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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 12, 1919.
8. It is ordained that persons already appointed to this Order who are qualified for the Military Division shall, on the recommendation of the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Secretary of State for War or the Secretary of State for the Royal Air Force as the case may be, be transferred to the Military Division of this Order.
9. It is ordained that when We, Our heirs or successors shall be pleased to nominate and appoint any person to this Order such appointment shall be made by Warrant under Our Royal Sign Manual sealed with the Seal of this Order and countersigned by the Grand Master of the said Order.
10. It is ordained that this Order shall rank next to and immediately after Our Royal Victorian Order, that in all solemn Ceremonies, places and assemblies the Knights Grand Cross of this Order shall have place and precedency next to and immediately after the Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, that the Dames Grand Cross of this Order shall have place and precedency next to and immediately before the wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, and may on all occasions have, use and enjoy the appellation and style of Dame before their Christian or first names, that the Knights Commanders of this Order shall have place and precedency next to and immediately after the Knights Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order, that the Dames Commanders of this Order shall have place and precedency next to and immediately before the wives of Knights Commanders of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, and may on all occasions have, use and enjoy the appellation and style of Dame before their Christian or first names, that the men who are Commanders of this Order shall have place and precedency next to and immediately after the Members of the Third Class of the Royal Victorian Order and the women who are Commanders of this Order shall have place and precedency next to and immediately before the wives of Companions of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, that the men who are Officers of this Order shall have place and precedency next to and immediately after the Members of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order and the women who are Officers of this Order shall have place and precedency next to and immediately before the wives of Members of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order, that the men who are Mem- bers of this Order, shall have place and precedency next to and immediately after the Members of the Fifth Class of the Royal Victorian Order and that the women who are Members of this Order shall have place and precedency next to and immediately before the wives of Members of the Fifth Class of the Royal Victorian Order.
11. It is ordained that the insignia of the Sovereign of this Order shall be of the same material and fashion as are hereinafter appointed for the Knights Grand Cross, save only with those alterations which distinguish Our Royal Dignity.
12. It is ordained that the Grand Master shall wear the Insignia of a Knight Grand Cross, the badge of which for the Grand Master shall be augmented in accordance with the commands of the Sovereign.
13. It is ordained that the Military and Civil Knights and Dames Grand Cross of this Most Excellent Order shall upon all great and solemn occasions wear the badge of the Order, which shall consist of a cross patonce, enamelled pearl, fimbriated or sur- mounted by a gold medallion with a representation of Britannia seated within a circle gules inscribed with the motto, "For God and the Empire," in letters of gold ensigned with the Imperial Crown or, the whole suspended from a purple riband which in the case of Knights Grand Cross shall be of the breadth of three inches and three-quarters with, for Military Knights Grand Cross the addition of a vertical red stripe in the centre of the ribbon of the width of about five-sixteenth of an inch and in the case of Dames Grand Cross shall be of the breadth of two inches and one-quarter with, for Military Dames Grand Cross, a vertical red stripe in the centre of the ribbon of the width of about one-quarter of an inch, passing from the right shoulder to the left side, and they shall wear on the left side of their coats or outer garments an oval Star composed of eight points and charged with a medallion as above.
14. It is ordained that the Military and Civil Knights Commanders shall wear around their necks a riband of the same colour and pattern as that of the Military and Civil Knights Grand Cross of the breadth of one inch and three quarters, but, in the case of Military Knights Commanders the vertical red stripe is to be of the width of about three-sixteenths of an inch, and pendant therefrom the Badge of the Knights Comman- ders of the Order, with shall be of similar form and pattern to that appointed for the Knights Grand Cross, but of smaller size, and also that they shall wear on the left side of their coats or outer garments a silver star composed of four equal points and four lesser, charged with a medallion as before, and it is ordained that the Military and
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