TNAG-0554-FCO40-649-Review-of-death-sentence-in-Hong-Kong-1975 — Page 38

CONFIDENTIAL

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Minutes(75)9th Meeting

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MINUTES OF THE 9th MEETING OF THE

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF HONG KONG

Held in the Council Chamber

ON TUESDAY, 18th MARCH 1975

H. Qalle

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DISCUSSION OF DEATH BUITENCES

(COU 5/2647/74 (TS 6/75))

RECEIVED REGISTRY No 52! 17 APR 1975

C.S. 156

The Council considered mentor multum XCS(75)3.

Unofficial Members suggested: Unof

(a) thot

Unofficials might abstain from

Lendering any odejen iu enses in which

they considered. Th Law Should take its

Come*

(b) that if the Secretary of State felt obliged

in all vases to adkine the queen that the

death sentence should be commnted, an Order

in Council suspending the death sentence

in Hong Kong should be made.

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