NOTE BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
CHARGE AND CONVICTION
1.
27 years old) was charged with the murder of YEUNG Pui-chung on 26th January, 1980. On 16. 12. 80. he was found guilty of murder by a jury and sentenced to death. His appeal against conviction for murder was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on the 29th June, 1981 and the Director ofμ Legal Aid on the 30th September, 1981, after receiving Counsel's advice, refused further assistance to MA who wished to appeal
to the Privy Council.
2.
In November 1981 the Commissioner of Prisons
requested the Director of Legal Aid to assist in the preparation of a petition, which was received in early February 1982.
FACTS
3.
The deceased YEUNG Pui-chung lived in the rear portion of wooden hut number 265 Yuen Dao Ngam Village, Chaiwan. On the evening of 25. 1. 80. he had a meal with
and her family at her house. They arranged to meet for tea next morning. When YEUNG failed to show up for that appointment she went to his hut, but could not gain entry.
Later she met 2 colleagues of the deceased who were concerned
that he had not arrived at work. Together they went to the hut
and this time were able to enter it.
G had been
given a set of keys by YEUNG, but had been unable to get them to open the locks on her first visit). The deceased was found lying half in and half out of a wardrobe. He was wearing underpants and vest and there was blood over the upper part of his body. He had been stabbed nine times in the chest.
ankles had been bound together with wire and both hands were
His
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