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PS/Lord Goronwy-
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and 178 Samia
Your telno. 770: Death Penalty.
Subject to your comments we suggest the
following reply to the petition conveyed in your telro. 178 Seving:
"I should be grateful if you would inform the petitioners that their petition has been laid before Her Majesty but that I was unable to advise Her Majesty that the petition should be granted. Would you please also convey to the petitioners the following message
from me:
'I am well aware how strongly people in Hong Kong feel about the death penalty and I discussed this whole subject with the Governor when he was in the United Kingdom in June.
'As you know, the death penalty is still part of Hong Kong law. The Royal Prerogative of Mercy is delegated to the Governor under the Letters Patent and
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