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MEMBERSHIP
a.
Full Membership
Full membership will be offered to:
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(i)
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All officers of the substantive rank of Superintendent
and above, of the Hong Kong Police Force.
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(ii)
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Such civilian officers of the Hong Kong
Police Force who are members of the Permanent and Pensionable
Establishment of the Hong Kong Government, who are already associate
members of the Mess, and who are invited to become full members by the
Mess Committee.
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(iii)
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All officers who retire as full members but
who continue in service on pension or agreement; until their service
with the Hong Kong Police or Government is concluded.
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Full members shall be entitled to use all the facilities of
the Mess and to attend all Mess functions, other than private functions.
They shall have voting rights at all General Meetings of the Mess.
b. Associate Membership
Associate membership will be offered to:
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(i)
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Such civilian officers of the Hong Kong
Police Force who are invited to become associate members by the Mess
Committee.
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(ii)
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Such other persons who are attached full
time to the Hong Kong Police Force and who are invited to become
associate members by the Mess Committee.
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Any civilian officer of the Hong Kong Police Force or such
other person who is attached full time to the Hong Kong Police Force may
apply in writing to the Mess Committee for associate membership of the
Mess providing he or she is of equivalent status to a Superintendent or
above. The Mess Committee will subsequently either accept or reject the
application.
c. Temporary Membership
Under exceptional circumstances and subject to the
absolute discretion of the Mess Committee, temporary membership will be
offered to such persons who are invited to become temporary members by
the Mess Committee provided that the length of such membership will not
be more than 12 months on each occasion and the exact period thereof will
be determined by the Mess Committee taking into consideration the
circumstances of each case.
d. Life Membership
All retiring full members, whose service with the Hong Kong
Police or Government has concluded, will be offered life membership.
e. Honorary Membership
Honorary membership will be offered to:
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(i)
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All officers of the rank of
Superintendent and above of the Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force.
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(ii)
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All honorary officers of the rank of
Superintendent and above of the Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force.
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(iii)
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Any person who has been granted honorary
membership in accordance with the terms of any previous constitution of
the Mess.
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(iv)
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Such persons who are not otherwise
eligible for full, associate or honorary membership under the terms of
this constitution, who are invited to become honorary members by the
Mess Committee.
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Associate, temporary, life and honorary members shall
be entitled to use all the facilities of the Mess. They shall have no voting rights
at General Meetings of the Mess.
Save for temporary members, they will be permitted to attend
organised Mess functions, other than private functions, at the discretion
of the Mess Committee.
A decision by the Mess Committee to invite any person
to become a full, associate, temporary or honorary member of the Mess
must be unanimous and shall be recorded on the Mess Committee minutes.
The Hon. Secretary shall maintain a register
containing the following particulars:
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(i)
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The name, title, honours and address of
all members.
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(ii)
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The date they became members.
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(iii)
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Category of membership.
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(iv)
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The date of any change of category of
membership.
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It shall be the responsibility of all members to
inform the Hon. Secretary of any changes in their particulars and any
matter which may affect their membership status.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
a. Full Members
Full members will pay a monthly subscription at a sum
to be decided from time to time by the Mess Committee and approved by a
majority of members at a General Meeting.
b. Associate Members
Associate members will pay a monthly subscription at a
sum to be decided from time to time by the Mess Committee and approved by
a majority of members at a General Meeting.
c. Temporary Members
Temporary members will pay a monthly subscription at a
sum to be decided from time to time by the Mess Committee.
d. Life and Honorary Members
No monthly subscription shall be charged.
e. Absent Members
During vacation leave or other periods of absence from
Hong Kong no class of member will be required to pay subscriptions in
respect of any one or more complete calendar months of absence, provided
the Hon. Secretary has been informed in writing in advance of the
absence.
The membership of a temporary member may be terminated
at any time by the Mess Committee without giving any reason therefor.
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