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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1989
FOR
DR IP SAID SUCH COMPUTER BACK-UP WOULD PAVE THE WAY INTRODUCING A FIXED PENALTY FOR LITTERING, SPITTING, JAYWALKING, HAWKING AND SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES.
A LOT MORE COURT TIME COULD THEN BE SAVED.
BUT SHE AGREED THAT THIS WOULD TAKE TIME AND THEREFORE ACCEPTED THAT HONG KONG SHOULD GO AHEAD FIRST WITH CHARGING BY WAY OF SUMMONS.
HEFTY INCREASES IN FIXED PENALTY FINES NOT JUSTIFIED
SAID
IN
THE
FINES ARE NOT COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE
SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN FIXED PENALTY TRAFFIC
DAVID CHEUNG JUSTIFIED, THE HON MEETING TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
BY THE SECRETARY FOR
HE WAS SPEAKING AGAINST A MOTION MOVED TRANSPORT UNDER THE FIXED PENALTY (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) ORDINANCE.
HE WAS
FOR
THOSE PARTICULARLY
FOR
MR CHEUNG SAID
SCEPTICAL OF THE JUSTIFICATION
BLOC, INCREASING THE FIXED PENALTY FINES EN MINOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS.
"INCREASES BY 40 PER CENT OR MORE IN FIXED PENALTY FINES,
DO NOT $280,
$140 TO $200 AND FROM $200 TO BECAUSE GOVERNMENT CANNOT OFFSET ACCUMULATED ONE SHOT," HE SAID.
FROM SEEM ΤΟ BE JUSTIFIED INFLATIONARY EFFECT BY
DRIVERS
DID
NOT
HE DID NOT THINK THAT THE INCREASES WOULD ACHIEVE A RESTORATION
VALUE
FOR OF
FINES, OF THE DETERRENT INTENTIONALLY CHOOSE TO VIOLATE THE LAW.
THE
MOST
"VERY OFTEN, THEY ARE THE VICTIMS OF THE MANY ROAD RE-ROUTEINGS THAT TAKE PLACE ALL OVER HONG KONG AND THE CHANGES MADE TO ROAD SIGNS WHICH ESCAPE THEIR NOTICE.
"DRIVERS NOT FAMILIAR WITH SUCH ROAD CONDITIONS
POLICE OFFICERS OR TRAFFIC
"
OFFENDERS, MR CHEUNG SAID.
ON WARDENS
ROAD WORKS AND FREQUENT
FALL PREY TO
THE WATCH FOR UNINTENDING
THE PLIGHT OF
A DAY'S WAGES
HE SAID THE COUNCIL MUST NOT BE INDIFFERENT TO THE AVERAGE DECENT PROFESSIONAL DRIVER WHO WOULD LOSE BECAUSE OF AN UNINTENTIONAL MISTAKE UNDER THE ORDINANCE.
AGAINST SERIOUS THE GOVERNMENT TO HAVE SYMPATHETIC
THOUGH SUPPORTING THE LEVEL OF PROPOSED FINES TRAFFIC OFFENCES, MR CHEUNG URGED COUNCILLORS AND RECONSIDER THE
MINOR OFFENCES,
FINES FOR
REGARD TO THE PLIGHT OF THE DRIVING PUBLIC.
AND
/MR CHEUNG