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WHICH MIGHT ALLOW FOR THE RETURN OF FUGITIVE OFFENDERS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE PRC OR WITH VARIOUS PROVINCES OF THE PRC. THIS EXAMINATION WILL HAVE FULL REGARD TO DEATH PENALTY PROVISIONS IN CHINA.) UNQUOTE
QUESTION 7
NO COMMENT
QUESTION 8
AS AT 25 NOVEMBER 1990 THERE ARE 127 CONVICTED MURDERERS SERVING LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
QUESTION 9
WE PROPOSE THE FOLLOWING ANSWER:
QUOTE. A SENTENCE OF LIFE IMPRISONMENT MEANS ACTUAL LIFE. SINCE 1966 242 CONVICTED MURDERERS HAVE HAD THEIR DEATH SENTENCES
COMMUTED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMUTED TO
NO OF PERSONS
8 YEARS
1
10 YEARS
4
12 YEARS
13
15 YEARS
20
18 YEARS
9
20 YEARS
28
22 YEARS
3
25 YEARS
22
30 YEARS
12
LIFE IMPRISONMENT 130
UNQUOTE
242
QUESTION 10
WE PROPOSE THE FOLLOWING ANSWER TO QUESTION 10.
QUOTE. PRISON CONDITIONS ARE NO DIFFERENT TO THOSE OF ANY LONG
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