TNAG-0401-FCO40-447-Review-of-the-death-sentence-in-Hong-Kong-1973 — Page 77

BRISTOL CAMPAIGN FOR THE WORLD-WIDE

ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

Secretary:

Jim Little

70 Novers Park Rd.

Bristol 4.

May 12

1973.

Assistant Sec.:

Roger Moody

Co-Editor "Peace News" 5 Caledonian Road London N1.

Her Majesty the Queen,

Your majesty

Chairman;

Mr. R.W. Burt 8 Grove Park Bristol 6.

Treasurer:

Miss M. Petty

12 Bankside Road Bristol 4.

NATE PERRET.' OFFICE

18 MAY 1973

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On behalf of the Committee of our topaign I have been in correspondence with the Foreign and Common- wealth Office's Department responsible for Hong Kong.

This has been about the death sentence passed mor Tson Kwok-cheong and I had hoped the minister would be able to approach you

this matter to plead

with you

to exercise your residual Prerogative of mercy.

However he writes indirectly that the authorities do not usually interfer, so I respectfully

behalf of the campaign.

appeal to

деть

We are

of course opposed to all execution's,

Hong Kong has a very close rel-

know how well

In this particular case ationship to the British Gown and

the British Parliament judges the matter of capital punish ment. Executions make for many more evils than they attempt

of magnanimity to solve. I would appeak to you to set an example, in case of magmaminition, expecially

Mainland Chmä

all your various

and

m Tson has come from

may

I suggest that it will not be long before authorities abolish the cleath penalty and that your granting of reprieves only anticipates futural legislation.

Yours very sincerely fim Little.