"service under the Government" shall be deemed to include,
as service in a non-established office ·
(a) service, other than service as a doctor, in a
Chinese Public Dispensary administered by the
Chinese Public Dispensaries Committee under the
then Secretary for Home Affairs; and
(b) service under the District Watch Force
administered by the District Watch Committee
under the then Secretary for Home Affairs,
when such service has been followed without a break by
service under the Government;
"serving officer" means an officer who has opted in
accordance with subsection (1) of section 8 and whose