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COUNCIL

PROF. J. N. D. ANDERSON, O.B.E.

BRYAN ANNS

PETER ARCHER, Q.C., M.P.

MICHAEL BRYCESON

PETER CARTER-RUCK

MICHAEL ELLMAN

PHILIP ENGLISH

THE LORD FOOT

EDWARD GARDNER, Q.C., M.P.

PROF. J. F. GARNER

WILLIAM GOODHART

PERCY GRIEVE, Q.C., M.P.

PROF. C. J. HAMSON

GLYN HARDWICKE

MUIR HUNTER, Q.C.

TOM KELLOCK, Q.C.

PHILIP KIMBER

JAMES LEMKIN

JUSTICE

(BRITISH SECTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF JURISTS.)

CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL:

THE RT. HON. LORD GARDINER

VICE-CHAIRMAN:

SIR JOHN FOSTER, K.B.E., Q.C., M.P.

CHAIRMAN OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

GEOFFREY GARRETT

VICE-CHAIRMAN:

LEWIS HAWSER, Q.C.

HONORARY TREASURER:

THE RT. HON. SIR ELWYN JONES, Q.C., M.P.

DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH

ALEC SAMUELS

SECRETARY:

TOM SARGANT, O.B.E., J.P.

LEGAL SECRETARY:

R. C. H. BRIGGS

12, CRANE COURT,

FLEET STREET,

LONDON, E.C.4

Telephone: 01-353 9428

Cables: JUSTJURIST LONDON

AINSLIE NAIRN

PAUL SIEGHART

THE HON. SAM SILKIN, Q.C., M.P.

PETER WEBSTER, Q.C.

CHARLES WEGG-PROSSER

WILLIAM WELLS, Q.C., M.P.

BASIL WIGODER, Q.C.

YOUR REF.

OUR REF.

ALL COMMUNICATIONS SHOULD BE

ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY

10th May, 1973.

Please send to Telex number 802 3380 Z

H.M. Governor, Hong Kong.

The Council of Justice, The British Section of the International Commission of Jurists, considered at its meeting last night representations made to us by our Hong Kong branch regarding the decision to execute Tsoi Kwock-Cheong. We also had before us a copy of the letter signed by the two Bishops and a number of leading lawyers, and an account of the circumstances of the murder committed by Tsoi.

I have been asked by the Council to convey to you our strong support of the pleas for clemency. We regard it as wholly undesirable that a change of policy should be introduced after a lapse of seven years and without warning.

Робин

(Signed)

Gardiner

Chairman of Council.