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58.
6
members
said
that the BOR
made
should be
superior to all other local laws and 2 of them commented
that clause 4 of the draft Ordinance in its present form was not adequate to ensure a genuine superior status for
the BOR.
Another 2 members suggested that the BOR be
incorporated into the Joint Declaration or the Basic Law as an Annex so as to give it a superior status.
59.
On the other hand, 5 members expressed reservation on the concept of supremacy, pointing out that this could
be in conflict with the Basic Law after 1997.
60.
7 members commented specifically on the issue of
entrenchment : all of them
Ordinance
easily.
be entrenched So
suggested that the draft
that it could not be amended
The Freeze Period
61.
A total of 24 DB
members spoke on the proposed
2-year freeze period. 6 of them were not in favour of any
freeze at all : the Ordinance, once enacted, should apply
across the board to all legislation. 9 members thought
that a shorter freeze would suffice. 7 members considered
the proposed freeze period acceptable, and 2 members
suggested a longer freeze period.
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