Speech by the Secretary for Transport in the
Legislative Council on 25 June 1986
Road Traffic (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 1986
Sir,
I move the second reading of the Road Traffic
(Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 1986.
The object of the Bill is to amend the legal and
administrative framework for dealing with speeding
offences. The amendments arise from a review undertaken
as a result of criticism from the public and the Judiciary
that there are inconsistencies in the penalties attached
to speeding offences. In particular, there are
differences in the criteria for disqualification from
driving under the Road Traffic Ordinance and the Road
Traffic (Driving-offence Points) Ordinance.
A number of changes to existing legislation with
regard to speeding offences are proposed. First, the
provision for mandatory disqualification for speeding
offences under the Road Traffic Ordinance will be
repealed.
Disqualification will normally only result from
the accumulation of points under the driving-offence
points system. However, the court will retain its
discretionary power to order disqualification for a
speeding offence under the Road Traffic Ordinance.