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INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
HONG KONG TELNO 1999! LEGCO DEBATE ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
1. WE AGREE WITH YOUR PROPOSED LINE TO TAKE. NO DOUBT THE CHINESE WILL MONITOR THE DEBATE. THEIR POSITION ON CAPITAL
PUNISHMENT IS WELL KNOWN AND LOCAL HK OPINION APPEARS TO COINCIDE WITH THAT ON THE MAINLAND. THE AUTHORITIES ARE LIMBERING UP FOR A NEW CAMPAIGN AGAINST THEFT AND ARE ALREADY WELL EMBARKED ON A PROGRAMME OF EXECUTING THOSE TRAFFICKING IN MORE THAN A CERTAIN
QUANTITIY OF HARD DRUGS.
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