TNAG-0681-FCO40-830-Review-of-death-sentences-passed-on-members-of-UK-armed-forc-1977 — Page 68

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brawl with three British soldeirs, and the cases of Gunner Puttock and Trooper Bassett.

But it is a fact that no death sentence has

been carried out in Hong Kong since 1966. Also, the Governor announced in late 1975

that whenever he commuted a death sentence

he would impose life imprisonment, unless exceptional circumstances justified a lesser punishment. This reamins the position.

I am returning your constituent's letter

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