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TYPES OF AWARDS General awards The Grand Bauhinia Medal the highest award under the HKSAR honours and awards system, is to recognise the selected person's life-long and highly significant contribution to the well-being of Hong Kong. The awardee is entitled to the postnominal letters '''GBM''' and the style '' The Honourable ''. (Bauhinia, '' Bauhinia Blakeana '', is the floral emblem of Hong Kong.) The Order of the Bauhinia Star has three classes (postnominal in parenthesis): the ''' Gold Bauhinia Star ''' ('''GBS'''), the ''' Silver Bauhinia Star ''' ('''SBS'''), and the ''' Bronze Bauhinia Star ''' ('''BBS'''). The Gold Bauhinia Star (GBS) is awarded to eminent persons who have given very distinguished services to the community or who have rendered public or voluntary services of a very high degree of merit. The Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) is awarded to persons who have taken a leading part in public affairs and/or voluntary work over a long period of time. The Bronze Bauhinia Star (BBS) is awarded to persons who have given outstanding service over a long period of time, but in a more limited field or way than that required for the Silver Bauhinia Star. Bravery awards The Order of the Medal for Bravery is awarded for display of bravery in an incident. The ''' Medal For Bravery (Gold) ''' (postnominal '''MBG''') is the highest in this order. There is also ''' Medal For Bravery (Silver) ''' ('''MBS''') and ''' Medal For Bravery (Bronze) ''' ('''MBB'''). Disciplined Services and ICAC Awards The Disciplined Services and ICAC Awards are awarded to officers of the 'disciplined formations' (similar to uniformed services elsewhere) and the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). There are three types of awards {Link without Title} : Distinguished Service Medals
Meritorious Service Medals
Long Service Medals and Clasps
ORDER OF PRECEDENCE The order of precedence is listed as follows in postnominals: GBM, GBS, MBG, SBS, MBS, BBS, MBB, MH ( Medal Of Honour ), JP. NOMINATION AND AWARDING The nomination is usually made by SAR Government departments, and evaluated by the Honours Committee. The annual Honours List is published in the Gazette of the SAR Government on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day ( 1 July ). JUSTICE OF THE PEACE See Also: Justice of the peace#Hong Kong Justice of the Peace (太平紳士; postnominal '''JP''') is a title of honour given by the Government to community leaders, and to certain officials while they are in their terms of offices. '''Official Justices of the Peace''' (官守太平紳士) is usually refer to those who is both a government official and a Justice of the Peace. The others may be referred as '''Non-Official Justice of the Peace''' (非官守太平紳士). For a person who is related to the New Territories , the Chief Secretary For Administration may appoint him/her as a '''New Territories Justice of the Peace''' (新界太平紳士). Justices of the Peace have no judicial functions, and their main duties include visiting Prison s Hong Kong Goverment information of Justice of the Peace , administering statutory declarations, to serve any advisory panels, and other functions that are imposed by the Chief Executive. SEE ALSO
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