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1. TUR ASKED WHETHER AN ORDER IN COUNCIL HERE AMENDING HONG KONG'S BOUNDARIES WOULD OVERRIDE CAP 1 IN HONG KONG, OR WHETHER AN AMENDMENT TO CAP 1 WOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED. OUR VIEWS AT THIS STAGE ARE THAT AN ORDER IN COUNCIL WOULD HAVE EFFECT IN HONG KONG LAW. THEORETICALLY IT WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY TO AMEND CAP 1 BUT IT WOULD BE HIGHLY DESIRABLE TO ALIGN THE DEFINITION IN CAP 1 WITH THE ORDER FOR THE SAKE OF GOOD ORDER AND CLARITY.

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