TNAG-0554-FCO40-649-Review-of-death-sentence-in-Hong-Kong-1975 — Page 82

To His Excellency,

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28th January....... 1975

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THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG 香港總督閣下

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The Petition of ..HQ.Kwai-wah.alias. HO. Kwai,. Condemned. Prisoner.No...15979.. 呈請人

a prisoner in Hong Kong Prison humbly showeth

監獄囚犯 謹陳

1..

now

現為香港

That on the 2nd day of December 1974 the appeal of your humble

petitioner was dismissed and he is now a condemned prisoner waiting

to be executed for the offence of murder.

2. That your humble petitioner is seeking for mercy from Your Excellency

the Governor to save him from this punishment.

3. That your humble petitioner is now aged 24 years and received education

up to the age of 18 years, when his family's financial situation made

it impossible for him to continue.

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5.

That your humble petitioner was employed by one company as a messenger

for five years until he had to leave as a result of receiving injuries

in a road accident, and since then, until the date of his arrest, was

employed on a casual basis as a painter and decorator.

That your humble petitioner regrettably became involved in this incident,

and agreed to take part in the theft from the Chartered Bank, Cheong Wah

Street, Kowloon on 14th August 1973, but did not intend or desire that

violence should be used, and did not take a gun or any arms with him. His

part in the robbery was merely to keep watch outside the bank, and during

the course of the robbery he was given a gun by one of those taking part,

but at no time did he fire the gun.

6. That during his escape from the scene your humble petitioner heard the

sound of guns, but did not know then that anyone had been injured and was

P.D. 21 (7/72)