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Speech by the Secretary for Transport in the

Legislative Council on 25 June 1986

Road Traffic (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 1986

Sir,

I move the second reading of the Road Traffic

(Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 1986.

The object of the Bill is to amend the legal and

administrative framework for dealing with speeding

offences. The amendments arise from a review undertaken

as a result of criticism from the public and the Judiciary

that there are inconsistencies in the penalties attached

to speeding offences. In particular, there are

differences in the criteria for disqualification from

driving under the Road Traffic Ordinance and the Road

Traffic (Driving-offence Points) Ordinance.

A number of changes to existing legislation with

regard to speeding offences are proposed. First, the

provision for mandatory disqualification for speeding

offences under the Road Traffic Ordinance will be

repealed.

Disqualification will normally only result from

the accumulation of points under the driving-offence

points system. However, the court will retain its

discretionary power to order disqualification for a

speeding offence under the Road Traffic Ordinance.