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4 FEBRUARY 1974 whilst disqualified-and for all traffic of a fixed penalty ticket system for park- offences. The drop in the latter in 1972 ing offences, which are thus excluded for
those years.
and 1973 was caused by the introduction
Fatal
Accidents Notified Serious
Serious Traffic
All
Traffic
Slight
Total
Offences
Offences
1969
314
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3,970
5,891
10,175
N.A.
174,350
1970
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367
4,908
6,555
11,730
21,525
170,814
1971
***
362
4,346
7,572
12,280
27,636
169,494
1972
414
...
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4,679
7,705
12,798
24,351
94,286
1973
***
455
4,819
7,240
12,714
28,375
133,086
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Mr. Carter asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many people have died as a result of injuries sustained in road traffic acci- dents in Hong Kong in each of the past five years; and how many of these cases have resulted in prison sentences for those found guilty of dangerous or unlawful driving.
Mr. Blaker: The number of people killed as a result of road traffic accidents during the calendar years 1969 to 1973
was:
1969 1970
...
▸
1971
***
1972
***
...
1973
***
...
326
381
383
***
...
441 482
In some cases more than one person was killed in the same accident. Because of the way the statistics are classified, it is not possible to say without substan- tial further research how many of these cases have resulted in prison sentences.
The following table shows the number of people who served or are serving prison sentences for dangerous driving and other road traffic offences:
Offenders Act 1967 as applied and modi- fied by the Fugitive Offenders (Hong Kong) Order 1967.
During the last five years the figures of applications for return of fugitives from Hong Kong to the United Kingdom were as follows: 1969, nil; 1970, nil; 1971, 1 application-successful; 1972, 1 applica- tion, which was withdrawn following the voluntary return of the fugitive; 1973, nil. There were no applications under the Fugitive Offenders Act for any returns to Hong Kong from the United Kingdom over the same period.
Mr. Carter asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many murders took place in Hong | Kong in each of the past five years; how many of these resulted in criminal charges being preferred; and how many and of what kind were the subsequent sentences.
Mr. Blaker: Homicides cannot be classified as murders until the courts have so found. During the calendar years 1969 to 1973 the following numbers of homicides were reported to the police. with the results indicated:
No. of Cases Reported
Capo ha
پانیا
+pa
розк
612.
Financial Year
(A)
Dangerous
Driving
(B) Other Road Traffic Offences
1969-70 ...
Not available
(different classification used)
1970-71
40
1971-72
4
1972-73
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1973-74
13 68
+10
Mr. Carter asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the rules for extradition be- tween Hong Kong and the United King- dom and on how many occasions they have been used over the past five years.
Mr. Blaker: Extradition arrangements between Hong Kong and the United Kingdom are governed by the Fugitive
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1969
1970
1971
1972
**
1973
...
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***
55
71
***
98
115
***
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110
· No. of Cases Taken to Court
1969
1970
**
1971
1972
1973
39638
...
..
35
***
46
67
65
62
The following table shows the outcome Supreme Court during the financial years of murder cases dealt with in the
1968-69 to 1972-73. Although all cases were trials for murder, some convictions were for lesser offences. Convictions for murder in Hong Kong carry the death
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