TNAG-0555-FCO40-650-Review-of-death-sentence-in-Hong-Kong-1975 — Page 66

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unless the death penalty is carried out in appropriate cases we will not be able to combat violent crime effectively, the Governor has once again represented to the Secretary of State the wish in Hong Kong for the restoration of the death penalty in those cases in which the circumstances of the crime leave no reasonable justification for clemency. His Excellency has authorised me to say that HMG has agreed to give the matter further consideration.] will be one of the subjects to be discussed when the Governor calls on British Ministers during his forthcoming visit to the United Kingdom. In view of this, it would be inappropriate for me to say more at this stage

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