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DEATH SENTENCE PASSED ON LAU MING-CHIU

For discussion

on 10th December 1974

XCR(74) 203 Copy No

MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

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On 3rd June 1974, LAU Ming-chiu was convicted of the murder of YEUNG Kau-mui and was sentenced to death. The report to the Governor by the Honourable Mr Justice 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.

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An appeal by Lau against conviction was considered by the Full Court on 19th August 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.

Also annexed are a report by the Director of Home Affairs (Annex D), a report by a probation officer (Annex E) a police antecedent statement (Annex F) and a report by the psychiatrist in charge of Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre (Annex G).

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Honourable Members will be asked to advise whether the law should take its course or whether the sentence passed on LAU Ming-chiu 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).

21st November 1974

(CR 4/2647/74)

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COUNCIL CHAMBER

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