TNAG-0487-FCO40-552-Review-of-death-sentence-in-Hong-Kong-1974 — Page 76

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TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1974.

BOUQUET FOR FIRE SERVICES ******

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AS A MARK UF GRATITUDE FOR THE EIFORTS OF THE FIRS SERVICES IN PREVENTING THI. SPRE.D OF NUMBER. THREE ALARM AFIRE ON APRIL 23, MR. LAM YAN-SHING, REPRESENTING SHA TIN P FIRST STREET KAI FUNG ASSOCIATION, WILL PRESENT A LETTER OF

APPRECIATION TO MR. GEORGE FREEMAN, DIVISIONAL OFFICER,

I SOUTH DIVISION (NEW TERRITORIES), ON THURSDAY (MAY 16) AT

A4 P.M. AT THE SHA TIN FLOATING RESTAURANT.

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AT THE SAME TIME, MR. NG CHAN-LAN, CHAIRMAN OF SHA TIN RURAL DISTRICT COMMITTEE, WILL PRESENT A BANNER TO MR. FRED JACKSON, CHIEF FIRE OFFICER, NEW TERRITORIES. MR. JACKSON WILL, IN TURN, PRESENT A BANNER TO MR. NG ON BEHALF OF THE FIRE SERVICES.

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND MEMBERS OF YOUR STAFF TO COVER THESE PRESENTATIONS. THEY SHOULD MEET MR. DONALD STRANGE, OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AT THE FLOATING RESTAURANT BY NOT, LATER THAN 3.50 P.M.

ERNEST HUNT DISMISSED ******

FORMER POLICE SUPERINTENDENT ERNEST HUNT HAS BEEN DISMISSED FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICE WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR POREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS.

IN A STATEMENT, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID:

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A *FOLLOWING THE REJECTION OF MR HUNT'S APPEAL TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL IN APRIL, THE NECESSARY FORMALITIES LEADING TO THE DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER ON THE RELMANENT AND PENSIONALE ESTABLISHMENT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SEC. ETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, MR, HUNT IS BEEN ISMISSED FR THE PUBLIC SERVICE.+

DEATH SENTENCE (ORIUTED

THE GOVERNOR, AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS DECIDED THAT THE DEATH SENTENCE PASSED. ON AUGUST 31, 1973 ON LIU. CHU SHOULD BE COMMUTED TO A TERM OF 30 YEARS' IMPRISONMENT.

LIJ WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF PAK KWONG-WOON.

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