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INFO PRIORITY PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
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RE TELNO 599: HONG KONG RESIDENTS IN CHINA
1 WE HAVE LEARNED FROM REUTERS THAT THE THREE HONG KONG RESIDENTS NAMED IN TUR HAVE BEEN SENTENCED. DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A.
REVOLUTIONARY
5 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR CONCEALING A COUNTER-
B.
FOUR YEARS FOR HELPING A TOTAL OF 17 PERSONS ESCAPE FROM CHINA, TWO YEARS FOR CONCEALING COUNTER- REVOLUTIONARY, BUT WILL ONLY SERVE A COMBINED TOTAL OF FIVE
YEARS.
C.
THREE YEARS SIX MONTHS FOR HELPING A TOTAL OF 14 PEOPLE ESCAPE FROM CHINA, ONE YEAR FOR CONCEALING A COUNTER- REVOLUTIONARY, BUT WILL SERVE A TOTAL OF 4 YEARS.
2. ALL THREE MEN APPARENTLY ADMITTED TO THE CASE AGAINST THEM AND CONFIRMED THE EVIDENCE. IN THE CONTEXT OF SENTENCES HANDED DOWN BY THE COURTS IN PEKING (E.G. 4 YEARS FOR WANG DAN), THESE THEREFORE SEEM QUITE SEVERE.
IS APPEALING AGAINST HIS SENTENCE. HE ADMITTED PASSING ON DETAILS OF CHEN ZIMING TO PEOPLE IN HONG KONG, BUT HIS LAWYER POINTED OUT THAT AT THE TIME CHEN HAD STILL NOT BEEN DECLARED A COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY. THIS PLEA OBVIOUSLY DID NOT CUT ANY ICE.
BACKGROUND MAY BE THE REASON
THAT HE RECEIVED THE STIFFEST SENTENCE.
3. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT LU PING MAY BE QUESTIONED ON THIS CASE DURING HIS VISIT TO HONG KONG AS THE STORY WILL RUN IN THE PRESS HERE TOMORROW.
FAMILY ARE VERY UPSET ABOUT THE SEVERITY OF THE SENTENCE AND INTEND TO MAKE AN ISSUE OUT OF IT.
WILSON
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