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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1989

MR LEUNG SAID THE INCREASES DID NOT APPLY TO TWO SPECIFIC MOVING OFFENCES.

FIRST, A HIGHER FINE OF $450 WAS PROPOSED FOR OVERLOADING

OVERLOADING BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF

OFFENCES IN 1988 HAD SHOWN AN ALARMING INCREASE OVER THAT OF 1985, FROM ABOUT 1,600 TO 27,000.

SAFETY.

OVERLOADING ALSO REDUCED BRAKING EFFICIENCY AND AFFECTED ROAD

LIGHT BUSES NOT WAS

SECURELY

SECOND, THE FINE FOR DRIVING PRIVATE CARS, TAXIS, AND GOODS VEHICLES WHEN

FRONT SEAT PASSENGER FASTENED WITH A SEAT BELT WOULD REMAIN AT $140.

A

MR LEUNG SAID THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAD ADVISED

FIXED PENALTY THAT THE

IMPOSED ON DRIVERS IN

OF RESPECT

THEIR SEAT VICARIOUS LIABILITY FOR FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS' FAILURE TO WEAR A BELT SHOULD BE LOWER BECAUSE PASSENGERS RATHER THAN DRIVERS SHOULD PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OFFENCE.

BE

THE MOTION WAS MOVED UNDER THE FIXED PENALTY PROCEEDINGS) ORDINANCE.

(CRIMINAL

RIGHT MOVE ON SEAT BELTS

TAXIS, LIGHT

BUSES THE HON

IT IS RIGHT THAT FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS IN AND GOODS VEHICLES SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO WEAR SEAT BELTS, DR HENRIETTA IP SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MOVED BY THE SECRETARY FOR SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF A MOTION

PROCEEDINGS) ORDINANCE, TRANSPORT UNDER THE FIXED PENALTY (CRIMINAL

SHOULD DR IP SAID FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS WHO WERE OVER 15 YEARS OF AGE BEAR FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY.

INTENTION

TO CHARGE A

BUT SHE DISAGREED IN PRINCIPLE WITH THE DEFAULTER BY WAY OF SUMMONS AND NOT BY FIXED PENALTY,

SUMMONS ING THE DEFAULTER AND WITNESSES WOULD

AND ALSO VALUABLE COURT TIME.

IN VIEW OF THE PRESENT LABOUR SHORTAGE, WORKING TOWARDS SAVING TIME AND EFFORT, SHE SAID.

WASTE

MAN HOURS

HONG KONG SHOULD BE

THE PRESENT COMPUTER THE TERRITORY, SO SHE SAID.

"I CONSIDER IT JUSTIFIED THAT WE EXPAND SYSTEM TO INCLUDE INFORMATION ON ALL RESIDENTS IN THAT A FIXED PENALTY CAN BE ISSUED TO OFFENDING PASSENGERS,

"I

/DR IP