Inter- pretation.
Ordinance No. 44 of 1935.
G.N.A. 277/49.
Ordinance
No. 51 of 1949.
Ordinance
No. 20 of 1923.
Ordinance No. 41 of 1948.
Ordinance
No. 24 of 1927.
2. (1) In this Ordinance- "appellant" means a person who appeals in accordance with the provisions of section 16 of this Ordinance from a decision of the Director of Manpower refusing him consent to quit the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force, the Special Constabulary or the Essential Services Corps
"Assistant Director" means a person appointed as Assistan
Director of Manpower for the Colony "Director" means the person appointed as Director of Manpower
for the Colony;
"final notice" means a final notice issurd hy the Director of
Manpower in accordance with section 14 of this Ordinance; "medical notice" means a notice issued by the Director of
power in accordance with section 7 of this Ordinance; *medical practitioner" means a person registered in accordanc with the provisions of the Medical Registration Didinance 1935, and includes a person exempted from such registration by virtue of section 18 of that Ordinance; "objector" means a person who objects in accordance with section to to being called up for service by the Director of Manpower in the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force, the Special Constabulary or the Essential Services Corps; "provisional notice" means a written notice issued by the Director of Manpower in accordance with section g of this Ordinance "public interest" has the meaning assigned by regulation a of
the Emergency (Principal) Regulations, 1949; "recognized religious denomination" means one recognized as
such by the Governor in Council;
"the Compulsory Service Tribunal" means the tribunal colle
stituted by section IT of this Ordinance;
"the Essential Services Corps' means the Essential Services.
Corps as constituted under the Essential Services Corp Ordinance, 1949;
"the Fire Brigade" means the Fire Brigade as constituted under:
the Fire Brigade Ordinance, 1923†
"the Hong Kong Police Force" means the Hong Kong Police Force as constituted under the Palice Force Ordinance, 1948, and also includes members of the Hong Kong Police Reserv Force constituted under the Hong Kong Police Reserve Force Ordinance, 1927;
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the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force'' means the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force us constituted under the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force Ordinance, 1951;
the Special Constabulary" means the Special Constabulary as
constituted under the Emergency (Special Constabulary) G.NA
270/50. Regulations, 1950.
(a) A person residing in the Colony shall be deemed to be ordinarily resident therein unless he falls within the exemption contained in paragraph (i) of section 5-
ments,
3. (1) The Governor may appoint by notification in the Appoint Gasette, by nanue or office, an officer to be Director of Manpower, and officers to be styled Assistant Directors of Manpower.
(2) The powers and discretions vested in the Director here under and duties required to be discharged by him may be cxercised by an Assistant Director.
(3) In relation to public officers, the powers of the Director under this Ordinance shall be exercised in accordance with arrangements approved by the Colonial Secretary.
tion.
4. Subject to the further provisions of this Ordinance this Applica- Ordinance shall apply to all citizens of the United Kingdom and the Colonies who are ordinarily resident in the Colony and who, being male, have attained the age of eighteen and have not attained the age of sixty or being female have attained the of
age twenty-one and have not attained the age of fifty.
PART II. Compulsory Service.
5. The following persons shall be exempted from the Exemption. provisions of this Part-
(a) the Governor :
(b) the Chief Justice, the Puisne Judges, members of the Executive or Legislative Councils and the United King- dom Trade Commissioners;
(c) members of His Majesty's Regular Naval, Military or
Air Forces and their wives;
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