having belonged to the subscriptions Force or any part thereof refuses or neglects to pay anything subscribed or rindertaken to be paid by him towards any of the funds or expenses of the Force or any part thereof, or due under the rules of the Force as approved by the Governor or any of the nnita in the Force and actually payable by him, or to pay any fine incurred by him under the rules of the Force or any unit in the Force, such money or fine shall (without prejudice to any other remedy) he recoverable from him, with costs. Such moneys excluding such coste as aforesaid when recovered shall be paid into the Commandant's Welfare Fund.

Summary remedies

PART VI.

MISCELLANDOTS.

31. Any money, pecuniary penalty, or fine recoverable under this Ordinance may be recovered in à summery way before a magistrate.

Appearance Lefore magistrate of Commandam, Payment of 33. It shall be lawful for the Acconatunt-General to pay to public money the Commandant for the purpose of the Forre such rum in each yeur as may be authorised by the Gavernur out of moneys voted by the Legislative Council. Moneys so voted will be applied to ruch wait of the Force in accordance with decisions made by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Tegislative Council,

32. The Commandant may appear before a magistrate by any member of the Force authorised by him in writing under his band.

for Force,

Oath to be Taken.

34. (1) Every officer and volunteer shall, on bis enlistment into the Furce or as soon afterwards as may be, whether or not he has previously been a member of the Hong Kong Rayal Narul Volunteer Reserve, the Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force or the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, make an oath or declaration in the form appropriate to bia case as set forth in subsection (2). (2) The form of oath or declaration shall ho as follows:- For British subjects:-

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that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty Kisa GEORGE VI. His Heirs and Successors, according to law, and that I will faithfully serve as su officer or as a volunteer in accordance with the provisions of the Hong Kong Defence Force Ordinance, 1948."

For officers and volunteers other than British subjects :-

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that I will faithfully serve as an officer or volunteer in accordance with the provisions of the Hong Kong Defence Force Ordinance, 1948."

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(3) Every such oath or declaration shall be administered by an officer on the permanent staff of the Force or any part thereof, or by an officer of the Force who has himself made such oath or declaration.

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35. Where reference is made in any Ordinance to the Hong Reference in Kong Volunteer Defence Corps and to the Hong Kong Naval per Or Volunteer Force it shall be deemed to refer to the Force which H.K.V.D.C. is raised and maintained under section A hereof.

and H.X.N.V.F. deemed na refer to Force.

36. The Volunteer Ordinance, 1933, and the Naval Volunteer Repeal of and Defence Ordinances, 1998 and 1939 are repealed.

Ordinances. Ordinance No. to DE 0933. Ordinance No. 30 of 1933. Ordinance No, as of

1939.

37. This Ordinance shall come into force on such day as the Commence- Governor shall notify by proclamation in the Gazette,

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 22nd day of December, 1948.

J.L. Heyward.

"Deputy Clerk of Councils,

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