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Hong Kong Defence Force.

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command of

Air Force in

.15. Officers of the Air Force while serving with mem- Powers of bers of the regular forces stationed in the Colony, may officers of the exercise the powers of command laid down in paragraph 120 relation to of the King's Regulations and Air Council Instructions officers. when called out.

regular

volunteers.

16. (1) The ages at which warrant officers, non- Age limits for commissioned officers and aircraftmen shall be discharged are as follows—

(a) Warrant Officer

50 years. .... 45 years :

(b) N.C.O.'s and aircraftmen Provided that the Commanding Officer may retain the ser- vices of a specialist for such longer period as he may think fit but not exceeding five years.

(2) Warrant officers and non-commissioned officers, other than those of the permanent staff of the Force, or any part thereof, after ten years in or above the rank of sergeant, may, if specially recommended by the Commanding Officer, be permitted to retain their rank on discharge with the right to wear the uniform of the Air Force on appropriate occa- sions on the written authority of the Commandant.

and

of non-

17. (1) The appointment and promotion of all warrant Appointment and non-commissioned officers to substantive, or acting promotion

or non-commissioned ranks are vested in the commissioned Commanding Officer subject to the Commandant's approval.

warrant

(2) Promotion shall

shall be

be subject to establishment vacancies and to such tests as may be prescribed by the Commanding Officer.

officers.

Auxiliary

18. (1) An officer or volunteer whose transfer to the Transfer to Auxiliary Force is approved by the Commandant, and every Force. officer or volunteer who shall remain absent from the Colony for a longer period than nine months, or in an emergency for such shorter period as the Governor may prescribe, shall be transferred to the Auxiliary Force as an auxiliary except in such cases where the Governor on the recommendation of the Commandant directs that he shall retain his substantive rank.

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