Council, in a reserved judgment today, dismissed the appeal of the cabin boy, Cheung Chung-chi, against his conviction and' death sentence in cruiser in the territorial waters of Hongkong.
The point for the five Judges to decide was whether the territorial immunity of the cruiser as an armed vessel visiting a State extended to all members of the crew.
Delivering the committee's judg: ment, Lord Atkin recalled that both the cabin boy and the captain were British nationals.
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