ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE REGULATIONS

ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE REGULATIONS

ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE REGULATIONS.

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS.

Regulation..................................
page

1. Citation .................................... ... ... ... ... ... A2
2. Interpretation .............................. ... ... ... ... ... ... A2

3. Commandant General and Honorary Air Commodore ... ... ... A 2

4. Appointment of Commanding Officer ..... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 2
5. Term of office of Commanding Officer ........ ... ... ... ... ... A A2
6. Responsibility of Commanding Officer ........ ... ... ... ... ... A 2

7. Appointment of Adjutant ............... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 3
8. Appointment of training officer ....... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 3

9. Appointment of seconded officers, etc . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 3

10................Procedure for enlistment ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 3
11................Age for enlistment .. .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A4

12.......................Term of service and re-engagement ... ... ... ... A 4

13. Appointment and promotion of officers ... ... ... ... ... 1. A 4

14..................Resignation of commission ... . ... ... A 4
15..................Retirement of officers . ... ... ... ... A 5

16................Discharge of members ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 5

17.........................Appointment, promotion, etc., of members ... ... ... ... ... ... A 5

18................Training in the Colony .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 6

19..............Training abroad ................ ... ... ... A 6
20..............Restriction as to publication and giving of lectures ... ...
.........................A 6

21.....................Restriction as to meetings, etc. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 6

22..............Leave of absence ......... ... 1 . ... ... ... ... ... ... A 6
23..............Decorations, awards, etc . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 7

24.........Penalties ........................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 7

25............................Summary punishment of N.C.0s. and members ... ... ... ... ... A 7

26..............Reversion in rank ........... ... ... ... ... ... . ... ... A 8

27..................Clothing and equipment ... ... ... ... ... ... A 8

28. Officer's uniform allowance ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 8

29. Insurance against flying risks ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 8

Schedule. Rules for the training of Officers and Members ... ... ... ... ... ... A 9





L.N. 189170. ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE

REGULATIONS.

(Cap. 198, section 32).

[24th December, 1970.1

Citation. These regulations may be cited as the Royal Hong Kong
Auxiliary Air Force Regulations.
Interpretation. 2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-

-training day' means a period of training of not less than eight hours' duration
within a period of twenty-four hours commencing with the beginning of
the training;

'training period' means a period of training of one hour's duration.

Commandant 3. (1) The Governor shall be the Commandant General of
General and the Force.
Honorary Air
Commodore. (2) The Governor may, on the recommendation of the Service
Commander, appoint any person who is resident in the Colony as
the Honorary Air Commodore of the Force.
(3) The term of office of an Honorary Air Commodore shall
be five years, or such other period as the Governor may specify in
any particular case.
(4) Unless the Governor otherwise directs, an Honorary Air
Commodore shall retire from office on attaining the age of sixty
years.
Appointment 4. (1) The Governor shall, on the advice of the Service
of Command- Commander, appoint an officer of the Force, or an officer of Her
ing Officer. Majesty's regular forces seconded by the Air Force Board of the
Defence Council, as the Commanding Officer.
(2) The Commanding Officer shall hold the rank of wing

commander.
Term of office 5. (1) The term of office of the Commanding Officer shall
of Command- be three years and may be extended for such further period or periods
ing Officer. as the Governor may, upon the recommendation of the Service
Commander, specify in any particular case.
(2) Unless the Governor otherwise directs, the Commanding
Officer shall retire from office on attaining the age of fifty years.
Responsibility 6. The Commanding Officer shall be responsible for-
of Command-
ing Officer. (a) the maintenance of discipline and efficiency in the Force;





(b)the supervision and control of duties performed by officers
and members;

(e) accounting for public and service property;

(d)the proper application of public funds allocated to the
Force and of force funds;

(e)the condition and operation of the aircraft and equipment
in his charge;
(f) the administration of the Force;

(g)advising the Governor on all matters relating to the
Force;

(h)the preservation of the health of officers and members
when on active service or under training;

(i) prescribing the physical standards required of a recruit;

(j)bringing to the notice of the Service Commander any
officer or member distinguished for proficiency in his
duties;

(k)bringing to the notice of the Service Commander any
officer or member who is disloyal or who conducts him-
self in a manner injurious to the efficiency or credit of
the Force;

(1) such other duties or functions as the Governor may direct.

