SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1994

POLICE TRAFFIC WING MAKES PERFORMANCE PLEDGE

THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE, AS A MOVE TO CLIENT-BASED CULTURE, HAS BROUGHT ITS TRAFFIC OF ITS CURRENT PERFORMANCE PLEDGE - PROGRAMME.

FURTHER DEVELOP ITS WING UNDER THE AMRIT

THAT FOLLOWING THE

A POLICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY ( (SATURDAY) SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF PREVIOUS PLEDGES RESPONSE TO 999 CALLS, TIME TO OBTAIN THE CERTIFICATE OF NO CRIMINAL CONVICTION AND THE ISSUE OF LICENSES AND PERMITS THE NO. 4 PLEDGE COVERS A BUSY ASPECT OF.. POLICE ACTIVITIES RELATING TO THE INVESTIGATION OF NON-FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS' ABOUT FIXED PENALTY TICKETS.

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IN IT'S IMPLEMENTATION, THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS SPECIFIED ARF:-

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THE POLICE WILL COMPLETE THEIR ENQUIRIES INTO A NON- FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AND ADVISE INTERESTED · PARTIES. OF THE OUTCOME WITHIN THREF MONTHS FROM RECEIPT OF THE REPORT.

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THE POLICE WILL INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS MADE BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON THE ISSUE OF FIXED PENALTY TICKETS AND REPORT THE RESULT TO THE COMPLAINANT WITHIN TWO MONTHS FROM RECEIPT OF THE COMPLAINT.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID INVESTIGATIONS WERE COMPLETED

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ACCIDENT THE FIRST OF 7.939

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MOST NON-FATAL TRAFFIC WITHIN . THREE MONTHS. IN THREE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, THE POLICE HAD CONDUCTED A TOTAL INVESTIGATIONS, WITH ONLY 33 OF THEM, OR 0.4 PER CENT, COULD NOT BE COMPLETED WITHIN THE STANDARD PERIOD OF TIME.

HE SAID DELAYS RESULTED FRON MANT CAUSES, INCLUDING: THE ATM DRIVER OR WITNESS COULD NOT BE LOCATED; THE CASE WAS PENDING FOR MEDICAL OR INSURANCE REPORTS OR LEGAL ADVICE, GR A CRININAE" INVESTIGATION WAS INVOLVED.

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"ALL THESE FACTORS MAY REQUIRE LONGER INVESTIGATION TIME FOR NON-FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, BUT THE FORCE IS DETERMINED TO ΤΕΣ ITS BEST TO COMPLY WITH THE PERFORMANCE TARGET, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

REGARDING INVESTIGATIONS ON FIXED PENALTY TICKETS, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT COMPLAINTS ON THIS NATTER WOULD FIRST BE INVESTIGATED BY THE FORMATION COMMANDER OF THE ISSUING OFFICER CONCERNED, AND A FINAL DECISION WOULD BE MADE BY THE CENTRAL PROSECUTION BUREAU.

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IN 1993, A TOTAL OF 2,817 COMPLAINTS ON' FENALTY RELATED TO DRIVING OFFENCES WERE RECEIVED, OUT OF WHICH 784 OR 27.8 PER CENT, WERE WITHDRAWN AFTER INVESTIGATION. FOR PARKING PENALTY TICKETS, 24,167 COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVEG "AND €,014 OR 24.9 PER CENT, WERE EVENTUALLY CANCELLED.

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THE SPOKESMAN SAID ACCORDING

PAST EXPERIENCES, INVESTIGATIONS ABOUT FIXED PENALTY TICKETS COULD BE FINISHED WITHIN TWO MONTHS. BUT IF THE CONCERNED POLICE OFFICER WAS ON VACATION OR ON NIGHT-SHIFT DUTIES, LONGER INVESTIGATION TIME MIGHT BE NEEDED.

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