CO129-166 - Public Offices & Others - 1873 — Page 5

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

House

of Commons.

ROD

Hong trong H.76. X 1546

Office or Individual.

Home of Commons

Date.

1873 Feb 10

Last previous faper.

1209/22

Wochen & 1124/24

7.4.

Question

No.

CECEIVED

19 FCB 1973

DOMESTIC.

Notice of Question in 20. des

3

Sir James Lawrence,-To ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, if it be true that the Government have directed the Attorney General of Hong Kong to prosecute a coolie named Kwok-a-Sing on a charge which had already been heard and decided by the Chief Justice of Hong Kong, who in an elaborate judgment had declared that Kwok-a-Sing was entirely innocent of the crime with which he was charged, and that he had committed no offence whatever against the Laws of the British Empire. [Thursday 20th February.]

For Holland.

(Minutes.)

The cake is stand

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very fully in the ruft attached to God? 7003. The Law Officers recommended the affliention for the right to appeal against both C. J. Imali's judgements, leave & appeal and been granted by the Judicial Committee.

I tear privately that a printed letter has teen circulated by mcks to Staen, affling for funds to defend Kwok- -Suig.

RS2

18/2/73.

The herpenil Gort has certianity were in such directions, nor have in any officiil

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