(b) "child" (without prejudice to the definition of
"child" in section 2) means
(i) any child of a female officer and, in the
case of a child of a male officer, any child born
by a woman who at the time of the birth was the
wife or widow of the officer; or
(ii) a child who was wholly or mainly
dependent upon the deceased officer for support,
and who had been adopted by the officer before
the date of the injuries which resulted in the
death of the officer.
(8)
An officer who dies as a result of injuries
received while travelling by any means in pursuance of
official instructions or in the course of his duties shall
be deemed for the purposes of subsection (1) to have died
in the circumstances described in that subsection.
(Cap. 282.)
(Cap. 360.)
(9) This section shall not apply in the case of the
death of any officer if his dependants, as defined in
section 3 of the Employees' Compensation Ordinance or
section 2 of the Pneumoconiosis (Compensation) Ordinance,
are entitled to and have received compensation under any of
those Ordinances in respect of such death.