Hong Kong Regulations

ESSENTIAL SERVICES CORPS (GENERAL) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 18

Calling out for active service

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 76 of 1999 s. 3

(1) On any occasion upon which the Chief Executive may consider that emergency
so requires the Chief Executive may, by order published in the Gazette, call
out for active service all or any part of the Corps.

(76 of 1999 s. 3)

(2) Any member so called out shall be bound to attend at such places and
perform such duties as may be assigned to him by the Commissioner or a Unit or
Sub-Unit Controller.

(3) Any member so called out shall be deemed to be engaged on active service
from the time at which he reports at the place assigned by the Commissioner or
by a Unit or Sub-Unit Controller.

(4) A member who has been called out shall remain on active service until an
order of the Chief Executive is made and notified by publication in the
Gazette declaring the period of active service of the Corps, or of the part of
the Corps to which such member belongs to be at an end. (76 of 1999 s. 3)

(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (4) it shall be lawful for the
Commissioner, although notification as provided by paragraph (4) has not been
made, to direct any member of the Corps that he is no longer required to
remain on active service. On receipt of such direction, such member shall, for
all purposes, be deemed to cease to be on active service in like manner as if
notification as provided by paragraph (4) had been made.

(6) In making a direction under paragraph (5), the Commissioner may also
direct such member to report back for active service at such place and on such
date and at such time as may be directed. A member reporting back for
active service in accordance with such a direction shall be deemed to have
been called out in pursuance of a new order under paragraph

(1). (L.N. 49 of 1967)

(7) Every member who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with the
provisions of paragraphs (2) and (4) shall be guilty of an offence. Penalty: a
fine of $1000 or imprisonment for 6 months. (G.N.A. 83 of 1952) (L.N. 49 of
1967)