To His Excellency,
呈
13th October, 19
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ANNEX B
THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG 香港總督閣下
The Petition of
呈請人
a prisoner in Hong Kong Prison humbly showeth
監獄囚犯謹陳
&c.
&c.
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now
現爲香港
Or the 29th day of August 1981, your humble petitioner was convicted
in the High Court of Hong Kong, upon a unanimous verdict of a Jury of seven persons, of the offence of Murdering
and by a majority of five to two
of the offence of attempting to murder
and was sentenced to suffer
death in the manner prescribed by law, in respect of the offence of murder and to seven years irprisonment in respect of the offence of attempted murder.
2.
Or 70th March 1982, the appeal of your humble petitioner was dismissed by the Court of Appeal and he is now a condemned prisoner awaiting execution for the offence of murder.
7.
Your humble petitioner is seeking the mercy of Your Excellency The Governor to save him from this punishment.
Your humble petitioner is a single man now aged 28 years, having been born on 23rd October 1953 in Mainland China. His parents, three elder brothers and one younger sister all reside in Wai Yeung, Canton, Mainland China.
5.
Prior to his arrest your humble petitioner had been residing with his cousins,
and
the victims respectively of the first and second offences at No. 9, "ung Yeung Village, Tze Wan Shan, Kowloon.
6.
Your humble petitioner received both primary and secondary education in Mainland China and thereafter worked as a farmer. He arrived in Hong Kong in October 1978 and subsequently obtained employment as a construction site worker. After three months in that occupation, he commenced employment as a Butcher's assistant and subsequently worked in an abattoir where he was working at the time of his arrest. He earned $1,200.00 as an abattoir worker of which over one half was remitted each month to support his family in Mainland China.
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8.
Your humble petitioner has no previous convictions.
Your humble petitioner accepts that no-one other than himself was responsible for the death of the deceased. He is aware that by the murder of his cousin he has offended against the laws of this Colony and morality in the most grievous manner. He accepts and avers that nothing can be urged on his behalf in relation to the offence itself, save that your humble petitioner did not premeditate the offence. It arose as a result of an argument over the volume at which a Radio- cassette player was being played by the victim, during which argument the deceased provoked your humble petitioner into aching towards her in a way that resulted in her death.
PIY
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