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"It is a great improvement on the present policy which has been too lenient on criminals."
Tin Tin Yat Po said: "This is the first time the Government has announced its determination to revise legislation and introduce harsh punishment to curb violent crimes."
Nam Wah Man Pao said: "Coupled with other severe punishment, life imprisonment would go a long way towards reducing violent crimes in Hong Kong."
Ming Pao and Hong Kong Times added that life imprisonment would also separate vicious criminals from the rest of the community for good and prevent them from committing further crimes.
Sing Tao Jih Pao (9.11.75) and Wah Kiu Man Po (8.11.75) maintained that prisoners serving life imprisonment should not be released under any circumstances in order to achieve an effective deterrent against violent crime.
Wah Kiu Yat Po (8.11.75) and Kung Sheung Daily News (8.11.75) were disappointed with the Government's decision, saying that life imprisonment was no substitute for hanging as an effective deterrent against violent crime.
The two papers stressed their determination to press on for the enforcement of capital punishment.
Kung Sheung Daily News said: "The people in Hong Kong are trying to 'maintain the law on hanging' in view of the alarming crime rate. Capital punishment has not been carried out since 1966."
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