TNAG-1449-FCO40-1953-Minutes-and-Hansards-of-the-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 74

A

-

- 3

-

Very serious cases of speeding will continue to

be dealt with by summonses and court proceedings under the

Road Traffic Ordinance, and the discretionary power of the

court to order disqualification and retest will provide

sufficient means against them. The Road Traffic Ordinance

will also have to be used in special circumstances where

the fixed penalty system cannot be applied, such as when a

speeding offender cannot be stopped and issued with a

fixed penalty notice. In these exceptional cases,

offenders will build up a record towards disqualification

under the driving-offence points system and not, as at

present, on the basis of the number of convictions under

the Road Traffic Ordinance.

adjourned.

Sir, I move that the debate on this motion be