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ROYAL HONG KONG DEFENCE FORCE ORDINANCE, 1951. (No. 25 of 1951).

ROYAL HONG KONG DEFENCE FORCE (AMENdment) (No. 2) REGULATIONS, 1956.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 of the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force Ordinance, 1951, the Governor in Council has made the following regulations-

1. These regulations may be cited as the Royal Hong Kong Citation. Defence Force (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1956.

2. Regulation 5 of the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force Amend Regulations is amended by the insertion of the word "each" ment of immediately following the words "two years" appearing therein tion 5. and the deletion of all words thereafter.

MILLE

regula-

(Vol. X, p. 428).

Clerk of Councils.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

13th November, 1956.

Explanatory Note.

(This Note is not part of the repulations, but is intended to indicate their general purport).

Under the present regulation 5 of the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force Regulations the appointment of a Commandant may not be extended so as to result in the holding of the appointment for more than eight years in all. The object of this proposed amendment is to permit of further extensions at the discretion of the Governor as advised by the appropriate Service Commander, without specified limit.

(Secretariat D/DF/CMD)