TNAG-2084-FCO40-2969-Death-penalty-in-Hong-Kong-1990 — Page 27

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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

HOUSE OF LORDS: FOR ORAL ANSWER

HEAD OF

Please submit:

KD

a draft answer, supplementary notes and background

to Parliamentary Relations Unit before NOON 27/11/97

FOR ORAL ANSWER ON

15/11/90

ANSWER DATE

29/.1/90

SERIAL NO:

0113

THE LORD HYLTON

To ask HMG:

QUESTION

HKB 380/1

29/11/90

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TO PS/

(Minister)

whether they will take the necessary to abolish the death penalty for ser500

offences in Hong Kong,

and if not why not.

FOR ANSWER BY

ANSWER

рев

(Minister)

for approval by

NOON

Although the death penalty remains on the statute book in Hong Kong, in practice every death sentence is now commuted to a term of imprisonment. There have been no executions in the territory for

24 years.

There are no plans to change this

PQs

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Private Secretary

PS/

(Minister)

Parliamentary Clerk

situation.

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K. Sunda

(Head of Dept)