To is Excellency,
呈
14th Hil, 1982 D
日期
THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG
香港總督閣下
&c.
The Petition of
呈請人
a prisoner in Hong Kong Prison humbly showeth
監獄囚犯謹陳
&c.
&c.
now
現為香港
(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 the offence of
murdering LAU 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 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 35, having been born on 21st September
1946 in China and has lived continuously in this Colony since 1971. He received
schooling up to Secondary one level. He is married with 5 children.
· (5)
Your humble Petitioner was a technician in China. In Hong Kong he first
worked as a collie, then as a construction worker. Starting from about 1974 to
the date of arrest, your humble Petitioner had no full time job.
(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.
P.D. 21 (9/74)
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