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Mr. Lee Yu-tai:- Sir, is it true that in some cases people have

paid a fixed penalty for speeding and then are notified that the

penalty is withdrawn and court summons issued instead?

If so,

is this tantamount to someone having served the sentence and then

tried again for the same offence?

Secretary for Transport:- Yes, until recently, Sir, where a person

received either a fourth speeding ticket or was proceeded against

for the fourth time as if it was a combination of summons and

fixed penalties then the fixed penalty in the case of a fourth

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offence was withdrawn by the Commissioner of Police and proceedings

under the Road Traffic Ordinance were instituted. This past practice

has now ceased, Sir.

Mr. Ngai Shiu-kit:- Sir, in order to alleviate the hardship encountered

especially by professional drivers, should the Government consider

giving written warnings to those who have accumulated a record of

two speeding offences in a row and what is the current procedure

for appeal by disqualified drivers?

Secretary for Transport:- Yes, Sir, we do have under consideration

the question of a warning to those who are approaching the danger level

in term of penalty points. As to the appeal procedure, I am afraid

I do not know exactly what it is and I'll have to undertake to give

Mr. Ngai a written answer.