TNAG-1582-FCO40-2156-Hong-Kong-law-amendment-and-reform-1986 — Page 106

"wife" means

Pa

(a) in the case of a Christian marriage or its

civil equivalent, the lawful wife; and

(b)

in the case of any other lawful

marriage

(i)

the lawful wife of such marriage; or

(ii) if there is more than one lawful

wife, the lawful principal wife

recognized as such by the personal law

of the husband of such marriage, or if

there is no lawful principal wife, the

lawful wives so recognized.

(2) In deducing any relationship for the

purposes of this Ordinance

(a) an adopted person shall be treated as

the child of the person or persons by

whom he was adopted and not as the

child of any other person; and, subject

thereto;