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9. That your humble petitioner became involved in this fatal incident by reason

of his friendship with one FONG hangxing Boxing Bong tukang at

a time when your humble petitioner was desperate for money and suggested thaf for money they beat up some fruit hawkers. As a result of this your humble petitioner went to the scene of the fight, but when he arrived the fight was already over and so your humble petitioner merely took a taxi away from the scene of the fight with three others; that is how he was connected with the incident.

10. Your humble petitioner is very repentant of his action and fully appreciates

the disgrace he has brought onto himself and his family; and the grief that he has indirectly caused the family of the deceased. He realizes fully his error in associating with and allowing himself to be influenned by persons of a criminal disposition. Therefore he is appealing to His Excellency of the Governor to exercise the Royal Prerogative of Mercy for his act and pardon him for his act and to commute his present sentence of hanging and substitute one of imprisonment so that he can repent and atone for all his wrong-doing. That your humble petitioner promise to remember forever and thence forward to lead a useful industrious life and be of benefit to the community in the future;

and your Petitioner as on duty bound will ever pray, 呈請人將感恩不盡

&c.

&c.

郭其昌

Prisoner's Signature.

犯人簽署