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Mr Diniddy (HKIOD) Mr Crowson Mr Stuary Registry
Reference
Il transfer to file on death Penalty. BD 11/6
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
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1. In the light of the continued reports of demands for the death penalty to be carried out in Hong Kong the following statistics are perhaps of some interest:-
According to the Hong Kong newspapers there have been 32 murders committed this year (as at 30 May). Over the full year this would average out at a final toll of about 77 homicides. If this in fact does prove to be reasonably accurate it would be a considerable reduction in the number of homicides reported in the last two years:-
1972 1973
115 110
10 June 1974
Jo Wetten.
A L Wotton HKIOD
Interestry is the extrapolation frames invest.
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