. ▁All ▁five ▁of ▁the ▁ass ail ants ▁were ▁found ▁guilty ▁by ▁the ▁court ▁and ▁conv icted . ▁P ang , ▁Tam ▁and ▁Ch iu ▁were ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death , ▁later ▁comm uted ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁under ▁permission ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁Governor - in - C oun cil . ▁P ang ▁and ▁Ch iu ▁remain ▁in ▁prison . ▁Tam ▁died ▁of ▁cancer ▁in ▁prison ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 5 . ▁The ▁other ▁two ▁kill ers , ▁Che ung ▁and ▁W on ▁( both ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ), ▁were ▁under age ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁crime ▁and ▁were ▁sent enced ▁to ▁be ▁det ained ▁at ▁Her ▁Majesty ' s ▁pleasure . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁so vere ig nt y ▁over ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁law ▁required ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁T ung ▁Che e ▁H wa ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁W on ▁and ▁Che ung . ▁W on ' s ▁parents ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁Mc B ride ▁and ▁My ers ▁families ▁for ▁forg iveness ▁for ▁W on . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁families ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁forg iven ▁W on , ▁and ▁appe aled ▁to ▁T ung ▁for ▁a ▁less er ▁sentence . ▁T ung ▁agreed , ▁and ▁decided ▁that ▁W on ▁would ▁be ▁in car cer ated ▁for ▁ 2 7 ▁years ▁and ▁Che ung ▁for ▁a ▁minimum ▁of