XN000022-1979-08-07 — Page 7

TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1979

DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, TODAY (TUESDAY) COMMUTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT THE DEATH SENTENCE PASSED ON

POON SHING-WAH, 23, ON FEBRUARY 6, 1978.

POON, A FERRY EMPLOYEE, WAS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDERING HIS FORMER GIRLFRIEND MOK YUEN-WAH, 20, AT A FLAT IN LAI CHI KOK ROAD, MONG KOK, ON APRIL 22, 1977.

WATER CUT ***

THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN KWUN TONG WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SIX HOURS FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 A.M. ON THURSDAY FOR LEAKAGE TESTS,

THE AREA AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY HO! YUEN ROAD, HUNG TO ROAD, .KING YIP STREET AND HING YIP STREET.

ON HONG KONG ISLAND, FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN KENNEDY TOWN WILL BE STOPPED FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 P.M. ON THURSDAY TO 6 A.M. ON FRIDAY FOR LEAKAGE TESTS.

THE AREA AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY 2-62A BELCHER'S STREET 1E-1M AND 32-34 SANDS STREET, 16-30 AND 29-39 NORTH STREET, 12A-126 AND 41A-43 SMITHFIELD AND 1A-1C AND 1-3 ROCK HILL STREET, INCLUDING COLLINSON STREET.