To His Excellency,
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THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG
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The Petition of ...Lia..Chu,..Condemned. Prisoner. No.....13112...
呈請人
a prisoner in Hong Kong Prison humbly showeth
監獄囚犯 謹陳
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現為香港
That on the 5th November, 1973, the appeal of your humble petitioner was dismissed and he is now a condemned prisoner awaiting to be executed for the offence of murder.
That your humble petitioner is seeking for rercy from Your Excellency the Governor to save him from this punishment.
That your humble petitioner is aged 46 years and has lived in this Colony for approximately 25 years, being a native of Shuen Tak, Canton, and that his education was terminated at Primary 3 level by the coming of the Japanese as a result of which he is semi-illiterate.
That due to the impoverished circumstances and lack of education of your humble petitioner, he found himself associating with and being influenced by persons of a criminal disposition and those who made a living by dishonest and unlawful means.
That in spite of becoming thus associated, your humble petitioner. strove to earn an honest living and by the year 1967 had worked as a farm labourer, as an attendant in a restaurant, as a factory caterer and as a fruit seller, on each occasion changing his employment in order to better himself and to improve his standard of living and to assist his family in Shuen Tak to whom he endeavoured to remit $100 each month.
That your humble petitioner became involved in this fatal incident by reason of his friendship with one Chan Pui, who, at a time when your humble petitioner was temporarily unemployed and desperate for money, suggested that they should obtain money by a robbery, and he supplied
But having your humble petitioner with a knife to arm himself.
carried out the robbery, your humble petitioner was chased by the deceased and other men with weapons and was attacked and injured by the deceased.
That your humble petitioner, being in fear of his attackers and only wishing to escape, in panic struck out at and stabbed the deceased. Your humble petitioner did not intend serious injury to the deceased and had no intention to kill the deceased but was blinded by panic and the desire to protect himself.
That although your humble petitioner has a bad record for offences of dishonesty, he has never, prior to this conviction, been
convicted
P.D. 21 (7/72)