7. The Governor shall, on the advice of the Service Com-
mander, appoint an officer of the Force, or an officer of Her
Majesty's regular forces seconded by the Air Force Board of the
Defence Council, as Adjutant.

8. The Governor shall, on the advice of the Service Com-
mander, appoint an officer of the Force, or an officer of Her
Majesty's regular forces seconded by the Air Force Board of the
Defence Council, as training officer.

9. The Governor may appoint as an officer or member of
the Force with such rank and for such period as he thinks fit any
officer, warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or airman of Her
Majesty's regular forces seconded by the Air Force Board of the
Defence Council.

10. (1) An applicant for enlistment shall-

(a)be medically examined by a Government medical officer
or a medical practitioner approved by the Commanding
Officer;

(b)sign such forms as the Commanding Officer may require;
and





(c)furnish such personal references as the Governor may
require.

(2) A person shall be enlisted as a recruit notwithstanding
that he has previously served as an officer or member:

Provided that this paragraph shall not apply if a person is
re-engaged for a further term within six months of the expiry of
his previous term of service.

11. (1) Only persons over the age of seventeen and under
the age of forty-five may be enlisted in the Force.

(2) A young person who has attained the age of seventeen
may be enlisted in the Force if consent to the enlistment, in such
form as the Commanding Officer may require, is given in writing
by the parent or guardian of the young person.

(3) A young person enlisted under subsection (2) shall be
regarded as a man for all purposes of the Ordinance.

(4) The Governor may alter the ages specified in subsection
(1) either generally or in any particular case.

12. (1) The term of service of a volunteer shall be four
years.

(2) A volunteer may apply to the Commanding Officer for
re-engagement in the Force.

(3) A volunteer who applies for re-engagement may be
required by the Commanding Officer-
(a)to sign a declaration in such form as the Commanding
Officer may specify; and
(b) to be medically examined.

(4) Re-engagement may be for a term not exceeding four
years at the discretion of the Commanding Officer.

(5) A volunteer who is in receipt of a pension under section
15 of the Ordinance shall not be re-engaged.

13. (1) The appointment or promotion of an officer (which
shall be notified in the Gazette) shall be by the Governor.

(2) A recommendation for the appointment or promotion of
an officer to substantive, temporary or acting rank shall be sub-
mitted by the Commanding Officer to the Governor.

14. (1) An application for resignation of his commission by
an officer shall be sent to the Commanding Officer, who shall
forward it to the Governor; and the Governor may, in his discre-
tion, permit the officer to resign his commission.





(2) An officer who is permitted to resign his commission, or who
retires from service under regulation 15, shall remain on the strength of
the Force until the day before the date of his resignation or retirement as
published in the Gazette.

15. (1) Subject to these regulations or unless the Governor
otherwise directs, an officer shall retire at

(a) fifty years, if a wing commander; and

(b)forty-five years if an officer below the rank of wing
commander.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Commanding Officer may
extend the service of any officer for a period of not more than two years
after the age of retirement specified therein.

(3) An officer, other than an officer seconded from Her Majesty's
regular forces, who retires after ten years' commissioned service may, on
the recommendation of the Commanding Officer, be granted

(a)an honorary rank equivalent to his substantive rank at the
date of his retirement; and

(b)the privilege of wearing the uniform of such rank within the
Commonwealth on such State or other ceremonial occasions
as may be specified by the Governor.

16. (1) Subject to these regulations, a member shall be discharged at

(a) fifty-five years, if a warrant officer (class 1); and

(b)fifty years, if a warrant officer (class 11), non-commissioned
officer or airman.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Commanding Officer may
extend the service of any member for a period of not more than five
years after the age of discharge specified therein.

(3) Any member, other than a member seconded from Her Majesty's
regular forces, who has held the rank of sergeant or above for a period
of ten years or more, may on discharge, on the recommendation of the
Commanding Officer, be permitted

(a)to retain his substantive rank at the date of his discharge; and

(b)the privilege of wearing the uniform of the Force on occasions
specified by the Governor.

17. (1) The powers of appointment, promotion or reversion (other
than for disciplinary reasons) of warrant and non-commissioned officers
to substantive, temporary or acting warrant or noncommissioned ranks
are vested in the Commanding Officer.





