CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9] — Page 459

5 -

+

FORM No. 4,

FORM OF ENROLMENT.

I, A.B.. hereby engage myself to serve in the Hong- kong Defence Corps subject to the provisions of the Military Service Ordinance, 1917, and of the regula- tions which any be in force thereunder from time to time.

(

Datel at Hongkong the......day of....

19.....

(2.) Recommendations for the appointment and officers. promotion of all officers of units will be submitted by the Officer Commanding the Toit through the Admin- istrative Comuandant to the Governor, through the General Officer Commanding the Troops,

4. The establishment of the Corps shall be fixed Establish- from time to time as circunstances may require.

ment of

Corps.

5. The appointment and promotion of all Appointment members of the staff and officers are vested in the of staff and Governor.

appointment and proma Linus of

I

Short title.

Signature.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

1. These regulations may be cited as the Hongkong Defence Corps Regulations, 1917.

Interpreta- tion.

2. In these regulations-

"The Administrative Commandant'

means the

Composition and com- mand.

officer for the time being entrusted with the general administration of the Corps. "The Corps" means the Hongkong Defence

Corps.

"The General Officer Commanding the Troops " includes the Senior Officer for the time being commanding the Troops.

CONSTITUTION OF CORPS. 3-(1.) The Corps shall consist of the following

units:-

(r.) A company of artillery. (b) A company of engineers. (r.) A battalion of infantry,

(2) Subject to the provisions of the Army Act and of the Military Service Ordinance, 1917, and of these re- gulations, the Corps shall be under the orders of the General Officer Commanding the Troops, subject to the general control of the Governor.

(3) The company of artillery shall be under the ex- ecutive command of an officer of the Corps appointed by the Governor in that behalf. It shall be under the orders of the Officer Commanding the Royal Artillery of the Garrison for training and inspection.

(k) The company of engineers shall be under the executive command of an officer of the Corps appointed by the Governor in that behalf. It shall be under the orders of the Chief Engineer of the Garrison for training and inspection.

(5.) The battalion of infantry shall be under the executive command of an officer of His Majesty's Regular Forces appointed by the Governor in that behalf with the consent of the General Officer Commanding the Troops.

(6.) The general administration of the Corps will be under the Officer Commanding the battalion of infantry, assisted by an administration staff appointed by the Governor.

(7.) The Administrative Commandant may, with the upproval of the Governor, establish one or more cadet companies in connection with the Corps, and every such company shall, as regards its establishment, administra- tion, and government, be subject to such regulations as the Administrative Commandant may mako with the approval of the Governor.

(3.) Every officer upon his first appointment in the Corps to any runk, and every officer before promotion to any higher rank, shall pass the examination pre- scribed for that rank: provided that the General Officer Commanding any exempt any officer from compliance with this paragraph either wholly or in part.

(4.) The nature of the examination in each case shall be as may be prescribed by the teneral Officer Con- manding the Troops.

(5) The examining board shall be appointed by the General Officer Commanding the Troops.

(6.) An officer whose tra for promotion arrives my ho superseded if he has not passed the prescribed examination.

(7) Supernumerary officers nuny be appointed in any unit but any such officers shall be absorbed into the establishment as soon as vacancies occur therein.

(8) All appointments and promotions of members of the staff and of officers shall be notified in the Gazette and shall take effect from the date of such Gazette or from such other date as may be specified in the notification.

6.1.) The appointment and promotion of all non- Appointment conmmissioned officers of units are vested in the Officer and promo- tion of on- Commanding the Unit.

commission-

(2) Promotion will be by seniority, tempered by officers. selection in each unit, and will be subject to the passing

of such an examination as may be prescribed or approved

by the General Officer Commanding the Troops.

TRAINING.

7. The training to be carried out will be as

in the First Appendix hereto.

EQUIPMENT.

prescribed Training.

First Appendix.

8. -(1) Officers will provide and maintain their own Uniform, uniform and appointments according to the scale laid Second down in the Second Appendix hereto.

Appendix.

(2.) Other ranks will be provided with uniform in accordance with the scale laid down in the Third Ap- Third

Appendix, pendix hereto.

(3) Under no circumstances may articles of uniform

be worn with plain clothes.

9.—(1,) An allowance towards the cost of his outfit Officers' of not more than twenty pounds or its equivalent in outli

allowance. local currency will be paid to each officer on his first appointment as an officer in the Corps: provided that diis paragraph shall not apply to those officers who have become officers of the Corps by virtue of section 10 of the Military Service Ordinance, 1917, unless the General Officer Commanding shall otherwise direct.

(2.) Should an officer fail to become proficient within twelve months from appointment he shall at the discre- tion of the Officer Commanding his Unit be liable to refund all or part of the allowance made to him.

'

448