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Mr. Lee Yu-tai:- Sir, is it true that in some cases people have
paid a fixed penalty for speeding and then are notified that the
penalty is withdrawn and court summons issued instead?
If so,
is this tantamount to someone having served the sentence and then
tried again for the same offence?
Secretary for Transport:- Yes, until recently, Sir, where a person
received either a fourth speeding ticket or was proceeded against
for the fourth time as if it was a combination of summons and
fixed penalties then the fixed penalty in the case of a fourth
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offence was withdrawn by the Commissioner of Police and proceedings
under the Road Traffic Ordinance were instituted. This past practice
has now ceased, Sir.
Mr. Ngai Shiu-kit:- Sir, in order to alleviate the hardship encountered
especially by professional drivers, should the Government consider
giving written warnings to those who have accumulated a record of
two speeding offences in a row and what is the current procedure
for appeal by disqualified drivers?
Secretary for Transport:- Yes, Sir, we do have under consideration
the question of a warning to those who are approaching the danger level
in term of penalty points. As to the appeal procedure, I am afraid
I do not know exactly what it is and I'll have to undertake to give
Mr. Ngai a written answer.