CONFIDENTIAL
COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
27 January 1968
273
TOP COP
Hur
Cypher/Cat A
IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
то
Telno 121
CONFIDENTIAL
Addressed to Peking telegram No. 37 of 27 January, repeated for information to Commonwealth Office.
A prisoner (Tsang Tin-sung, aged 32) sentenced to 14 months' imprisonment for unlawful. assembly in August committed suicide this morning by hanging in his cell which he occupied alone. Efforts were made to revive him but these failed. He could have expected to be released on 19 May 1968. We shall let you know further details as soon as possible. We shall play this down as far as possible with the Press but cannot hope to conceal it beyond this afternoon.
Foreign Office please pass Immediate Peking No. 37.
Sir D. Trench
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED
DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION
C.O.
F.0.
ADVANCE COPIES SENT
H.K. Dept.
F.E. & P.D.
Defence Dept. News Dept.
F.E.D.
D.D. & P.U.S.D.
News Dept.
J.I.R.D.
DIS MOD
RECEIVED IN incurves 15.63
29 JANI958
UWD3/2
NNNNN
CONFIDENTI AL