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SUPREMACY OF THE BOR
5. TONG CONTENDED THAT CLAUSES 3 AND 4 OF THE BOR READ TOGETHER
WOULD IN EFFECT MAKE THE LEGISLATION SUPREME AND THIS WOULD BE A SERIOUS DEPARTURE FROM THE JD. THE BOR, AS NOW DRAFTED, DID NOT MAKE CLEAR ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BL. IT COULD BE INTERPRETED TO MEAN THAT THE BL WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE BOR OR ELSE IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPEALED UNDER CLAUSES 3 AND 4 OF THE LATTER.
6. THE ARTICLES CONCLUDED THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON WHY THE
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT EXPLICITLY RECOGNISE IN THE BOR THAT THE BL WAS ABOVE THE BOR. SUCH A PROVISION WOULD AT THE VERY LEAST, SERVE THE PURPOSE OF TAKING THE FIRST STEP TO ENABLE THE
BOR TO CONTINUE IN FORCE AFTER 1997.
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