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was the Prisoner's only relative in Hong Kong. However, as living far away from town, he did not have much contact with the Prisoner. He confirmed that the Prisoner was single in Hong Kong as well as in the Mainland China.
also told that
the Prisoner had been working as a mason in the constraction sibe eversince he came to Hong Kong. Though
knew very little
of the Prisoner's conduct outside, he remarked that the Prisoner had not been known to him as a troublesome character. On the contrary, the Prisoner was considered as an easy going character who was always willing to help others. In front of Prisoner did not behave in aggressive manner.
the
Being a kinsman of the Prisoner and that they used to live at the same village in the Mainland China, Mr. Li had known the Prisoner since childhood. He regarded the Prisoner as an unsophisti- cated character. Though the Prisoner was said easy to be provoked and often made abusive language to others, Mr. Lau explained that
the Prisoner had no real malicious intent. It was only a result of his upbringing and subculture of their trade. As far as
could
observe, the Prisoner had no undesirable hobby. The Prisoner was also described as an industrious worker and had no problem in getting along with his fellow workers.
also disclosed that the Prisoner had planned to go back to the Mainland China to look for a wife at his native place. Regrettably, he got himself in trouble shortly before he put his idea into practice.
F. INTERVIEW WITH THE PRISONER
The Prisoner was interviewed at the Stanley Prison on 14.7.1981. During the course of interview, the Prisoner was rather reserved to disclose his background in detail. Obviously, he was very disappointed by the dismissal of his appeal and thus adopted a carefree attitude when interviewed. He also held a defensive attitude towards the murder offenre. He tended to put the blame on the deceased as he had accused that it was the deceased who initiated the struggle. The Prisoner recalled that he had only tried to defend himself with a knife and had no intention to kill the deceased. He stressed that the unfortunate killing was actually the result of a scuffle between him and the deceased. He made no particular request regarding his sentence.
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