CO129-541-1 Piracy- case of Rex v. Chung Tam Kwong 29-7-1932 - 3-2-1933 — Page 24

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Mr. Jameson. 19/12/32.

Mr. Calder. 19:12

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Mr. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

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Secretary of State.

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Downing Street,

29 December, 1932.

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Sir,

I have, etc. to refer to

your despatch, No. 522 of the

22nd Decr. 1931 on the subject

of the law of piracy, and to

inform you that His Majesty's

Government is advised that the

Full Court of Hong Kong was

wrong when it decided to quash

the conviction of the twelve

prisoners in the case of Rex

v. Chung Tam Kwong and others.

2.

The indictment,

verdict and conviction

appear to

have been proper upon the facts, and if,

on a future occasion, a similar

case were to arise of an

unsuccessful attack by pirates, H.M.G. is advised that

the Hong Kong Court would be

entitled