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50. (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of this Ordinance or of any other law, a member of the Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force on duty, and while proceeding to and from duty, when the Force or the part of the Force to which such member belongs, or such member, has been called out under subsection (1) or (2) of section 16 of the Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force Ordinance shall have the same duties, powers, protection and immunities as are imposed or conferred by this Ordinance or any other law on a police officer of equivalent rank.


 * (2) (a) A member or officer of the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force on duty, and while proceeding to and from duty, when the Force has been called out under subsection (1) of section 16 of the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force Ordinance or the unit or part of the Force to which such member or officer belongs, or such member or officer, has been called out under subsection (1) of section 17 of the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force Ordinance shall have the same power of arrest as is conferred on a police officer by section 50 of the Police Force Ordinance and may use such force as may be necessary for that purpose.
 * (b) Whenever the Governor so directs, a member or officer of the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force on duty, and while proceeding to and from duty, when the Force has been called out under subsection (1) of section 16 of the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force Ordinance or the unit or part of the Force to which such member or officer belongs, or such member or officer, has been called out under subsection (1) of section 17 of the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force Ordinance shall have the same powers, protection and immunities as are imposed or conferred by this Ordinance or any other law on a police officer of equivalent rank.

(3) Without prejudice to the provisions of this Ordinance or of any other law, any member of Her Majesty’s forces acting in aid of the civil power shall have the same powers, protection and immunities as are imposed or conferred by this Ordinance or any other law on a police officer.

(4) Without prejudice to the provisions of this Ordinance or of any other law, any commissioned officer in Her Majesty’s forces acting in aid of the civil power shall have the powers conferred by subsections (2), (3) and (4) of section 11 and subsection (1) of section 49 on a police officer of or above the rank of inspector.

(5) A certificate purporting to be signed by the Colonial Secretary and stating that a member of Her Majesty's forces was,