particularly difficult for us because he had committed
no crime under UK law. Mr Woo said it was difficult for
people in Hong Kong to understand why Mr Godber could
not be sent back. He had been after all a Crown servant
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could not some action be taken on that ground?
Feeling in Hong Kong was high, and there had been student
Mr Royle said we could act by if Hong
demonstrations.
Kong could find evidence of an extraditable offence.
Mr Woo agreed that that was what was really needed, but
he though that it was very difficult.
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Mr Woo said this was a very difficult problem.
knew that Sir Y K Kan had discussed it with Mr Royle.
Violent crime in Hong Kong was increasing.
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Two police-
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men had recently been killed, and it was believed that
the murderers had killed him because they believed they
would never be hanged. Mr Royle pointed out that there
had been no execution in Hong Kong since 1966,
though there had been some very bad cases. Mr Woo said
that the previous Governor, Sir David Trench, had told
him that they all had been reprieved because the Labour
Government would not have permitted an execution.
Mr Royle said he had not heard of this, but would check
up. However, it was not a party political issue.
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Conservative and Labour parties.
in both the
Mr Woo pointed out
that Hong Kong was different from Britain in this respect.
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to other potential murderers.
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