TNAG-0403-FCO40-449-Review-of-the-death-sentence-in-Hong-Kong-1973 — Page 7

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TOKGOVERNOR HONG KONG TELNO 1243 OF 5TH DEC 1973.

CHAN HON TONG.

1. WE HAVE RECEIVED BY THE LATEST BAG A COPY OF CHAN'S PETITION TO YOU.

2. SINCE THE RECORDS ARE VERY VOLUMINOUS, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD LET US KNOW WHETHER YOU REGARD THIS AS A DIFFICULT CASE ON WHICH YOU WOULD LIKE US TO COMMENT BEFORE YOU TAKE YOUR PRELIM- INARY DECISION.

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