CO129-511-18 Fire Brigade Amendment Ordinance- 1928 29-8-1928 - 7-11-1928 — Page 14

Copy.

Enclosure No. 1.

14

A BILL

intituled

Short title.

Amendment of Ordinance, No.20 of 1923,

s.2.

Power to

grant medals for extra-

ordinary

An Ordinance to amend the Fire Brigade Ordinance, 1923.

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with

the advice and consent of the Legislative Council there-

of, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Fire Brigade

Amendment Ordinance, 1928.

2. Section 2 of the Fire Brigade Crdinance, 1923,

is amended by the addition of the following paragraphs

at the end thereof:-

"It shall also be lawful for the Governor to grant

medals to members of the Brigade, who may distinguish

services, etc. themselves by extraordinary or specially meritorious

services or by long and faithful service, and the Chief

Officer shall report to the Governor any member of the Brigade who may so distinguish himself, stating the

nature of the services".

Such medals shall be of the following four classes

and shall carry in the case of every recipient the following special allowances which shall continue for

so long only as the recipient remains in the Brigade

and shall not be pensionable:-

1st Class Medal, an Allowance of $120 per annum.

2nd Class Medal, an Allowance of $90 per annum.

3rd Class Medal, an Allowance of $60 per annum.

4th Class Medal, an Allowance of $30 per annum.

Any such Medal may be withdrawn by the Governor

if the recipient is subsequently guilty of misconduct".