TNAG-1212-FCO40-1515-Crimes-and-sentences-in-Hong-Kong--including-death-sentences-1982 — Page 58

To His Excellency,

呈

The Petition of

呈請人

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14

AK

日期

April

1982

THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG RO

香港總督閣下

&c.

&c.

&c.

now

現爲香港

ل

a prisoner in Hong Kong Prison humbly showeth that :-

監獄囚犯謹陳

(1)

On 20th February, 1979, your humble Petitioner was convicted in the High

Court of Hong Kong, upon a verdict of a Jury of seven persons, of thẻ offence of

murdering LAÙ Chak-mo, and was for that offence sentenced to suffer death in the

manner as prescribed by law.

(2)

On 13th March, 1980 the appeal of your humble Petitioner was dismissed

by the Court of Appeal and on 18th December 1981`your humble Petitioner's Petition

to the Privy Council was dismissed and he is now a condemned prisoner awaiting

execution for the offence of murder.

(3)

Your humble Petitioner is seeking the mercy of your Excellency the

Governor to save him from this punishment.

(4)

Your humble Petitioner is now aged 29, having been born on 18th September, 1952 in China and has lived continuously in this Colony since 1971. He received

schooling up to Primary 6 level. He is married with one daughter aged 4.

(5)

Your humble Petitioner had been in regular and gainful employment.

He had been a factory worker, and prior to the incident, was a coolie with a

fruit-stall earning then $800-$900 a month.

(6)

Apart from the present offence, your humble Petitioner has one previous

conviction of Robbery.

(7)

Your humble Petitioner accepts and avers that by killing the deceased

he has offended against the law of this Colony and morality in the most grievous

manner. He accepts and avers that nothing can be urged on his behalf in relation

to the offence itself.

(8)....

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

premeditated.

P.D. 21 (9/74)

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