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[No. 7.-8.5.33.-5.]

A BILL

INTITULED

An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to

the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Volunteer Ordi- Short title. nance, 1933.

2. In this Ordinance,

(a) "Appointments" includes accoutrements and equip- ment of every kind, other than clothing.

(b) "Commandant" means the person for the time being entrusted with the general administration of the corps, and in the event of there being no such person, means the officer who is highest in rank in the corps.

(c) "Corps" means the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.

(d) "General Officer Commanding the Troops" means the Senior Military Officer for the time being in command of His Majesty's regular troops within the Colony.

(e) "Officer of the corps" means a person holding a commission as an officer thereof.

() Volunteer" means a member of the corps not being an officer thereof.

Interpreta-

tion.

PART I.

ORGANIZATION.

enrolment.

3.-(1) The Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps as Establish- existing at the commencement of this Ordinance shall be deem- ment and ed to be lawfully formed and duly constituted; and it shall be lawful for the Governor, in his discretion, to accept the services of any person desiring to be enrolled as a member thereof.

(2) The corps may include any number of units or auxiliary units, the members of which shall consist of officers and volunteers.

ed officers.

4. The officers of the corps shall be British subjects and Commission- shall be commissioned by the Governor; and no such com- mission shall be deemed vacated by death or retirement from office of the Governor by whom the same was issued.

5.-(1) Subject as hereinafter mentioned, any volunteer Right of may, except on actual military service, quit the corps on complying with the following conditions:-

(a) giving to the Commandant fourteen days notice in writing of his intention to quit the corps;

volunteer to quit corps on certain conditions.