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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1994

THE ANSWERS TO THE THREE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ARE:-

(A)

MEASURES TO RECOVER OUTSTANDING FIXED PENALTIES

THEN AN

IF THE RECIPIENT OF A DEMAND NOTICE FAILS TO PAY THE FIXED PENALTY WITHIN 10 DAYS, AN APPLICATION IS MADE TO A MAGISTRATE FOR THE ISSUE OF A COURT ORDER. THE PERSON MAY WITH BE REQUIRED TO PAY THE FIXED PENALTY, TOGETHER ADDITIONAL SUM EQUIVALENT TO THE AMOUNT OF THE FIXED

AS WELL AS COSTS. PENALTY,

ON ISSUE OF THE COURT ORDER, THE MAGISTRATE MAY AT THE SAME TIME MAKE AN ORDER DIRECTING THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT TO REFUSE TO

TO

ISSUE OR RENEW THE PERSON'S DRIVING LICENCE, TO REFUSE ISSUE OR RENEW HIS VEHICLE LICENCE, AND то REFUSE ΤΟ EFFECT THE TRANSFER OF ANY VEHICLES REGISTERED UNDER HIS NAME. THE LATTER ORDER REMAINS IN FORCE UNTIL ALL OUTSTANDING SUMS ARE PAID.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT MADE WITHIN ONE MONTH OF THE COURT ORDER BEING ISSUED, A MAGISTRATE MAY ISSUE A DISTRESS WARRANT DIRECTING COURT BAILIFFS TO ENFORCE PAYMENT.

(B) WHETHER SUCH MEASURES ARE EFFECTIVE

WE ARE SATISFIED THAT THESE MEASURES ARE EFFECTIVE.

(C) WHETHER A REVIEW OF SUCH MEASURES WILL BE CONDUCTED

THE

MEASURES HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND THIS RESULTED IN

OF LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS GIVING INTRODUCTION

EFFECT WE DO THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN ANSWER (A) ABOVE. CONSIDER A FURTHER REVIEW NECESSARY AT THIS STAGE, BUT THE SITUATION WILL BE KEPT UNDER REVIEW.

THE

ΤΟ

NOT

USE OF GOVT CARS

*

FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY THE HON ALBERT CHAN WAI-YIP AND A WRITTEN REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY, MR DONALD TSANG, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):

IN

QUESTION : WITH

REGARD

TO THE EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE GOVERNMENT VEHICLES BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL OF :

USE

OF

WILL

THE

/(A) THE