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TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1974

HONG KONG AFFECTED BY CANADIAN POSTAL STRIKE

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THE PUSTMASTER GENERAL ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT DUE TO A

POSTAL STRIKE THROUGHOUT CANADA, THE CANADIAN PUSTAL ADMINISTRATION IS UNABLE TO ACCEPT AIR-MAIL CORRESPONDENCE UNTIL FURTHER

NUTICE.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE THEREFORE ASKED NOT TO POST LETTERS OR PARCELS BY AIR FUR DESTINATIONS IN CANADA.

THE POSTMASTER GENERAL SAID IT MUST BE EXPECTED THAT BUTH SURFACE AND AIR-MAIL CURRESPUNDENCE ARRIVING IN CANADA DURING THE PAST FEW DAYS WILL BE SUBJECT TO DELAY IN DELIVERY.

DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED

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THE GOVERNOR, AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS DECIDED THAT THE DEATH SENTENCE PASSED ON MAY 3, 1973 ON WAN MUI-MUI BE COMMUTED TO A TERM OF 25 YEARS' IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH SENTENCES PASSED ON CHAU CHEUK-YIN, LAI FAI AND LIU SIM-SHUN SHOULD BE COMMUTED TO A TERM OF 22 YEARS' IMPRISONMENT IN BACH CASE.

CHÂU, LAI, WAN AND LIU WERE FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF CHAN KWOK-CHEONG.

PROVISIONAL LEGCO APPOINTMENTS

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MR. H.M.G. FORSGATE AND MR. KENNETH LO HAVE BEEN APPOINTED PROVISIONAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL DURING THE ABSENCE FROM HONG KONG OF THE HON. G.M. SAYER AND HON. LEE QUO-WEI.

THE APPOINTMENTS TOOK EFFECT FROM YESTERDAY.

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