TNAG-1642-FCO40-2289-Public-finance-in-Hong-Kong-Supplementary-Appropriation-(198-1987 — Page 274

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Date:

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Reporter: PMO

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As an interesting figure, I think, by

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1980 by these clerical procedures we have been able to recover some

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improve procedures.

$7.4 million while in the same time court bailiffs I think have been

as much as we can in an endeavour to improve

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CHAIRMAN:

Thank you.

Any more questions ?

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MR CHEONG:

Thank you.

I have no more questions.

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Mr Commissioner, I see that although the fixed penalty tickets in some instances have gone down, complaints have gone up. Didn't you make a pertinent remark that you are receiving more complaints and you are assigning more senior officers to take

care of it ? Can you let us know whether the trend is that you expect more people would be making more complaints ?

C of P:

Yes, in fact, this is a trend, that complaints have gone up and quite considerably in fact. I think probably the reasons for this are that the penalties went up quite considerably and certainly then the penalties over and above the double penalty for non-payment went up. I think this made people much more concerned about paying the tickets and has resulted in an increase in the number of complaints.

CHAIRMAN:

Thank you.

Mr Chan ?

MR CHAN:

Would the Commissioner of Police accept that

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C of P:

What date was that referring to, sir ?

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