### Auxiliary Medical Service Ordinance 《醫療輔助隊條例》

21. Chief Executive may raise cadet corps
(1) The Chief Executive may raise and maintain a cadet corps to be known as the Auxiliary Medical Service Cadet Corps, which shall consist of persons under the age of 18 years who are enrolled in that Corps. (Amended 76 of 1999 s. 3)
(2) The cost of raising and maintaining the Cadet Corps shall be met from moneys provided by the Legislative Council out of the general revenue.
(3) Subject to regulations, the activities, training, conditions of service and welfare of cadets shall be determined by the Commissioner.

22. Provisions relating to cadets
(1) A cadet shall not be liable for damages for, or in consequence of, any act done, or omitted to be done, by him in good faith while taking part in any activity of the Cadet Corps or undergoing any training as a cadet, but nothing in this subsection shall affect any civil liability of the Government.
(2) A cadet who when taking part in any activity of the Cadet Corps or undergoing any training as a cadet sustains injuries or contracts an illness attributable or aggravated by that activity or training shall be provided with free medical and hospital treatment arranged by the Government.

23. Vesting and administration of Service property
The ownership of all Service property, and the administration of that property, shall vest in the Commissioner, and for this purpose the Commissioner—
(a) shall be deemed to be a corporation sole with perpetual succession; and
(b) may—
(i) recover any moneys due from a member or cadet; and
(ii) enter into a contract or execute a conveyance or assignment of property.

24. Fraudulent misapplication of property
(1) A member or cadet who fraudulently misapplies any public property or Service property commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 2.
(2) The court may order a person convicted of an offence under subsection (1) to pay to the Service the value of the property in respect of which he is convicted.

25. Return of property
(1) A member or cadet who, without reasonable excuse, fails to deliver up in good condition (fair wear and tear excepted) any public property or Service property in his possession when required to do so by notice in writing commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 2.
(2) The court may order a person convicted of an offence under subsection (1) to pay to the Service the value of the property in respect of which he is convicted.

### Auxiliary Medical Service Ordinance 《醫療輔助隊條例》

26. Medical and hospital treatment and pay
(1) A member who while on duty sustains an injury or contracts an illness which is attributable to or aggravated by the discharge of his duty shall—
(a) be provided with free medical and hospital treatment arranged by the Government;
(b) during the period of any absence from duty necessitated by the injury or illness, receive the full pay and allowances payable to that member in relation to those duties.
(2) A member who, having been called out on active service on the occasion of an emergency, sustains an injury while travelling by any means to report for duty or when returning to his place of work or his usual place of residence after completing that duty is deemed for the purposes of subsection (1) to have sustained an injury in the circumstances specified in subsection (1).

27. Obstructing members
(1) Any person who wilfully obstructs any member in the carrying out of his duty under this Ordinance commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) Any employer who, without reasonable excuse—
(a) prevents an employee who is a member from carrying out any duty required pursuant to a calling out under section 16 on the occasion of an emergency;
(b) reduces, or makes any deduction from, the salary or wages of that employee by reason of his performance of any duty required pursuant to that calling out;
(c) dismisses an employee, by reason of his performance of any duty required pursuant to that calling out, otherwise than in accordance with the conditions of his contract of employment,
commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 1.
(3) Despite subsection (2)(b), an employer may make deductions from the salary or wages of an employee in respect of any period when the employee is absent from his employment on active service.

### Auxiliary Medical Service Ordinance 《醫療輔助隊條例》

28. Improper possession of Service equipment or uniform, or impersonation of a member of Service
(1) Any person not being a member of the Service who—
(a) without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, has in his possession any document of identity issued by the Commissioner or any article being part of the clothing, insignia or equipment supplied to any member;
(b) puts on the uniform of any member, or impersonates any member, for the purpose of obtaining admission into any residence or other place, or of doing or procuring to be done any act which any member would be entitled to do or procure to be done of his own authority, or for any other unlawful purpose,
commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 2 years.
(2) Any person who knowingly buys or takes in exchange or in pawn from any member of the Service or any person acting on his behalf, or solicits or entices any member to sell or pawn any article being part of the clothing, insignia or equipment supplied to that or any other member of the Service, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 2 years.

29. Summary remedies
(1) Any moneys due from a member or cadet under this Ordinance may be recovered summarily as a civil debt.
(2) A complaint under the Magistrates Ordinance (Cap. 227) in respect of the non-payment of any moneys due from a member or cadet may for the purposes of section 67 of that Ordinance be made in the name of the Commissioner, and any proceedings on that complaint may be conducted by a person appointed for that purpose by the Commissioner.

### Auxiliary Medical Service Ordinance 《醫療輔助隊條例》

30. Regulations
(1) The Chief Executive may make regulations providing for the better carrying out of this Ordinance and for anything which under this Ordinance is to be or may be prescribed. (Amended 76 of 1999 s. 3)
(2) Without affecting the generality of subsection (1), regulations made under this section may provide for—
(a) the constitution, administration and discipline of the Service;
(b) the procedure and requirements for enrolment in the Service and for cancellation of enrolment;
(c) the establishment and maintenance of a roll of members;
(d) the terms of service, retirement, duties and powers of members;
(e) requirements as to efficiency and training of members;
(f) medical and hospital treatment for members;
(g) the issue of uniforms, equipment and stores to members;
(h) the issue by the Commissioner of documents of identity to members;
(i) the granting of awards or decorations to members;
(j) the acceptance of donations offered to the Service and the administration of any donations so accepted;
(k) matters relating to the Cadet Corps, including the recruitment, terms of service, activities, training and welfare of cadets.
(3) Regulations may—
(a) prohibit the performance of specified acts without the consent of the Commissioner;
(b) authorize the Commissioner to require or prohibit the performance of specified acts;
(c) require specified acts to be performed to the satisfaction of the Commissioner; and
(d) provide for the Commissioner to exempt any member or any applicant for membership from any requirement of this Ordinance.
(4) Regulations may provide that the contravention of any regulation shall constitute an offence punishable by a fine at level 3 or imprisonment for 6 months.
(5) No regulation shall require a member, unless called out for active service, to give full-time service.

31. Amendment of Schedule 1
The Secretary for Security may by order published in the Gazette amend Schedule 1.