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His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong,
Government House, Hong Kong.
Supreme Court, Battery Path, Hong Kong.
18th January, 1982.
Your Excellency,
Criminal Session Case 30/81 Regina v.
(aged 21)
In accordance with Clause XXXIV of the Royal Instructions
who was convicted by a jury on
I report on the case
28th July, 1981 of the offence of murder. I sentenced him to death.
The offence was committed on 20.9.1980 when ("the
accused") armed with two knives launched a frenzied attack on
("the deceased") during which the deceased received two
fatal stab wounds.
In mid-1977 the accused began a relationship with Miss
WONG who was then about 15 or 16 years of age. The relationship
became an intimate one. Repeated acts of sexual intercourse occurred
and they talked of marriage. One letter, written by
the accused in July 1979, ended with the phrase, "Your wife",
followed by her signature.
to
In April 1980
went to work as a bank messenger.
The 20-year-old deceased was then working as a clerk at the same bank.
The two became friendly. By August 1980
had become so
friendly with the deceased that she was by then "dating him" and
refusing "to date" the accused.
On 15th September, 1980
and the deceased became
engaged. In order to convince the accused that there was no point
in his trying "to date"
any more a meeting was arranged at
a restaurant. At that meeting on the evening of 19th September, 1980
were the deceased,
the accused and several friends common
to both
and the accused.
The accused there saw
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