Chinese population expects the law to be enforced.
The death penalty still exists in Hong Kong. In
1966, following the abolition in the UK for a
trial period, the Hong Kong Government decided
that the retention of the death penalty was
"closely bound up with public confidence in the
ability of the/Government to maintain public
order", but that it should only be carried out
carried in the most/extreme cases. In 1970, following
total abolition in the United Kingdom,/the
Governor was again asked to consider/the matter.
He replied that Executive Council had decided
that the existing policy in Hong Kong should not
be changed, and that suspension/for a trial
period would be inappropriate.
Despite the retention of the death penalty in
Hong Kong, however, no sentence of death has in
fact been carried out in the Colony since 1966.
Nevertheless pressure in Executive Council and
from the public of Hong Kong has been growing to
allow the law to take its course in cases where
there are no mitigating/ circumstances. In the
present case the Executive Council, without
dissenting voice and with only 2 abstentions,
advised that the Governor should not pardon or
reprieve the petitioner.
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Kingdom, but the very different situation in the
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