(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.

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