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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 11, 1933.

Colony by Proclamation No. 1 of the 1st day of February, 1918, it was provided that the powers by the said Act vested in the Army Council shall be vested in the Governor in Council :

And whereas it is provided by Articles 10 and 24 of the International Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armies in the Field signed at Geneva on the 27th day of July, 1929, that Voluntary Aid Societies, duly recognized and authorised by their Govern- ment, may, in accordance with their national legislation, use the distinctive emblem in connection with their humanitarian activities in time of peace:

Now, therefore, the Governor in Council recognizes for the purposes of Articles 10 and 24 of the Convention, the Voluntary Aid Society, known as the Grand Priory in the British Realm of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, and the said society is authorized to use the emblem as follows:-

(i) On buildings exclusively used for the accommodation of sick and wounded soldiers, subject to permission being obtained from the military authorities.

(ii) On the uniform worn by the personnel, and on the badges which are issued to members of the Society for proficiency in nursing, first aid, etc., and on the official note- paper of, and other official documents issued by, the Society or its affiliated subordinate branches.

(iii) On placards or notices advertising entertainments arranged for the purpose of raising funds, provided

(a) that the whole of the profits go to the Society

concerned,

(b) that any such notices clearly show on the face that they are issued by or on behalf of the Society, (c) that when such placards are affixed to buildings, the emblem is not of greater dimensions than 6 inches.

(iv) On ambulance vehicles which are intended solely for the conveyance of sick or wounded sailors, soldiers, and airmen, or on waggons used exclusively for the conveyance of Red Cross stores.

(v) On packages of medical stores or material destined solely for the use of sick and wounded sailors, soldiers, and airmen.

and, in time of peace only,

(vi) To indicate the position of Aid Stations (organized and administered by the Society), exclusively reserved for the purpose of giving free treatment to the wounded and sick.

(vii) To indicate the material and stores of the Society, subject to the exclusion of any material and stores associated with a commercial proposition.

(viii) As a distinguishing flag

(a) in the camps of the Society's Voluntary Aid

Detachments.

(b) In connection with ceremonial functions or gather-

ings of the Society.

A. W. G. H. GRANTHAM,

Deputy Clerk of Councils.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

4th August, 1933.

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