Power to raise
and maintain a regiment.
(Cap. 246.)
Command.
"Home Guard" means the Home Guard sub-unit of the Regiment; "member" means a warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or
soldier of the Regiment;
"officer" means a person holding a commission as an officer of the
Regiment;
"public property" means any property belonging to the Govern-
ment or held for the purposes of the Government;
"Queen's Regulations" means the Queen's Regulations for the
Army;
"Regiment" means the Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volun-
teers);
"Royal Warrant" means the Royal Warrant concerning pensions and other grants in respect of disablement or death due to service in the military forces during the 1914 World War and alter the 2nd of September 1939;
"Service Commander" means the Service Commander of the Regi-
ment specified under section 4;
"service property" means any property of the Regiment; "training" means the training prescribed for officers or members on duty, other than active service, pursuant to an order of the Commanding Officer;
"volunteer" means an officer or member of the Regiment enlisted
under section 6.
PART II.
CONSTITUTION AND FUNCTIONS OF REGIMENT.
3. (1) The Governor may raise and maintain a regiment to be known as the Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers). (2) The expenses of raising and maintaining the Regiment shall be met from moneys provided by the Legislative Council.
(3) The Regiment shall be composed of officers and members who shall be
(a) persons employed on the permanent uniformed staff of
the Regiment;
(b) persons enlisted in the Regiment as volunteers;
(c) persons enrolled in the Regiment under section 15 of the
Compulsory Service Ordinance; and
(d) persons posted to the reserve of officers or reserve of
members established under this Ordinance.
4. The Regiment shall be
(a) under the supreme command of the Governor;
(6) under the operational command of the Service Com- mander, who shall be the officer for the time being
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discharging the duties of General or other Officer Com- manding. Land Forces, Hong Kong; and
(c) under the executive command of the Commanding Officer, who shall be responsible to the Service Com- mander and ultimately to the Governor for such matters as may be prescribed
5. (1) A person of any nationality may hold a commission. (2) An officer shall be commissioned by the Governor, on the recommandation of the Service Commander, and no commis- sion shall be deemed to be vacated by the death or retirement from office of the Governor by whom it was granted.
6. (1) The Govemor may enlist a person of any nationality as a volunteer in the Regiment.
(2) A person applying for enlistment in the Regiment shall comply with such requirements for enlistment as may be prescribed.
7. (1) The Regiment shall consist of— (a) a Regimental Headquarters sub-unit;
(b) a Home Guard sub-unit; and
(c) such other sub-units as the Governor may determine. (2) The establishment of the Regiment shall be determined by the Governor.
*. The Regiment shall be employed in the defence of the Colony, the maintenance of public order and with such other dulics as may be defined by the Governor.
9. (1) When an officer or member is serving with Her Majesty's regular forces or is undergoing training with such forces, officers of Her Majesty's regular forces shall have, in relation to an officer or member of the Regiment, such powers of command and punishment as they would have if they were officers of the same rank in the Regiment.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorize an officer of the Regiment to exercise any powers of punishment over members of Her Majesty's regular forces.
10. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, a volunteer may quit the Regiment upon-
(a) giving to the Commanding Officer not less than twenty- eight days" notice in writing of bis intention to quit the Regiment;
(b) delivering up in good order (fair wear and lear excepted) any arms, appointments and clothing which are public
Commissioned officers.
Volunteers.
Division of
the Regiment
Functions of the Regiment.
Provision for command and punishment when on active service or under training with H.M. forceH.
Right of volunteer to quit
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