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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1990

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FIXED PENALTY FOR PEDESTRIAN CROSSING OFFENCE

RESOLUTION

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PASSED A

OF $200 ON DRIVERS PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOSITION OF A FIXED PENALTY WHO CONTRAVENE THE YELLOW STRIPED MARKING AT PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS.

THE MOVING

MOTION,

THE

FOR

THE HON SECRETARY

TRANSPORT, STRIPED YELLOW

MARKING WAS INTRODUCED TO MICHAEL LEUNG, SAID THE

THE MARKED AREA AND PREVENT ANY PERSON FROM DRIVING A VEHICLE INTO STOPPING.

DURING A TWO-YEAR TRIAL OF

CROSSINGS, CONTROLLED PEDESTRIAN

THE MARKING AT RESULTS SHOWED

32 LIGHT SIGNAL THAT VEHICULAR

OBSTRUCTION WAS REDUCED BY 60 PER CENT AND ACCIDENTS TO PEDESTRIANS BY 18.2 PER CENT, HE ADDED.

THE RESOLUTION WILL COME INTO EFFECT ON OCTOBER 1 THIS YEAR.

INCREASED LEGAL AID FEES APPROVED

THE LEGISLATIVE

* * * *

COUNCIL TODAY

PASSED (WEDNESDAY)

A MOTION (AMENDMENT} RULES 1990, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

CRIMINAL CASES APPROVING THE LEGAL AID IN MADE BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE UNDER SECTION 9A OF THE ORDINANCE.

IN

ORDINANCE, THE THAT THE PURPOSE THE MAXIMUM FEES DIRECTOR OF LEGAL

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE MOVING A MOTION UNDER THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON SIR DAVID FORD, EXPLAINED OF THE AMENDED RULES WAS TO EFFECT AN INCREASE PAYABLE TO COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS ASSIGNED BY THE AID TO CONDUCT CRIMINAL CASES.

THE PRESENT OPERATING COSTS

HE SAID THE FEES WERE LAST INCREASED IN 1987 AND

RISE IN TO REFLECT INFLATION AND THE PROPOSAL WAS SINCE THEN.

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1, 1990, THE MAXIMUM FRES WILL BUT WITH GREATER INCREASES REQUIRE SUBSTANTIALLY

WITH EFFECT FROM APRIL INCREASED ON AVERAGE BY 25 PER CENT, RESPECT OF APPEAL CASES WHICH PREPARATION,' HE SAID.

SIR DAVID POINTED OUT THAT THE

ENSURE NEED TO

THAT

REGARD TO THE

BE

IN

MORE

REVISION HAD BEEN MADE WITH

AND ABLE EXPERIENCED

LAWYERS FAIR

WERE AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT CRIMINAL CASES AND IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AND REASONABLE REMUNERATION FOR THE WORK DONE.

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