ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT REGULATIONS

ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT REGULATIONS

ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT REGULATIONS.

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ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS.

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1. Citation............................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 2

2. interpretation.............. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 2

3............................Commandant General and Honorary Colonel ... ... ... ... ... A 2

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

7..................Appointment of Adjutant ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 3
8..................Appointment of Quarter-master ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 3

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

lo-...............Procedure for enlistment ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 3

11..............Age for enlistment ............ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 4

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

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

14...................Resignation of commission ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 4

15................Retirement of officers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 5
16................Discharge of members ..... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 5

17...................Age limit for Home Guard ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 5

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

19................Training in the Colony ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 6

20............Training abroad .............. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 6

21. Restriction as to publication and giving of lectures ... ... ... ... ... A 6

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

23..............Leave of absence ......... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 7
24..............Decorations, awards, etc . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 7

25.........Penalties ................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 7

26. Summary punishment of N.C.Os. and members ... ... ... ... ... ... A 7

27. Reversion in rank ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 8



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28. Clothing and equipment ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 8

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







First Schedule. Rules for the training of Officers and Members (other than the
Home Guard) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... A 9

Second Schedule. Rules for the training of the Home Guard ... ... ... ... ... A 9





ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT REGULATIONS.

(Cap. 199, section 32).

[24th December, 1970.1

1. These regulations may be cited as the Royal Hong Kong Regiment
Regulations.

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.

3. (1) The Governor shall be the Commandant General of the Regiment.

(2) The Governor may, on the recommendation of the Service Commander,
appoint any person who is resident in the Colony as the Honorary Colonel of
the Regiment.

(3) The term of office of an Honorary Colonel 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 Colonel shall
retire from office on attaining the age of sixty years.

4. (1) The Governor shall, on the advice of the Service Commander,
appoint an officer of the Regiment, or an officer of Her Majesty's regular forces
seconded by the Army Board of the Defence Council, as the Commanding
Officer.

(2) The Commanding Officer shall hold the rank of lieutenantcolonel.

5. (1) The term of office of the Commanding Officer shall be three years
and such period, not exceeding one year, as the Governor, upon the
recommendation of the Service Commander, may 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.

6. The Commanding Officer shall be responsible for-

(a)the maintenance of discipline and efficiency in the Regiment;

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





(c) accounting for public and service property;

(d)the proper application of public funds allocated to the
Regiment and of regimental funds;

(e) the condition of the arms and appointments in his charge;

(f) the administration of the Regiment;

(g)advising the Service Commander on all matters relating
to the Regiment;

(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 Regiment;

(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 Regiment, or an officer of Her
,Majesty's regular forces seconded by the Army Board of the
Defence Council, as the regimental Adjutant.

8. The Governor shall, on the advice of the Service Com-
mander, appoint an officer of the Regiment, or an officer of Her
Majesty's regular forces seconded by the Army Board of the
Defence Council, as the regimental Quarter-master.

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

10. (1) An applicant for enlistment shall-

(a)be medically examined by a Government medical officer
or by a medical practitioner approved by the Command-
ing 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) Except in the Home Guard, only persons over the
age of seventeen and under the age of forty-five shall be enlisted.

(2) A young person who has attained the age of seventeen
may be enlisted in the Regiment 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 paragraph (2) shall be
regarded as a man for all purposes of the Ordinance.

(4) The Governor may alter the ages specified in paragraph
(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 Regiment.

(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 through the
Service Commander.

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 through the Service Commander; the
Governor may, in his discretion, permit the officer to resign his
commissions.

(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 Regiment until the day before the date of his resigna-
tion 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 lieutenant-colonel;

(b)forty-five years, if an officer below the rank of
lieutenantcolonel (other than a quarter-master); and

(c) fifty-five years, if a quarter-master.

(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 Service Commander, 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) Unless otherwise provided in these regulations, the age at
which a member shall be discharged is

(a)fifty-five years, in the case of a warrant officer (class 1); and

(b)fifty years, in the case of a warrant officer (class 11),
noncommissioned officer or soldier.

(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 Regiment on
occasions specified by the Governor.

17. Only persons over the age of thirty-nine and under the age of
sixty may serve in the Home Guard.

18. (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.

19. (1) An officer or member (ether than an officer or member of the Home
Guard) shall undergo the training prescribed in the First Schedule.

(2) An officer or member of the Home Guard shall undergo the training
prescribed in the Second Schedule.

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

(4) If in any quarter of the year an officer or member fails to attend the
training periods required under paragraph (3), 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.

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

20. 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 incurred by him in connexion with the course of training.

21. (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 Regiment, 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 broadcast on any subject
relating to the Regiment, whether or not he is still an officer or member.

22. (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.





23. (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 regimental
headquarters of his forwarding address, nad any change in such address shall be
notified.

24. (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.

25. Any officer or member who contravenes any provision of regulation 21
or 22 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of
five hundred dollars.

26. (1) In the application of section 78 of the Army 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;

(c) 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;

any minor punishment for the time being authorized by Queen's
Regulations;

(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 major shall not award
detention exceeding seven days, other than for the offence of absence without
leave:

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

27. 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.

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

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

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

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

29. (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 28.

(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.





FIRST SCHEDULE. [reg. 19(1).]

RULES FOR THE TRAINING OF OFFICERS AND
MEMBERS
(OTHER THAN THE HOME GUARD).

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, subject to any directions of the Service
Commander, 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, with the approval of
the Service Commander.

(2) The Governor may exempt any officer or member from the provisions of
this rule.

SECOND SCHEDULE. [reg. 19(2).]

RULES FOR THE TRAINING OF THE HOME
GUARD.

1. An officer or member shall-

(a)attend in each year not less than 210 training periods or such lesser number
as may be specified by the Commanding Officer;

(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; and

(e)fire such annual range classification as may be specified by the
Commanding Officer.





2. The Commanding Officer may exempt any officer or member front
any part of the training specified in this Schedule.

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

4. (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 Com-
manding Officer, with the approval of the Service Commander.

(2) The Governor may exempt any officer or member from the provisions
of this rule.
L.N. 190/70. Citation. Interpretation. Commandant General and Honorary Colonel. Appointment of Command-ing officer. Term of office of Command-ing Officer. Responsibility of Command-ing Officer. Appointment of Adjutant. Appointment of Quarter-master. Appointment of seconded officers, etc. Procedure for enlistment. Age for enlistment. Term of service and re-engagement. Appointment and promotion of officers. Resignation of commission. Retirement of officers. Discharge of members. Age limit for Home Guard. Appointment, promotion, etc., of members. Training in the Colony. First Schedule. Second 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.

L.N. 190/70. Citation. Interpretation. Commandant General and Honorary Colonel. Appointment of Command-ing officer. Term of office of Command-ing Officer. Responsibility of Command-ing Officer. Appointment of Adjutant. Appointment of Quarter-master. Appointment of seconded officers, etc. Procedure for enlistment. Age for enlistment. Term of service and re-engagement. Appointment and promotion of officers. Resignation of commission. Retirement of officers. Discharge of members. Age limit for Home Guard. Appointment, promotion, etc., of members. Training in the Colony. First Schedule. Second 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.

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