TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1980
DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, TODAY COMMUTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT THE DEATH SENTENCE PASSED ON TSOI KWOK-WAI, ALIAS TSO! KWOK-TAK, AGED 29, ON APRIL 2, 1979.
TSOI, A GENERAL WORKER, WAS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDERING WONG CHOW-TAI, 52, ON THE STAIRCASE OF 42, TUNG CHOI STREET, MONG KOK ON DÉCEMBER 12, 1977.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
COMMISSIONING OF FISHERIES RESEARCH VESSEL
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LADY CATER WILL BE COMMISSIONING THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT'S NEW $10 MILLION FISHERIES RESEARCH VESSEL, THE TAI SHUN, ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 16) AT JOSS HOUSE BAY.
A PRESS BOAT, THE CHUNG HWA NO 1,
THE CHUNG HWA NO 1, WILL LEAVE QUEEN'S PIER AT 8.15 AM SHARP THAT DAY AND WILL RENDEZVOUS WITH THE FRV TAI SHUN AT JOSS HOUSE BAY.
PRESS REPRESENTATIVES ARE REQUESTED TO ASSEMBLE AT QUEEN'S PIER NOT LATER THAN 8.15 AM ON THURSDAY, A GIS OFFICER WILL BE PRESENT TC ASSIST THEM.
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