TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1983
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DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED
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THE GOVERNOR. AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, HAS DECIDED THAT THE DEATH SENTENCES PASSED ON HUT KWOK-HUNG AND TAM KAM-WAH ON JUNE 29, 1981 AND JANUARY 5, 1982 RESPECTIVELY SHOULD BE COMMUTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
THE GOVERNOR HAS ALSO DECIDED THAT THE DEATH SENTENCE PASSED ON FUNG CHUN-WAI ON DECEMBER 10, 1981 SHOULD BE COMMUTED TO 20 YEARS' IMPRISONMENT.
HUT KWOK-HUNG WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF MA MUK-CHEONG ON AUGUST 10, 1980 AND TAM KAM-WAH WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF CHENG AH-TUNG AND HIS WIFE HUI NGAN-CHUN ON MAY 20, 1981.
FUNG CHUN-WAI WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF NG CHU IN JANUARY 1981.
VARIETY SHOW TO PROMOTE U.C. ELECTIONS
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CANDIDATES REPRESENTING WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT IN NEXT MONTH'S URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS WILL JOIN SOME 2 500 LOCAL RESIDENTS TO SHARE THE FUN IN A COLOURFUL VARIETY SHOW ON SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 27) · THE DAY OF THE SPRING LANTERN FESTIVAL - AT THE MORSE PARK OPEN AIR THEATRE,
APART FROM PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE FESTIVAL, THE EVENT ALSO SERVES TO PUBLICISE THE COMING ELECTION ACTIVITIES ARRANGED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
THE CANDIDATES WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO MEET THE IR VOTERS AND PUT UP CAMPAIGN BANNERS IN THE PARK.
FUNDED BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD, THE THREE- HOUR PROGRAMME WILL INCORPORATE A SPRING LANTERN DISPLAY AND AN URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION VARIETY SHOW.
MORE THAN 30 LANTERNS OF VARIOUS DESIGNS, DONATED BY LOCAL MUTUAL AID AND AREA COMMITTEES, WILL BE ON DISPLAY FROM 7.30 PM.
ABOUT 1 000 LANTERNS WILL ALSO BE GIVEN AWAY TO THE PARTICIPANTS AS SOUVENIRS.
/THE VARIETY