15
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1992
OF THE 42 PERSONS CONVICTED, 12 WERE SENTENCED TO OF SIX MONTHS OR LESS, ONE WAS CONDITIONALLY DISCHARGED, GIVEN A SUSPENDED SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT, AND 21 WERE AVERAGE FINE WAS $5,700.
THE FOLLOWING IS A TABLE
OFFENCES:
IMPRISONMENT EIGHT WERE FINED. THE
OF STATISTICS ON LOANSHARKING
YEAR
1989
1990
1991
TOTAL
CASES REPORTED TO THE POLICE
78
78
67
223
UNTIL 30.6.91
PERSONS PROSECUTED
42
32
6
80
SENTENCE:
ACQUITTED
17
15
38
SUSPENDED IMPRISONMENT
4
4
8
CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE
1
1
IMPRISONMENT
←
LESS THAN 6 MONTHS 6 MONTHS
2
.3
7
→ 4
5
7
FINE
11
10
21
STUDY UNDERWAY TO SPEED UP JUDICIAL PROCESS
THE ΤΟ
JUDICIARY IS CONDUCTING AN INFORMATION SUGGEST WAYS IN WHICH MODERN TECHNOLOGY INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
STUDY
SYSTEMS STRATEGIC MAY BE USED ΤΟ
THIS WAS STATED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON SIR DAVID FORD,
IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY
THE HON PANG CHUN-HOI,
SIR DAVID SAID THE STUDY AIMED AT SPEEDING UP THE JUDICIAL PROCESS AND WOULD BE COMPLETED SOON.
ESTABLISHMENT OF
MONITORED BY
JUDGES AND THE
ADMINISTRATION
MAGISTRATES WILL THE
AND
MEANWHILE, THE CONTINUB
CLOSELY TO BE JUDICIARY, HE SAID.
/GIVEN THE