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XCR(74)132 Copy No.

MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

DEATH SENTENCE PASSED ON LEUNG WANG

ALIAS LEUNG WING-SANG

A

B

Alul

C

On 9th January 1974, LEUNG Wang alias LEUNG Wing-sang

was convicted of the murder of LAU Wa and was sentenced to death. The report to the Governor by the Honourable Mr Justice M, Morley-John, the trial transcript, and the judge's summing up have already been circulated. Honourable Members may wish to study again the trial judge's report at Annex A.

2

An appeal by Leung against conviction was considered by the Full Court on 8th March 1974 and was dismissed. A copy of the judgment of the Full Court is at Annex B and a note by the Attorney General is at Annex C.

D

C.S. 84

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G, H

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A petition for clemency is submitted at Annex D and two supplementary petitions are at Annexes E and F.

4

Also annexed are a report by the Director of Home Affairs (Annex G), a report by a probation officer (Annex H) and a police antecedent statement (Annex I).

5

Honourable Members will be asked to advise whether the law should take its course or whether the sentence passed on LEUNG Wang alias LEUNG Wing-sang should be commuted. (If His Excellency decides that the sentence should be commuted, Honourable Members will be asked to advise on the sentence of imprisonment which should be substituted for the death sentence).

9th July 1974 (GR 1/2647/74)

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