(2) A member shall not be eligible for promotion unless he
has passed such tests as may be specified by, the Commanding
Officer.

18. (1) An officer or member shall undergo the training
prescribed in the Schedule.

(2) An officer or member shall attend a quarter of the annual
training periods prescribed in the Schedule in each quarter of the
year.

(3) If in any quarter of the year an officer or member fails
to attend the training periods required under paragraph (2), the
Commanding Officer may order his attendance, in the quarter next
following, at such number of training periods as were not attended
in the quarter immediately preceding.

(4) An officer or member may complain to the Governor,
through the Commanding Officer, that he has been required to
attend, under paragraph (3), more training than is required by
these regulations, and the Governor may confirm, vary or reverse
the order of the Commanding Officer.

19. An officer or member shall, when attending a course of
training outside the Colony approved by the Service Commander,
continue to draw the pay and allowances appropriate to his rank
and shall be paid any necessary travelling or other expenses in-
curred by him in connexion with the course of training.

20. (1) No officer or member shall, without the permission
of the Governor, publish or cause to be published. any matter or
information relating to the Force, whether or not he is still an
officer or member.

(2) No officer or member shall, without the permission of the
Governor, deliver a lecture or read a paper at a public meeting or
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broadcast on any subject relating to the Force, whether or not he
is still an officer or member.

21. (1) No officer or member shall organize or attend any
meeting, any of the objects of which is to-
(a) discuss the conduct of a superior officer or member.. or
(b)urge a superior officer or member to take a particular
course of action.

(2) No officer or member shall, when in uniform, attend any
public meeting, save in the course of his duties.

22. (1) The Commanding Officer may grant leave of absence
from the Colony or from duty to an officer or member for such
period as he may think fit.





(2) An officer or member shall before leaving the Colony inform
force headquarters of his forwarding address, and any change in such
address shall be notified.

23. (1) An officer or member shall be eligible for decorations, medals
or clasps for efficiency, long service and good conduct instituted by Her
Majesty the Queen under Royal Warrant as far as they are applicable.

(2) The award of any decoration, medal or clasp under paragraph
(1) shall be governed by regulations made by the Governor with the
approval of Her Majesty the Queen.

24. Any officer or member who contravenes any provision of
regulation 20 or 21 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on
conviction to a fine of five hundred dollars.

25. (1) In the application of section 78 of the Air Force Act, the
punishments which may be awarded under subsection (3) of that
section shall be modified as follows

(a)if the accused is a member, other than a warrant officer or non-
commissioned officer, detention for a period not exceeding
fourteen days or, if the accused is on active service, field
punishment for a period not exceeding twenty-eight days;

(b)if the accused is a member who is on active service on the day
of the sentence, forfeiture of pay for a period beginning with
the day of the sentence and not exceeding twenty-eight days;

(e) a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.

(d)if the accused is a non-commissioned officer, severe reprimand
or reprimand;

(e)where the offence has occasioned any expense, loss or
damage, stoppages;

(f)any minor punishment for the time being authorized by
Queen's Regulatioils;

(g)if the accused is a non-commissioned officer, the minor
punishment of admonition;

(h)if the accused is a member, other than a warrant officer or non-
commissioned officer, the following minor punishments

(i) restriction of privileges for any period not exceeding
fourteen days commencing on the date of the award;

(ii) extra guards or picquets not exceeding three in number;
provided that this punishment may be awarded only in respect
of offences committed

(A) when parading for, or on, guard or picquet;





(B)when failing to attend for a guard or picquet mounting parade
after having been warned to do so; or

(C)when leaving a guard or picquet before being permitted to do so;

(iii) admonition.

(2) A Commanding Officer below the rank of squadron leader shall not
award detention exceeding seven days, other than for the offence of absence
without leave:

Provided that the Service Commander may empower a flight lieutenant
temporarily in command of the Force to award detention not exceeding fourteen
days.

26. A non-commissioned officer or member holding any temporary
appointment or acting rank may be ordered by the Commanding Officer, by way
of punishment for an offence, to revert to his permanent rank or to any
intermediate acting rank, but no other punishment shall be awarded for the same
offence.

27. (1) An officer shall provide and maintain his own uniform in
accordance with any scales laid down by, or under the authority of, the
Commanding Officer.

