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MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
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DEATH SENTENCE PASSED ON LAI FOR-PUI
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On 16th April 1974, LAI For-pui was convicted of the murder of WOO Ming-sang and was sentenced to death. The report to the Governor by the Honourable Mr Justice Trainor, 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 Lai against conviction was considered by the Full Court on 10th June 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.
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A petition for clemency from Lai's solicitors is submitted at Annex D.
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Also annexed are a report by the Director of Home Affairs E, F (Annex E), a report by a probation officer (Annex F) and a police
antecedent statement (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 LAI For-pui should be commuted. (If His Exellency 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 September 1974 (GR 1/2647/74)
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J'entence
commuted to 20 years
(See 119).
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