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TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

15 OCTOBER 1978

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CONFIDENTIAL

IN-EDIATE

HỒNG KÔNG

TELEGRAP NUMBER 718

*NFIDENTIAL 15:7287

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TRESSED TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, LONDON TELEGRAM NUMBER 718 CF 15 OCTOBER 1979.

FOR NEWS DIVISION,

NO PUBLICITY WILL BE GIVEN TO THE RELEASE OF FOUR PRISONERS TOMORROW UNLESS PRESS QUESTIONS ARE ASKED, IN ANSWER TO QUESTIONS

ME WILL ISSUE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:

"FOUR SERIOUSLY ILL PRISONERS WHO HAVE BEEN GRANTED A REMISSION

OF SENTENCE BY THE GOVERNOR WERE RELEASED FROM STANLEY PRISON

TODAY.

THESE CASES WERE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE GOVERNOR UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE PRISON RULES FOLLOWING RECENT MEDICAL

REPORTS MADE BY THE PRISON MEDICAL OFFICER.

THE GOVERNOR THEN EXERCISED HIS PREROGATIVE TO REMIT SENTENCES UNDER ARTICLE 15 OF THE LETTERS PATENT AND ORDERED THE RELEASE

OF THE PRISONERS TUDAY.”’

2. IN ANSWER TO SUBSEQUENT QUESTIONS WE FILL TRAW ON THE FOLLOWING

INFORMATION:-

THE NAMES OF THE FOUR PRISONERS RELEASED WERE:-

1.

2.

3.

4. 0

AGED 28

AGED 45

AGED 32

AGED 26

THE OFFENCES AND SENTENCES OF THE PRISONERS WERE AS FOLLOWS:

FFENCE-A. UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY

B. OBSTRUCTING A POLICE OFFICER IN THE EXECUTION OF DUTY C. FAILING TO REPORT OFFENCE OF POSSESSION OF ARMS D. BEING IN THE COMPANY OF ANY PERSON WHO WITHOUT LAWFUL

AUTHORITY HAS ARMS 14: HIS POSSESSION

SENTENCE-TOTAL 6 YEARS

TE OF SENTENCE-29:7:47

/ MOK CHEUNG

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