03Q832Z
MMENT:
UNCLASSIFIED
FM FCO
TO DESKBY 02010OZ HANOI
TELNO 99
OF 011344Z JUNE 93
INFO IMMEDIATE IMMIG HONG KONG
HKA 3851
REC
04 JUN 1993
T
WONG CHI SHING FACING EXECUTION
1. WE WERE RELIEVED TO LEARN THAT WONG HAS NOT BEEN EXECUTED BUT WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE ONLY 14 DAYS LEFT FOR HIM TO LODGE AN APPEAL FOR CLEMENCY. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU LET US KNOW QUICKLY THE APPEAL PROCEDURE AND ADVISE US AT WHAT LEVEL WE SHOULD CONSIDER LODGING AN APPEAL.
2. WE WERE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT WONG HAS NOT BEEN VISITED SINCE HIS ARREST ON 11 MARCH AND CONCERNED THAT YOU APPEAR TO BE UNAWARE WHETHER OR NOT HE HAS LEGAL REPRESENTATION. IF CONSULAR VISITS HAVE BEEN REFUSED FOR ANY REASON WE WILL NEED TO CONSIDER LODGING A PROTEST WITH THE VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES.
3. GRATEFUL YOU FORWARD A FULL REPORT OF THE ACTION YOU HAVE TAKEN IN THIS CASE AND COPY TO US ALL CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN YOU AND HONG KONG AND THE VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES.
4. WE WERE UNAWARE OF THIS CASE UNTIL 31 MAY WHEN WE RECEIVED A COPY OF IMMIG HONG KONG'S FAX LETTER TO YOU OF THE SAME DATE. CONSULAR DEPARTMENT MUST BE KEPT INFORMED OF THE ARREST OF ALL BRITISH NATIONALS ESPECIALLY IN CASES INVOLVING CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND THE VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE REQUESTED TO INFORM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHEN A BRITISH NATIONAL IS DETAINED.
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NEWS D//MR MACADIE
LEGAL ADVISERS//DR YOUNG
PS/MR LENNOX-BOYD
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