EMERGENCY (REQUISITION) (USE OF LAND BY HER MAJESTY'S MILITARY FORCES) (SAM PO) ORDER

EMERGENCY (REQUISITION) (USE OF LAND BY HER MAJESTY'S MILITARY FORCES) (SAM PO) ORDER

EMERGENCY (REQUISITION) (USE OF LAND BY
HER MAJESTY'S MILITARY FORCES)
(SAM PO) ORDER.

(Regulation 6 of the Emergency (Requisition) Regulations).

[1st December, 1950.1

1. This order may be cited as the Emergency (Requisition) (Use of
Land by Her Majesty's Military Forces) (Sam Po) Order.

2. In this order

'Approach Route' means the route necessary for use by the Forces to
reach the Firing Area from the Deep Bay road;

'Commanding Officer' means the Officer in command of the Firing Area;

'Firing Area' means the area of land at SAM PO more particularly
described and delineated in the First Schedule hereto as the HA
TSUEN Firing Range;

'Forces' means Her Majesty's Military Forces.

3. Subject to the provisions of this order, the Forces are authorized
to use the Firing Area as a practice field firing range and the Approach
Route during the period 1st December to the 31st March in each year.
The days on which and the hours during which firing may take place
shall be determined for each week within such period by the
Commanding Officer and the District Commissioner, New Territories or
their representatives.

4. The use of the Firing Area, as a practice field firing range, and
the Approach Route by the Forces shall be subject to the conditions
specified in the Second Schedule hereto.

5. Notice that practice field firing is about to take place or is taking
place on the Firing Area shall be given in the manner specified in the
Third Schedule hereto.

6. No person shall be or remain upon the Firing Area while it is in
actual use as a practice firing range without the prior permission of the
Commanding Officer.

7. All map references specified in the Schedules are taken from
Edition I-GSGS, Series L.681.





FIRST SCHEDULE. [para. 2.]

All that area of land situate at SAM PO and bounded by a line starting at a
point at map reference HQ058863, thence to a point in the direction of 160' map
reference HQ063852, thence to a point in the direction of 205' map reference
HQ042804, thence to a point in the direction of 249' map reference HQ029800,
thence to a point in the direction of 296' map reference HQ025802, thence to a
point in the direction of 343' map reference HQ022814, thence to a point in the
direction of 029' map reference HQ048860, thence in a direction of 074' to
starting point.

SECOND SCHEDULE. [para. 4.1

Conditions of Use.

1. Firing points shall be restricted to an area within 300 yards of HQ058863,
i.e. the NE edge of the Firing Area. Firing shall take place from a stationary
position.

The target area, up to a maximum of 4,000 yards range from HQ058863 shall
be sited only between the following Ares within the Firing Area
Right of Arc-An imaginary line starting from HQ058863 and extended
indefinitely along a bearing of 209'.

indefinitely along a bearing of 205'.

2. The Forces shall be prepared to take and shall take immediate action to
extinguish any fire started outside the target area during the course of or as a result
of practice field firing.

3. (1) The Forces shall pay to the owners or lessees thereof, compensation for
damage or loss caused to land, trees or crops by the use of the Firing Area and the
Approach Route.

(2) Such compensation shall be assessed by the District Commissioner, New
Territories, in consultation with the Director of Agriculture and Fisheries and a
representative of the Forces.

THIRD SCHEDULE. [para. 5.1

Notice of Field Firing Practice.

1. (1) Notice that practice field firing is taking place in the Firing Area shall
be given by the display of the signals hereinafter mentioned.

(2) Such signals shall be displayed two hours before firing is due to commence.

(3) In all cases signals shall remain displayed until firing has ceased and shall
then be removed.

2. The signals referred to in paragraph 1 shall be-

(1)A large red flag hoisted at the following pointsHQ062854, HQ0622833,
HQ053818, HQ036805, HQ029821, HQ039844, HQ049853,
HQ063863.

(2) Such other signals or warnings as may appear suitable and practicable to the
District Commissioner, New Territories, and to the Commanding Officer.
G.N.A. 262/50. G.N.A. 120/53. 29 of 1958. Citation. Interpretation. First Schedule. Forces authorized to use land. Conditions of use. Second Schedule. Notice of practice field firing. Third Schedule. Entry upon Firing Area of unauthorized persons prohibited. Map references. 29 of 1958, Schedule. 29 of 1958, Schedule. 29 of 1958, Schedule. Location of firing points and Arcs of fire. Control of fires. Compensation for damage to trees and crops. Notice of practice field firing to be given by display of signals. Description and location of signals. 29 of 1958, Schedule.

G.N.A. 262/50. G.N.A. 120/53. 29 of 1958. Citation. Interpretation. First Schedule. Forces authorized to use land. Conditions of use. Second Schedule. Notice of practice field firing. Third Schedule. Entry upon Firing Area of unauthorized persons prohibited. Map references. 29 of 1958, Schedule. 29 of 1958, Schedule. 29 of 1958, Schedule. Location of firing points and Arcs of fire. Control of fires. Compensation for damage to trees and crops. Notice of practice field firing to be given by display of signals. Description and location of signals. 29 of 1958, Schedule.

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