TNAG-0486-FCO40-551-Review-of-death-sentence-in-Hong-Kong-1974 — Page 109

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

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Murder cases in Hong Kong since the Colonial Secretary sent us

his figures:-

Wong Yu-hung

Killed a man over his girl friend.

Mohabbat Hussain

Lam Po

Leung Ping-fat

Chan Hon-Tong

Commuted, he is 19.

Murdered a fellow Pakistani, a police officer.

Commuted.

Some justification and previous

good record.

Double murderer: murdered fellow prisoner.

Commuted.

Possibility of provocation or

self-defence.

Gang robbery murder.

Commuted. Question of provocation or self-

defence not left to the Jury.

Murder of a young amah. We have suggested a

reprieve. The chain of evidence is very

weak. No decision yet by the Governor.

Liu Chu

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