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律政司署
中區政府合署(中座)
* OUR REF.: L/M(50) in ADV/5025/11
* YOUR Ref.:
LEGAL DEPARTMENT,
-GENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES,
-EMAIN-WING),
HONG KONG
Queensway Government Offices 4/F 66 Queensway
Hong Kong
LH TEL. No.:
5-8622169
27 March 1986
The Secretary
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Downing Street
SW 1
London
United Kingdom
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Dear Sir,
1936
SIRY
His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong has received a Petition from a prisoner, LAU Ming-chiu, currently serving a life sentence for murder.
The Petitioner is seeking a copy of the records of his 1974 trial. His claims that, without his trial records, he is unable to quote alleged deviations in fairness in support of his current requests for clemency. It has not been possible to locate a copy of the transcript of his trial in Hong Kong. However, a former DPP noted that "the transcript of the proceedings at trial was removed from the file and sent to FCO on 19 November 1974".
It would greatly assist if you could locate the papers and forward them to me. The following details might assist :
Registered Prison No. : 15747
Name
Offences
Sentence
Date of Sentence
Sentenced by
Case No.
: LAU Ming-chiu
: Murder, assault with intent
to rob, wounding with intent.
: Death (commuted to life
imprisonment on 10 December 1974)
3 June 1974
: The Hon. Mr Justice Morley-John
: S.C. 17/74
/P 2 ....
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