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YOUR TELNO 647: LEGCO QUESTION ON DEATH PENALTY IN HONG KONG
1. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT REPLY.
2. TO PREPARE FOR SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS, WE SHOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT THE POSITION IN OTHER BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES. WE UNDERSTAND THAT, APART FROM HONG KONG, ONLY FIVE OTHER DEPENDENT TERRIOTIRES RETAIN THE DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER AND THEY ARE: BERMUDA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, CAYMAN ISLANDS, MONTSERRAT AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. ALSO, AS IN THE CASE OF HONG KONG, NO DEATH SENTENCE HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT FOR A LONG TIME. THE ONLY EXCEPTION WAS THE EXECUTION OF THE MURDERER OF THE GOVERNOR OF BERMUDA IN 1977.
3 WE APOLOGISE FOR THE TIGHT DEADLINE BUT SHOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ADVICE DESKBY 15010OZ.
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