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consider in March whether to grant the defendant leave to appeal.
If the application is refused, the Governor will convene his
Bermudian Committee of Mercy who may or may not recommend that the
sentence of death should be carried out. The Governor will then
have to make up his mind. People in Hong Kong might ask why the
position in Bermuda is different from that in Hong Kong. If necessary we could explain that, unlike Hong Kong, Bermuda has a fully elected legislature, as well as a Premier and a full
ministerial system.
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A R Paul