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CAP. 199]

Royal Hong Kong Regiment

[1984 Ed.

"service property" means any property of the Regiment; "training" means the training prescribed for officers or members on duty, other than active service, pursuant to an order of the Commanding Officer;

"volunteer" means an officer or member of the Regiment enlisted

under section 6.

Power to raise and maintain a regiment.

(Cap. 246.)

PART II

CONSTITUTION AND FUNCTIONS OF REGIMENT

3. (1) The Governor may raise and maintain a regiment to be known as the Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers).

(2) The expenses of raising and maintaining the Regiment shall be met from moneys provided by the Legislative Council.

(3) The Regiment shall be composed of officers and members who shall be-

(a) persons employed on the permanent uniformed staff of the

Regiment;

(b) persons enlisted in the Regiment as volunteers;

(c) persons enrolled in the Regiment under section 15 of the

Compulsory Service Ordinance; and

(d) persons posted to the reserve of officers and members established under this Ordinance. (Amended, 16 of 1973,

5. 2)

Command.

4.

The Regiment shall be-

Commissioned officers.

Volunteers.

(a) under the supreme command of the Governor;

(b) under the operational command of the Service Com- mander, who shall be the officer for the time being discharging the duties of General or other Officer Com- manding, Land Forces, Hong Kong; and

(c) under the executive command of the Commanding Officer. who shall be responsible to the Service Commander and ultimately to the Governor for such matters as may be prescribed.

5. (1) A person of any nationality may hold a commission. (2) An officer shall be commissioned by the Governor, on the recommendation of the Service Commander, and no commission shall be deemed to be vacated by the death or retirement from office of the Governor by whom it was granted.

6. (1) The Governor may enlist a person of any nationality as a volunteer in the Regiment.

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