Lau Chi Sing

Lau Chi Sing
Lau Chi Sing (刘志成)
Born(1966-01-01)1 January 1966
Died17 November 1989(1989-11-17) (aged 23)
OccupationMotor mechanic
Criminal statusExecuted
Conviction(s)Drug trafficking
Criminal penaltyDeath

Lau Chi Sing (刘志成;[1] 1 January 1966 – 17 November 1989) was a 23 year old male Hong Kong national executed in Singapore for drug trafficking. He was the first Hongkonger to be executed in Singapore since its independence and also the first drug mule to be sentenced to death for trafficking narcotics via Changi Airport.[2]

  1. ^ "首个在樟宜机场被捕毒贩 港青年上绞台". Lianhe Wanbao (in Chinese). 17 November 1989.
  2. ^ "Ex-mechanic is first Hongkonger hanged for drug offence here". The Straits Times. 18 November 1989.