TNAG-0486-FCO40-551-Review-of-death-sentence-in-Hong-Kong-1974 — Page 22

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

Riskells

Murder cases in Hong Kong since the Colonial Secretary sent us

his figures:-

Wong Yu-hung

Mohabbat Hussain

Lam Fo

Killed a man over his girl friend.

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.

Leung Ping-fat

Chan Hon-Tong

Liu Chu

Gang robbery murder.

Commuted. Question of provocation or self-

defence not left to the Jury.

(d)

Murder of a young amah. We have suggested a

Commuted ropriove. The chain of evidence very

weak. No decision yet by the Governor.

Murdered

a watchman

during

не

robbery of

chase, following

woman at Wife -point. As

mitigating

as factors..

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