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(2) No person shall, without lawful authority or excuse, make, copy or sell any badge or document which so closely resembles any badge or identification document usually issued to a member of the Reserve as to lead to the belief that it is such badge or identification docu-

ment.

(3) Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.

27. The Hong Kong Police Reserve Ordinance, 1914, Repeal of is repealed.

Ordinance No. 27 of 1914.

Objects and Reasons.

1. The bill proposes to repeal and re-enact with varia- tions the Hong Kong Police Reserve Ordinance, 1914. The principal variations introduced by the bill are :-

(a) The oath of allegiance is dispensed with as the

Reserve is purely a civil force.

(6) All penalties for breach of discipline, other than reprimand and dismissal, are abolished except while the Reserve is called out for active service. (e) Power is given to the Governor' in Council to direct that members of the Reserve shall be paid when the Reserve is called out for service.

2. A table of correspondence between the bill and the Police Reserve Ordinauce, 1914, is appended.

3. A copy of the proposed regulations is published at the same time as this bill.

J. H. KEMP,

Attorney General.

31st October, 1927.

TABLE OF CORRESPONDENCE

BETWEEN

THE BILL AND ORDINANCE No. 27 OF 1914.

SUBJECT MATTER.

BILL.

ORDINANCE No. 27 of 1914.

Short title.

1

1

Interpretation.

A

Regulations.

9

Constitution of Reserve.

Administration.

5 (1)

Enrolment.

6

3

Appointment and dismissal

of officers and others.

7

5 (1)