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pre-meditated.

Your humble Petitioner, however, does aver that the offence was not

The death of the deceased was the result of a Robbery in which

the deceased was shot dead by a co-accused of your humble Petitioner and for which

your humble Fetitioner was not himself armed and which developed in such a way as

to be beyond the control of your humble Petitioner in the course of the robbery.

Your humble Petitioner bitterly regrets that such violence was used and that he was

so foolish as to be drawn into it and that notwithstanding the death of the

deceased, he and his co-accused proceeded with the Robbery as originally planned.

(9) Your humble Petitioner deeply regrets and repents the consequences of his

action. He fully appreciates the disgrace that he has brought upon himself, as well

as the grief, remorse and loss that he caused the family of the deceased. He realises

fully his error in doing what he did, which was completely out of character.

humble Petitioner vows that he will never again act in such a manner.

humble Petitioner is appealing to His Excellency the Governor, to exercise the Royal

Prerogative of Mercy for the act of your Petitioner by commuting his present sentence

of Death by substituting therefore one of imprisonment, so that your humble Petitioner

can repent and atone for his grievous wrong doing for the rest of his natural life.

(10) He will remember for all times this most grievous crime and devote himself

to living an honest, industrious and useful life for the benefit of the community.

Your

Therefore your

(11) I, TING Che-ming, bereby certify that I read over the above written

petition to the petitioner,

E, and confirm that he stated that he

understood and agreed the contents thereof.

(cm Tyk

and your Petitioner as on duty bound will ever pray, 呈請人將感恩不盡

&c.

陳宝

光

Prisoner's Signature.

犯人簽署

&c.

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