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RECEIVED!! REGITRY No.52
5 MAR 1974
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TO ROUTINE F C O TELNO 284 OF 5TH MARCH, 1974.
MY TELEGRAM NUMBER 255 : DEATH SENTENCES :
LIU CHU
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THE JOINT VIEW OF SIR ALBERT RODRIGUES AND DR. CHOA IS THAT LIU'S MURDEROUS BEHAVIOUR COULD NOT BE CONNECTED WITH HIS
DRUG ADDICTION. BRIEFLY THEIR VIEW IS THAT THE BEHAVIOUR
OF MODERATE THOUGH CHRONIC ADDICTS IN HONG KONG IS NOT NORMALLY
AFFECTED EXCEPT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS. THE LATTER CAN MAKE THEM HIGHLY REACTIVE, AGGRESSIVE AND EVEN VIOLENT. BUT NO SUCH SYMPTOMS WERE SEEN IN LIU AND ON THE DAY OF THE ARREST THE MEDICAL OFFICER REPORTED HIM TO BE MENTALLY CLEAR WITHOUT NEUREOLOGICAL DEFECT.
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I AM AFRAID THIS RULES OUT ADDICTION AS A MITIGATING FACTOR,
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