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EN CLAIR

FM HONG KONG 40333Z

UNCLASSIFIED

TO ROUTINE F C O TELNO 351 OF 4 APRIL.

4 APR 1977

HKK 380/4

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APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL TO PRIVY COUNCILI

AU PUI-KUEN.

Ayly

AU WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH ON 30TH SEPTEMBER 1976. HIS APPEAL TO THE COURT OF APPEAL WAS ALLOWED. CONVICTION QUASHED AND SENTENCE THEREON SET ASIDE. ORDER FOR NEW TRIAL. HE HAS NOW NOTIFIED HIS INTENTION TO THE GOVERNOR THROUGH D'ALMADA REMEDIOS AND CO., SOLICITORS, TO APPLY FOR SPECIAL LEAVE TO APPEAL IN FORMA PAUPERIS

TO THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL AGAINST THE ORDER FOR RETRIAL.

2. THE SOLICITORS WHO HAVE AGREED TO ACT FOR THE APPELLANT ARE

MESSRS. STEPHENSON HARWOOD AND TATHAM OF SADDLERS HALL,

CUTTER LANE, CHEAPSIDE, LONDON EC2V EBS, ENGLAND.

3. I WILL FORWARD BY BAG SHORTLY:

(A) THE ORIGINAL AND A COPY OF AU'S AFFIDAVIT AS TO HIS WORLDLY

WEALTH:

(B) THE ORIGINAL AND A COPY OF COUNSEL'S CERTIFICATE AS TO GROUNDS FOR APPEAL 1

(C) 6 COPIES (2 CERTIFIED) OF THE RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS INCLUDING

THOSE DOCUMENTARY LXHIBITS, JUDGMENTS, ORDER OF THE COURT AND ORDER or THE COURT OF APPEAL.

;

/4. I SHOULD