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[r. 25 cont.]

Procedure.

Service Institutes.

Hong Kong Defence Force.

(3) An annual allowance of $100 towards the upkeep of outfit may be claimed by an officer for the fourth and each subsequent complete year of service as an officer. The allowance shall be payable in arrear. Applications for pay- ment shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by the Commanding Officer stating that the officer is in possession of uniform and equipment according to the scale laid down in the Second Schedule and that they are in a satisfactory condition.

26. Normal Royal Air Force equipment procedure and equipment accounting procedure shall be followed.

27. The Commanding Officer may with the approval of the Commandant appoint an officer as President of the Institute. The Service Institute shall be conducted in accordance with the King's Regulations and Air Council Instructions.

1.

FIRST SCHEDULE,

Training.

Every officer and volunteer shall-

(a) be liable to attend not more than 45 instruction parades annually which may be reduced at the discretion of the Commanding Officer;

(b) carry out the weapon training as ordered by the Command-

ing Officer;

(c) attend camp for not less than 7 days. For attendance in camp to count as a day, an officer or volunteer MUST be in camp 24 consecutive hours;

(d) attend one ceremonial parade;

(e) attend combined operations, if so ordered by the Command-

ing Officer.

2. (1) The Commanding Officer with the approval of the Commandant may substitute any training or instruction for any of the training or instructional requirements enumerated in paragraph 1 hereof.

(2) The Commanding Officer may at his discretion exempt any officer or volunteer from his training or other obligations or any part thereof.

3. The Commanding Officer shall fix the times and places of parades.

4. No officer or volunteer shall be deemed proficient in any given year, until he has undergone the annual training prescribed by or under this Schedule, and until he has passed such tests of efficiency as may from time to time be laid down by the Commanding Officer and approved by the Commandant. The Commandant may, in special circumstances, exempt an officer or volunteer from the provisions of this paragraph.

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