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Cameras are being installed at 13 signalised road junctions in Tuen Mun, Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai where red light jumping is a problem, according to the engineer of Road Safety and Standards Division of Transport Department, Mr Wong Kam-tong.
The first two locations to install the system are at the road junction of Tsing Lun Road and Fu Tei Roundabout and the junction of Tsun Wen Road, Tai Fong Street and Tsing Chung Koon Road. The systems in other locations can fully be implemented in September.
Mr Wong said: "The red light camera system will reduce red light violations and enhance road safety in Light Rail Transit Area.
"A vehicle which violates the red light signal will be detected and photographs will be taken. The photographs will show the offending vehicle and the red signal light aspect.
"The licence plate number of the offending vehicle will be clearly shown in the photographs. As a result, the photographs will provide a clear evidence for the police to prosecute the red light runners."
Mr Wong reminds the public that red light jumping is a serious offence which carries a penalty of three demerit points.
The maximum penalty for first conviction is a fine of $5,000 and three months' imprisonment. The maximum fine is $10,000 and six months' imprisonment for the second or subsequent convictions.
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Patents Bill to protect inventions
The Patents Bill, which establishes an independent patent system in Hong Kong for the protection of inventions in line with international standards, will be gazetted tomorrow (Friday).
A spokesman for the Trade and Industry Branch said: "The Patents Bill provides for the grant of independent patents in Hong Kong based on the registration of a patent granted by the United Kingdom Patent Office, the European Patent Office designating the United Kingdom, or the Chinese Patent Office.