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CYPHER/CAT A
RESTRICTED
IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO 407 1 APRIL 1968
RESTRICTED
ADDRESSED PEKING TELEGRAM NO. 143 OF 1ST APRIL REPEATED CO.
A MAN AND HIS WIFE CWONG AND YIP) SERVING 5 YEAR PRISON SENTENCES
FOR POSSESSION OF BOMBS LAST AUGUST WERE GRANTED FREE PARDON RELEASE FROM PRISON ON APRIL 1ST, AND 15,000 HK DOLLARS
COMPENSATION, WHICH THEY HAVE ACCEPTED.
2. THIS FOLLOWS A SIMILAR CASE LAST MONTH, WHERE DEFENDANTS
WERE AQUITTED WHEN POLICE ENQUIRIES REVEALED THAT INFORMANT HAD 'PLANTED' SIMULATED BOMBS ON THEM. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT SAME INFORMANT HAD 'PLANTED' BOMBS ON WONG AND YIP. HE HAS NOW
BEEN SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS IMPRISONMENT.
3. WONG IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE (PRO-COMMUNIST) SPINNING,
WEAVING AND DYEING WORKERS GENERAL UNION.
4. FACTS IN PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2 ABOVE ARE BEING RELEASED TO PRESS
:
TODAY,
.
FO PLEASE. PASS IMMEDIATE PEKING AS MYTEL 143.
SIR D. TRENCH
DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION
C.O. HONG KONG DEPT.
F.E. & P.DEPT.
J.R.D.
NEWS DEPT.
F.O. F.E.D.
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
Josel
607 onward pl.
RESTR TED
ADVANCE COPTES SENT:
2 APR 1968
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