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DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1976
THE GOVERNOR, AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, HAS DECIDED THAT THE DEATH SENTENCE PASSED ON TAM WING-KWAI ON MARCH 10, 1976 SHOULD BE COMMUTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
TAM WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF LEE HO.
TWO N.T.A. OFFICERS RETIRE
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MR. BARRIE WIGGHAM TODAY PERFORMED HIS LAST OFFICIAL FUNCTION AS DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES BY PRESENTING FAREWELL GIFTS TO TWO RETIRING NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION OFFICERS WHO HAVE A TOTAL OF ABOUT 60 YEARS' GOVERNMENT SERVICE BEHIND THEM.
MR. WIGGHAM, WHO IS REPLACING MR. DAVID FORD AS DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION MADE THE PRESENTATION AT THE SHATIN DISTRICT OFFICE TO MR. YOONUS TIPE, A LAND ASSISTANT WHO JOINED THE GOVERNMENT IN 1940, AND MR. CHÂN KAM-TONG, WHO HAS BEEN A CLERICAL OFFICER FOR 29 YEARS.
MR. TIPE STARTED HIS GOVERNMENT CAREER IN THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT AND WORKED AT THE QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL UNTIL THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION, HE MADE HIS WAY OUT OF HONG KONG IN 1943 AND WENT TO INDIA, JOINED THE ARMY AND LATER BECAME A MEMBER OF THE FAMOUS CHINDITS FORCE.
HE RETURNED TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IN 1947 AND WORKED IN THE OLD SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, TRADE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT AND THE RESETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT BEFORE BECOMING A LAND BAILIFF
IN 1959. SINCE THEN, HE HAS BECOME WELL KNOWN FOR WORKING IN EVERY DISTRICT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MR. CHAN HAS SPENT ALL HIS WORKING LIFE IN THE TAI PO AND SHATIN DISTRICT OFFICES RISING THROUGH THE RANKS AND BEING AWARDED THE BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL IN THE NEW YEAR'S HONOURS LIST IN 1974.
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