GRS 350
PRIORITY
CYPHER CAT/A
FM HONG KONG 211000Z
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
24 NOV 1975
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TO PRIORITY F C O TELEGRAM NO 1173 OF 21 NOVEMBER,
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YOUR TELEGRAM NO 885: DEATH PENALTY.
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REF.
THE NUMBER OF CASES OF HOMICIDE KNOWN TO THE POLICE FROM 1ST JANUARY 1960 TO 1ST NOVEMBER 1975 WAS 692. THE AVERAGE FROM 1960. TO 1969 WAS 24 PER YEAR. IN 1970 THE NUMBER INCREASED TO 41, TO 65 IN 1971, 82 IN 1972, 83 IN BOTH 1973 AND 1974 AND 94 SO FAR THIS YEAR.
2. DURING THE SAME PERIOD 90 PERSONS WERE CONVICTED OF MURDER AND SENTENCED TO DEATH. 14 WERE EXECUTED AND THE SENTENCES ON THE REMAINDER (76) WERE COMMUTED. THE LAST EXECUTION WAS IN NOVEMBER 1966.
3. THE SENTENCES IMPOSED ON COMMUTATION OF THE DEATH PENALTY WERE
AS FOLLOWS:
NO OF CASES
SENTENCE IN YEARS
نیا
2
3
10.
12
1:
14
10
1.5
11
18
16
20
5
22
25
30
7
4
17
LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
4. DURING THE SAME PERIOD 340 PERSONS WERE CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER
MOST OF WHOM WERE CHARGED WITH MURDER.
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