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Object.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6тп MAY, 1893.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 154.

The following Regulations made by the Governor in Council are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th May, 1893.

Name of Corps, &c.

Military Control.

Composition.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

REGULATIONS

G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.

By His Excellency the Governor in Council, under Sections 9 and 12 of the Volunteer Ordinance of 1893,

Eligibility for

made the 4th day of May, 1893.

1. The object of the Corps shall be to aid the Regular Troops in the defence of the Colony against foreign attack and to assist in case of local disturbance.

2. The Corps shall be called the "Hongkong Volunteer Corps" and the members are subject to the provisions of The Volunteer Ordinance, 1893, and to the regulations made thereunder.

3. In order to ensure a completely military character to the Corps it will, with the consent of the Major-General Commanding the Troops for the time being, be administered by him, under the control of the Governor.

4. The Corps shall consist of-

A Battery of Light Field Artillery (to be trained also to work guns of position) Three Machine Gun Companies.

All Non-Commissioned Officers and men to be armed with carbines.

5. Members must be British subjects, and on enrolment must be not less than 17 years Membership. of age and not above 49 years. They must also be physically fit for military service.

They will be admitted to a Battery or Company by ballot among the members of the unit.

6. Members shall take the oath of allegiance, or make the declaration, as required by the Ordinance and shall sign the following form of enrolment and be bound thereby :

Obligation.

Establish- ment.

being desirous of becoming an active member of the " Hongkong Volunteer Corps" and having been duly elected thereto, do hereby engage to be bound by any authorized rules and regulations which may now be in force in the Corps or which may be brought into force during my period of service.

7. The establishment of the Corps will be as follows: but recruiting of supernumeraries for any unit will be permitted so long as the total numbers fixed as the establishment of the Corps are not exceeded.

1 Commandant.

1 Adjutant.

2 Surgeons,

4 Captains,

9 Lieutenants,

18 Sergeants,.

18 Corporals,

168 Gunners and Privates,...

FOR THE BATTERY. Establishment.

Minimum.

FOR EACH COMPANY. Establishment. Minimum.

Distributed

thus

1

1

1

1

2

6

4

4

4

64

24

4

40

4

24

Appoint- ments and promotions

of Officers

8. The appointment of the Commandant and the Adjutant will be in the hands of the Governor.

The appointment of Officers to Batteries and Companies will be made by election by and Non-Com-members of the respective units, subject to the approval of the Governor, and to their passing

such professional test as may be required.

missioned

Officers.

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The appointment of Non-Commissioned Officers to units will be similarly made, subject to the approval of the Commandant and to the required examination being passed.

Promotion will, except under extraordinary circumstances, be by seniority in each unit, subject to passing the regulated tests.