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(e) men who have left or been discharged from the naval, military or air service of the Crown in consequence of dis- ablement or ill-health.

(2) In the application of this Ordinance to civil servants, the following modifications shall have effect, namely, that the inquiry shall be held by the Governor and not by the compulsory service tribunal, and that the Governor may, upon such inquiry as he thinks fit, decide that any civil servant of or over the age of eighteen years, who has not attained the age of fifty-five years, shall be enrolled in such section of the reserve as the Governor may direct: There shall be no appeal from a decision of the Governor under this section.

4.-(1) The Governor shall appoint such and so many Compulsory persons as he thinks fit, not being less in number than five, service to form a tribunal to be called the Compulsory Service Tribunal.

(2) If any member of the compulsory service tribunal dies, resigns, is absent from the Colony or unable to act, the Governor may appoint any person whom he thinks fit to fill the place of such member, either temporarily or permanently.

(3) The Governor may appoint a chairman of the com- pulsory service tribunal. The chairman shall preside at all sittings of the tribunal at which he is present, and in his absence the members of the tribunal present shall choose one of their number to preside at the sitting in question.

(4) Three members of the compulsory service tribunal shall constitute a quorum.

(5) The Governor may also appoint a clerk to the compul- sory service tribunal. Any order, summons, subpoena, notice, notification or other document issued or published by the tribunal may be issued and published in the name of the said clerk.

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5.-(1) Subject to the provisions of section 3, it shall Medical be lawful for the proper authority at any time to order any tion. male British subject of or over the age of eighteen years, Schedule, who for the time being is ordinarily resident in this Colony Form No. 1 and has not attained the age of fifty-five years, to attend at such time and place as may be specified in the order and there to submit himself to be medically examined for the purposes of this Ordinance.

(2) If any such British subject without lawful excuse fails to comply with any such order as is referred to in this section he shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.

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6.-(1) It shall be lawful for the proper authority to Inquiry by order any male British subject who, upon the medical compulsory examination referred to in section 5, has been certified as tribunal, medically fit for enrolment in the reserve, to attend before Schedule, the compulsory service tribunal at such time and place as may be specified in the order, unless he shall before that time have enrolled as a volunteer in the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps or the Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force.

Form No. 2.

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