Tokens: Third
question
:
what
was
the
definition
of
life
imprisonment
at
the
time
of
the
offence
?
Answer
:
on
the
basis
of
the
Prison
Discipline
Law
(
Cap
.
286
)
,
the
1981
Regulations
provided
:
“
Where
the
imprisonment
is
for
life
or
where
a
sentence
of
death
is
commuted
to
imprisonment
for
life
,
remission
of
the
sentence
shall
be
calculated
as
if
the
imprisonment
is
for
twenty
years
”
(
see
paragraph
40
of
the
judgment
)
.
Subsequently
,
a
still
more
lenient
provision
was
included
in
the
amended
Prison
Regulations
,
which
came
into
force
on
13
March
1987
,
nearly
four
months
before
the
murder
:
“
‘
imprisonment
for
life
’
means
imprisonment
for
twenty
years
”
and
prisoners
may
be
granted
remission
of
one
-
quarter
of
such
a
sentence
(
that
is
,
five
years
)
“
on
the
grounds
of
good
conduct
and
industry
”
(
see
paragraphs
41
,
42
and
43
)
.
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