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RUSHMOTAHOE TE MANKROT
MPGAAF
PS/Mr Eggar
Private Secretary
FROM: JC HARRISON
CONSULAR DEPARTMENT
DATE:
CC:
PS/PUS/
PUSHKD 385/2
Mr Blatherwick
Mr McLaren
News Dept
SEAD
Hong Kong Department
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PROBLEM
UND
PRU
OF
The "Hong Kong Eight" Death Sentences for Drug
Offences
1.
The "Hong Kong Eight's" appeal against the
death sentencing for drug trafficking has been
rejected by the Supreme Court. If the pleas they
and HMG will be making to the Pardons Board for
commutation of the death sentence fail, the Prime
Minister will be expected by sections of the Press
and Public in both UK and Hong Kong, as well as
the 8s' families, to make a personal plea for
commutation to the Malaysian Prime Minister to
save them from execution. However any such plea
seems likely to fail, as it did in the case of
محمد
Kevin Barlow. Should the Prime Minister
nevertheless make such a plea?
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