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WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1976

HOWEVER, HE ADDED, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE $50 FIXED PENALTY FOR THIS OFFENCE IS GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE AND ADEQUATE IN DETERRENT EFFECT.+

MR. WU SAID THAT THE UNOFFICIALS WERE NOW PREPARING TO PRESENT SOME OF THE POINTS COLLECTED DURING THEIR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNIONS. FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WITH A VIEW TO AVOIDING AMBIGUITIES AND ABUSE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FIXED PENALTY LAWS.

HE STRESSED THAT IN THE HIGHLY CONGESTED CONDITIONS OF HONG KONG. PRACTICAL AND EFFECTIVE LAWS WERE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FOR SMOOTH TRAFFIC FLOW WITH MINIMUM OBSTRUCTION, HAZARDS AND DANGER TO ALL ROAD USERS, AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEDESTRIANS, PASSENGERS, AND PROFESSIONAL AS WELL AS NON-PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS.

+APPROPRIATE PENALTIES FOR OFFENDERS IMPOSED IN A FAIR AND JUST MANNER WOULD ENSURE SATISFACTORY ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW, AND

+ THIS DESERVES THE SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION OF ALL CONCERNED, HE SAID.

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