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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 17, 1931.
are recommended by the Commanding Officer of the unit in which. the period of service requisite to qualify for the Medal is completed and who are certified by the responsible military authorities as deserving of the Medal.
Sixthly: It is ordained that a Clasp to be worn on the ribbon of the Medal shall be awarded to warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and men who, having been awarded the Medal, complete a total of eighteen years' efficient service as aforesaid, and a further Clasp shall be awarded to those who complete twenty-four years' efficient service as aforesaid.
Seventhly: It is ordained that service in West Africa (except that performed by natives of West Africa), shall reckon two-fold as qualifying service for the Medal or Clasps, but any period spent on leave therefrom shall reckon only as single qualifying service.
Eighthly: It is ordained that such war service as may be defined from time to time in the regulations hereinafter mentioned shall reckon two-fold as qualifying service, or as single qualifying service, towards the period of service required for the. award of the Medal or Clasps; and that war service not so defined shall not reckon as qualifying service Provided that nothing in this Our Warrant shall permit service to reckon more than two-fold as qualifying service for the Medal or Clasps.
Ninthly: It is ordained that such service rendered in the ranks of a Cadet force as may be defined in the regulations hereafter mentioned shall count as qualifying service for the Medal or Clasps.
Tenthly: It is ordained that service on the permanent staff of any of the aforesaid forces by members of the permanent forces of Our Empire or terri- tories under Our protection or service in a Reserve or Auxiliary force involving a liability for service only and no liability for train- ing in peace, shall not reckon as qualifying service for the Medal or Clasps.
Eleventhly: It is ordained that the service requisite to qualify for the Medal or Clasps shall be continuous service except in special circumstances and all such exceptions shall be defined in the regulations herein- after mentioned, provided, nevertheless, that where service is rendered in more than one of the aforesaid forces, such forces not being in the same portion of Our Empire, or territories under Our protection, an interval not exceeding twelve months between any two periods of service, shall not be regarded as breaking the con- tinuity of such service.
Twelfthly: It is ordained that such service in the authorized Naval or Air Auxi- liary or Volunteer Forces of Our Empire or territories under Our protection as may be defined in the regulations hereinafter men- tioned shall count as qualifying service for the Medal or Clasps.
Thirteenthly: It is ordained that an officer of the aforesaid forces who has in virtue of service in the ranks thereof been awarded the Medal or Clasps shall, if The Efficiency Decoration be subsequently conferred upon him, not be called upon to surrender the Medal or Clasps, but shall not be permitted to wear them until such time as he has com- pleted the full periods of qualifying service in respect of both the Decoration and the Medal or Clasps.
Fourteenthly: It is ordained that any service reckoned as qualifying service for the grant of any Long Service, Good Conduct or Efficiency Medal (or Clasp) which may have been awarded to a member of Our Militia, Our Territorial Army or of the other authorized Auxiliary Military Forces of Our Empire as aforesaid shall not reckon as qualifying service for The Efficiency Medal or Clasps albeit that thẹ
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