Hong Kong Ordinances

CIVIL AID SERVICE ORDINANCE - SECT 11

Honorary membership

(1) The Commissioner may grant honorary membership of the Service

(with honorary rank equivalent to the rank held by an officer at the date of
his retirement or resignation) to any member who holds officer rank at that
date and who, in the opinion of the Commissioner, has rendered distinguished
service.

(2) The Commissioner may, either generally or in any particular case, permit
any honorary member to wear the mess dress appropriate to his honorary rank.

(3) Except as provided in subsection (2), no honorary member may exercise any
of the powers or perform any of the duties or enjoy any of the privileges
conferred by this Ordinance upon a member.

(4) The Commissioner may, at any time, withdraw the grant of honorary
membership granted under this section on sufficient cause.