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he had met Sir Ivo Rigby, Chief Justice of Hong Kong, who was also attending the ceremory. Ile had been taken aside by ir Ivo who immediately raised the case of Tsoi in Hong: Kong. The Minister told the Chief Justice that he was not at all sure that this was an appropriate moment to discuss this case, but the Chief Justice insisted on making the following points to him:
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(a) He, the Chief Justice, regarded tnis Cuse us & particularly bad one and thought it entirely correct that Tsoi should hang.
(b) The Commissioner of Police in Hong Kong had said that the situation there demande Ɑ that a public example should be madc of Tsoi and that he should receive the full punishment. statemthe Press.
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(c) In apparent contrast to (a) and (b) above he said that all those concerned in Hong Kong fully understood the dilemma
in which the Secretary of State had beer. placed in view of the current parliamentary interest in the question of capital punish- ment. He said that he did not think that the Governor of Hong Kong would face any serious embarrassment in either the Lxecutive Council or the Legislative Council if the Secretary of State's decision went against him.
Mr. Royle told me that since he had spoken at length with the Secretary of State last night he was most unwilling that the subject should be raised with him again. However Sir Ivo Rigby
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would be prepared to place himself at the Secretary of State's disposal to discuss the matter if the Secretary of State so wished.
MR? Guest
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CONTIDENTIAL AND PERSONAL
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