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TELEGRAM NUMBER 236 OF 18 MAY,
INFO HONG KONG
FOR SIR E YOUDE FROM CLIFT : CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
1.
COMMONS DEFEAT OF AMENDMENTS DESIGNED TO RESTORE CAPITAL
PUNISHMENT HAS CAUSED COMMENT IN THE HONG KONG MEDIA. YOU MAY BE
ASKED ABOUT THIS AT YOUR PRESS CONFERENCE.
2.
AS YOU KNOW, SINCE 1973 SENTENCES IN HONG KONG HAVE BEEN
AUTOMATICALLY COMMUTED BY THE GOVERNOR ON EXCO'S ADVICE, THE MAIN
JUSTIFICATION BEING THE FEELING IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AGAINST
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. THE LATEST VOTING REINFORCES THIS.
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