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It was also pointed out that such a limit would probably save the

tribunal from much embarrassment and from much adverse criticism

These latter con-

as to their treatment of individual cases.

siderations appear to be not unimportant in a small community.

14.

It will be seen that sub-section (8) of section 6 provides

that any question as to whether any personé is ordinarily resi-

dent within the Colony shall be decided by the tribunal, subject

to an appeal to the Governor in Council.

15. Section 8 provides for an appeal to the Governor in Council

against any decision of the tribunal on the question of enrolment

or exemption, and the right to appeal is given to the British sub-

ject affected, and to his employer if any, and to the Proper Hill-

tary Authority.

At the informal meeting referred to above the

four non-Chinese unofficial members objected to a right of appeal

being given to the military authorities, but they did not discuss

this matter in committee on the bill.

16.

Section 9 provides for the procedure upon the expiration of

conditional and temporary exemptions.

17.

Section 10 provides for the publication of enrolment lists,

and it enacts that every person whose name appears in any such

from enrolment list shall, as the date of publication of such list, be

deemed to have been enrolled in, and to belong to, the General

Military Service Force of Hongkong. The proviso at the end of

sub-section (1) of this section was inserted because it was felt

that men who volunteered before the Military Service Commission

for active service autaide the Colony should be given the same

opportunity of proceeding to England to join His Majesty's forces

there as they would have had if they had been allowed by the Com-

mission