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TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1985
IF A DEFENDANT IGNORES THE NOTICE OR ADMITS THE OFFENCE BY LETTER, THE CASE WILL BE HEARD IN ABSENTIA BY A MAGISTRATE SITTING IN CHAMBERS WHO WILL AWARD A PENALTY.
NOTICE OF THE AWARD OF AND OF NON-PAYMENT OF THE PENALTY WILL BE SENT BY POST TO THE OFFENDER GIVING HIM 21 DAYS TO PAY.
IF THE FINE IS NOT PAID WITHIN THE TIME STIPULATED, A SECOND NOTICE WILL BE SERVED, THIS TIME PERSONALLY, REQUIRING THE DEFENDANT TO PAY THE FINE WITHIN 14 DAYS. IF HE FAILS TO COMPLY. A SUMMONS OR WARRANT WILL BE ISSUED AGAINST HIM.
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AS THE SECOND NOTICE MUST BE PERSONALLY SERVED, THERE IS NO QUESTION OF AN ARREST WARRANT BEING ISSUED AGAINST A DEFENDANT FOR NON-PAYMENT WITHOUT HAVING HAD PRIOR NOTICE OF THE PROCEEDINGS.
IF A DEFENDANT HAS NOT RECEIVED PRIOR NOTICE OF THE COURT PROCEEDINGS AND WISHES TO DISPUTE THEM, HE SHOULD IMMEDIATELY MAKE APPLICATION TO THE FIRST CLERK OF THE MAGISTRACY CONCERNED REQUESTING AN APPOINTMENT TO ATTEND BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE TO REQUEST A REVIEW OF THE DECISION. HIS APPLICATION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 14 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE SECOND NOTICE OF NON-PAYMENT OF PENALTY.
IF A MAGISTRATE REVIEWS A CASE AND REVERSES THE DECISION. SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS MAY BE TAKEN BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WITHIN SIX MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE DETERMINATION OF THE REVIEW PROCEEDINGS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID, +IF THE EXPERIMENT IS PROVED TO BE SUCCESSFUL THE NEW PROCEDURES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
+ IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT THREE-QUARTERS OF THE ONE MILLION MINOR OFFENCE CASES DEALT WITH BY SUMMONS EACH YEAR AT PRESENT WILL BE DEALT WITH UNDER THE NEW PROCEDURE WITH CONSEQUENT SAVING OF TIME BY DEFENDANTS, MAGISTRATES AND PROSECUTING OFFICERS.+
+LONDON, HK SHARE CLOSE TIES, COMMON INTERESTS+
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LONDON AND HONG KONG HAVE MUCH IN COMMON AND MANY MUTUAL INTERESTS, AND THE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES DATES BACK MANY MANY YEARS.
THIS WAS STATED TODAY BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, WHEN ADDRESSING A LUNCHEON HOSTED BY THE COUNCIL IN HONOUR OF THE VISITING LORD MAYOR OF LONDON, SIR ALAN TRAILL.
'MR. CHEONG-LEN