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MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

BY

FRY NO. 51

DEATH SENTENCE PASSED ON

OLEN ORTA INDEX

RCS.STRY

PA

Action Taken

Afic

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Introduction

On 20 February 1979,

A

B,C,D

E

[]

and

were convicted, among other lesser crimes, of the murder of LAU Chak-mo and were sentenced to death.

A copy of the trial judge's report on the case is at Annex A.

2

CHAN, LEUNG and HO appealed against conviction in respect of the murder count but their appeals were dismissed by the Court of Appeal on 13 March 1980. On 10 February 1982 the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council refused CHAN and LEUNG leave to appeal.

3

All three condemned prisoners then petitioned for clemency through the Director of Legal Aid, and their petitions dated 14 April 1982 are at Annexes B, C and D.

Also annexed for Members' reference are:

a note by the Attorney General (Annex E);

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(a)

(b)

F

a report on

by the City and New Territories Administration (Annex F);

and

(c)

G,H,I

social enquiry reports by probation officers (Annexes G, H and I).

Advice sought

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Members will be asked to advise:

(a)

whether the sentences of death should be commuted;

(b)

if so, what period of imprisonment should be substituted in each case.

2 June 1982

(COU 2/2647/79)

COUNCIL CHAMBER

G.S. B4

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