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driving offence points system

Question No. 11

Written Reply by the Hon. Michaet Leung, Secretary for Transport, to a Question asked by the Hon. CHAN Ying-Tun in Legislative Council en 25 November 1987

il. Mr. CHAN YINTY-LUN asked :

Will Government inform this Council how many drivers have been disqualified on incurring the maximum 15 penalty points since the implementation of the driving offence points system, how many of them are drivers by occupation, whether Government is satisfied with the effectiveness of the driving offence points system, and if not whether a review will be conducted?

SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT:

Sir,

Since the introduction of the driving Offence oints System in August 1984, a total of 2,011 drivers have

so far been disqualified for incurring 15 or more penalty

per cent

points. Of these, 584 or 29% are known to be professional

that is drivers, ie holders of driving licences of taxis, buses,

PLBS or medium/heavy goods vehicles.

The rest are holders of

driving licences of private cars, light goods vehicles or motor cycles. Some of the disqualified light goods vehicle drivers may of course also be drivers by occupation. However, as holders of private car driving licences are permitted at present to drive light goods vehicles, separate statistics are not available for this category of drivers.

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