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HONG KONG AND
FCO OFFICIALS
3 pm
11 SEPTEMBER 1973
PRESENT
Sir Murray MacLehose Mr Wright
Discussions mainly elaborated subjects discussed
during the meeting with Mr Royle earlier on the same
day.
made
Salient points raised included the following:
(a) Death Penalty
Sir Murray MacLehose said that, from his
point of view, the worst outcome would be for the law
to be changed after an execution had taken place.
Are
There would bound to be some protest, after an execution
as well
in Hong Kong such as in Britain. Although it would
not be representative of opinion in the Colony, it
vocal
the
would be made by people such as Bishops, liberal
expatriates, etc. If the law were to be changed,
this
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would be seen as a result of pressure from these
people, whose advice to the Secretary of State would
therefore appear to be of more account than that of
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the Governor in Council. Apart from this, Sir Murray
MacLehose said that he could not accept the personal
aberratio
responsibility of signing a death warrant for one man
if this were to be seen as an abherration in policy.
/Consequently
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