TNAG-0400-FCO40-446-Review-of-the-death-sentence-in-Hong-Kong-1973 — Page 143

17259) Dd.897459 250m 12/72_G.W.B.Ltd. Gp.863

16941) Dd.897300 250m 9/72 G.W.B.Ltd. Gr.863

NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN

CONFIDENTIAL

and dependencies.

The death penalty has been retained

in the Seychelles but its application suspended until

31 December 1975. The following territories have

retained the death penalty:

4.

a.

Bahamas

Bermuda

British Honduras

British Virgin Islands

Cayman Islands

Hong Kong

Montserrat

New liebrides

Turks and Caicos Islands

Executions carried out in territories over the

last 10-15 years and likely attitudes of the

colonial covernments at the suggestion of abolition

Bahamas

In the period 1958-1968 there were twelve executions in

the Bahamas. Subsequently there have been two more in

1969 and 1971. Ministers would not be receptive to

any suggestion of abolition before independence (July

1973).

b. Bermuda

Herbers 01

ho death sentence has been carried out ince 1941, though

seven have been passed in the last 15 years.

the Cabinet would be likely to oppose abolition of the

death penalty, particularly in present circumstances.

C.

British londuras

In the last fifteen years, the death sentence has been

imposed fourteen times and carried out six times. It

considered that a majority of the legislature would

oppose abolition of the death penalty.

/British Vizrin lates