ANNEX 10 XCR(74) 6S ́ ̧
For Executive Council
Condemned Prisoner: CHAN Cheong-hing
Report by Home Affairs Department
Enquiries have been made by the staff of the Western City
District Office where the nearest relatives of the prisoner and the
victim live.
2.
However,
There is very little public interest in this case.
the consensus of opinion remains that severe punishment is the only
deterrent to crimes of violence.
3.
In an interview with the staff of the Western City District
Office, Madam Cheung Shiu-chai, the elder sister of the victim, said
that she firmly believed that her sister (the prisoner's wife), was killed
accidentally by the prisoner. She disclosed that he was a man of very hot
temper and that he and her sister had been on bad terms since their marriage.
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Miss Chan Shuk-chu, the prisoner's eldest daughter, confirmed
Madam Cheung's observation about her father's poor temper and said that because of this he had been off and on with his jobs. He was a seaman by
profession, contributing $100 - $200 a month to the family when he was
under employment and demanding money from the family when he was out of job. She complained that he failed to take good care of the family and
she had been forced to work at the age of 12. However, she said that he
was not a habitual gambler, nor was he an alcoholic. All in all she did
not appear to be concerned about her father's fate.
12th February 1974
(Y.T. Lin)
for Director of Home Affairs