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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 25, 1930.

Establish- ment of

corps.

Appoint-

ment and

promotion of officers and staff.

Compulsory retirement

of officers.

(6) Any officer of the corps whose transference to the Reserve of Officers is approved by the Governor, and every officer of the corps who shall be absent from the Colony for a longer period than fifteen consecutive months, shall be transferred to the Reserve of Officers.

(7) An officer of the corps who shall have been trans- ferred to the Reserve of Officers by reason of absence as aforesaid and shall thereafter return to the Colony may be transferred to the active list or be retained in the Reserve of Officers at the discretion of the Commandant. Officers trans- ferred from the Reserve of Ollieers to the Active List will take precedence as junior of the rank in which they transfer.

(8) Members of the Reserve of Officers shall not be required to undergo any training, and shall not, unless called upon for actual military service, be required to attend any parade or inspection.

(9) The Commandant may, with the approval of the Governor, establish one or more cadet companies in con- nexion with the corps, and every such company shall, as regards establishment, administration and government, be subject to such regulations as the Commandant may make with the approval of the Governor.

4. The establishment of the corps shall be fixed from time to time as circumstances may require.

5.--(1) Recommendations for the appointment and pro- motion of all officers shall be submitted by the Commandant to the Governor through the General Officer Commanding the Troops.

(2) Supernumerary officers may be appointed, but such officers shall be absorbed into establishment as soon as vacancies occur.

(3) All appointments and promotions of members of the staff and of officers shall be notified in the Gazette and shall take effect from the date of such Gazette or from such other date as may be specified in the notification.

(4) The appointment and promotion of all members of the staff and officers are vested in the Governor.

6. The ages at which officers of the corps shall be compulsorily retired shall be in accordance with the following table:

Colonels

Lieutenant Colonels

Majors

Captains and subalterns

Quartermasters

Years.

57

55

60

45

55

unless an extension is granted by the Governor on the recom- mendation of the General Officer Commanding the Troops. Such extensions will not be granted for more than two years at a time, nor beyond a further period of five years except under such circumstances as may be determined by the Governor.