The Legislative Council passed the Crimes (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill on 21 April 1993, replacing the death penalty with life imprisonment, mandatory for murder and discretionary for treason and piracy with violence. The bill had been introduced in November 1992 after the council voted for abolition in 1991. Cannabis offences were not among the capital crimes listed in the debate; trafficking and manufacturing carried life imprisonment, not death.[1]
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References
- Hong Kong Legislative Council — Hansard, 21 April 1993Printed pp. 2934–2961: Crimes (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 1992, second reading, committee stage and third readingarchived
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