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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1989

FOR

DR IP SAID SUCH COMPUTER BACK-UP WOULD PAVE THE WAY INTRODUCING A FIXED PENALTY FOR LITTERING, SPITTING, JAYWALKING, HAWKING AND SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES.

A LOT MORE COURT TIME COULD THEN BE SAVED.

BUT SHE AGREED THAT THIS WOULD TAKE TIME AND THEREFORE ACCEPTED THAT HONG KONG SHOULD GO AHEAD FIRST WITH CHARGING BY WAY OF SUMMONS.

HEFTY INCREASES IN FIXED PENALTY FINES NOT JUSTIFIED

SAID

IN

THE

FINES ARE NOT COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE

SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN FIXED PENALTY TRAFFIC

DAVID CHEUNG JUSTIFIED, THE HON MEETING TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

BY THE SECRETARY FOR

HE WAS SPEAKING AGAINST A MOTION MOVED TRANSPORT UNDER THE FIXED PENALTY (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) ORDINANCE.

HE WAS

FOR

THOSE PARTICULARLY

FOR

MR CHEUNG SAID

SCEPTICAL OF THE JUSTIFICATION

BLOC, INCREASING THE FIXED PENALTY FINES EN MINOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS.

"INCREASES BY 40 PER CENT OR MORE IN FIXED PENALTY FINES,

DO NOT $280,

$140 TO $200 AND FROM $200 TO BECAUSE GOVERNMENT CANNOT OFFSET ACCUMULATED ONE SHOT," HE SAID.

FROM SEEM ΤΟ BE JUSTIFIED INFLATIONARY EFFECT BY

DRIVERS

DID

NOT

HE DID NOT THINK THAT THE INCREASES WOULD ACHIEVE A RESTORATION

VALUE

FOR OF

FINES, OF THE DETERRENT INTENTIONALLY CHOOSE TO VIOLATE THE LAW.

THE

MOST

"VERY OFTEN, THEY ARE THE VICTIMS OF THE MANY ROAD RE-ROUTEINGS THAT TAKE PLACE ALL OVER HONG KONG AND THE CHANGES MADE TO ROAD SIGNS WHICH ESCAPE THEIR NOTICE.

"DRIVERS NOT FAMILIAR WITH SUCH ROAD CONDITIONS

POLICE OFFICERS OR TRAFFIC

"

OFFENDERS, MR CHEUNG SAID.

ON WARDENS

ROAD WORKS AND FREQUENT

FALL PREY TO

THE WATCH FOR UNINTENDING

THE PLIGHT OF

A DAY'S WAGES

HE SAID THE COUNCIL MUST NOT BE INDIFFERENT TO THE AVERAGE DECENT PROFESSIONAL DRIVER WHO WOULD LOSE BECAUSE OF AN UNINTENTIONAL MISTAKE UNDER THE ORDINANCE.

AGAINST SERIOUS THE GOVERNMENT TO HAVE SYMPATHETIC

THOUGH SUPPORTING THE LEVEL OF PROPOSED FINES TRAFFIC OFFENCES, MR CHEUNG URGED COUNCILLORS AND RECONSIDER THE

MINOR OFFENCES,

FINES FOR

REGARD TO THE PLIGHT OF THE DRIVING PUBLIC.

AND

/MR CHEUNG