(2) Equipment shall be issued to an officer on loan by the Force in
accordance with any scales laid down by, or under the authority of, the
Commanding Officer.

(3) Uniform and equipment shall be issued to a member on loan by the
Force in accordance with any scales laid down by, or under the authority of, the
Commanding Officer.

(4) No officer or member shall wear any article of uniform with plain
clothes.

28. (1) An allowance for the purchase of his uniform, of such an amount as
may be approved by the Governor, shall be paid to an officer on his first
appointment. An officer shall, within three months of the receipt of the
allowance, purchase such uniform as may be laid down under paragraph (1) of
regulation 27.

(2) The Commanding Officer may require an officer who fails to become
proficient within twelve months of his appointment to refund all or any of the
allowance paid to him under paragraph (1).

(3) An annual allowance for the upkeep of uniform, of such an amount as
may be approved by the Governor, shall be paid in arrears to an officer in
respect of the fourth and each subsequent complete year of his service as an
officer.

29. An allowance of such amount as may be approved by the Governor
shall be paid to any officer or member who is required to pay, in respect of any
policy of life insurance, an extra premium attributable to his duties with the
Force.





SCHEDULE. [reg. 18.1

RULES FOR THE TRAINING OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS.

1. An officer (other than a staff officer) and a member (other than a recruit
in his first year of training) shall-
(a)attend in each year not less than 304 training periods (or such lesser
number as may be specified by the Commanding Officer); and
(b)as part of the aggregate period prescribed in sub-paragraph (a), attend
not less than 23 training days, 15 of which shall be at an annual camp.

2. A staff officer shall-
(a)attend in each year not less than 170 training periods (or such lesser
number as may be specified by the Commanding Officer); and
(b)as part of the aggregate period prescribed in sub-paragraph (a), attend
not less than 15 training days, 7 of which shall be at an annual camp.

3. A member who is a recruit in his first year of training shall-
(a)attend in that year not less than 330 training periods (or such lesser
number as may be specified by the Commanding Officer); and
(b)as part of the aggregate period prescribed in sub-paragraph (a), attend
not less than 25 training days, 15 of which shall be at an annual camp.

4. (1) The Commanding Officer may substitute any other training, not
exceeding the aggregate periods prescribed in rule 1, 2 or 3, for the training so
prescribed.

(2) The Commanding Officer may, at his discretion. exempt any officer
or member from any part of the training specified in this Schedule.

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

6. (1) No officer or member shall be deemed efficient in any year unless
he has undergone the annual training prescribed in this Schedule and has passed
such tests of efficiency as may be required by the Commanding Officer.

(2) The Governor may exempt any officer or member from the provisions
of this rule.
L.N. 189/70. Citation. Interpretation. Commandant General and Honorary Air Commodore. Appointment of Command-ing Officer. Term of office of Command-ing Officer. Responsibility of Command-ing Officer. Appointment of Adjutant. Appointment of training officer. Appointment of training officer. Appointment of seconded officers, etc. Procedure for enlistment. Ages for enlistment. Term of service and re-engagement. Appointment and promotion of officers. Resignation of commission. Retirement of officers. Discharge of members. Appointment, promotion, etc., of members. Training in the Colony. Schedule. Training abroad. Restriction as to publication and giving of lectures. Restriction as to meetings. etc. leave of absence. Decorations, awards, etc. Penalties. Summary punishment of N.C.Os. and members. Reversion in rank. Clothing and equipment. Officer's uniform allowance. Insurance against flying risks.

L.N. 189/70. Citation. Interpretation. Commandant General and Honorary Air Commodore. Appointment of Command-ing Officer. Term of office of Command-ing Officer. Responsibility of Command-ing Officer. Appointment of Adjutant. Appointment of training officer. Appointment of training officer. Appointment of seconded officers, etc. Procedure for enlistment. Ages for enlistment. Term of service and re-engagement. Appointment and promotion of officers. Resignation of commission. Retirement of officers. Discharge of members. Appointment, promotion, etc., of members. Training in the Colony. Schedule. Training abroad. Restriction as to publication and giving of lectures. Restriction as to meetings. etc. leave of absence. Decorations, awards, etc. Penalties. Summary punishment of N.C.Os. and members. Reversion in rank. Clothing and equipment. Officer's uniform allowance. Insurance against flying risks.

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