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Government will also tighten up the inspection
Six-year requirements for light goods vehicles. As a first step, all 6
year old light goods vehicles below 1.9 tonnes, which account
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for over 80% of the light goods vehicle fleet, will be
included in the Private Car Inspection Scheme for annual
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inspection. The second step wibe to inspect all goods
vehicles annually when the new Kowloon Bay Vehicle Inspection
Centre is fully operational in 1991.
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As regards existing penalties for reckless driving
under the Road Traffic Ordinance, these are already quite
severe and there is no intention at present to amend the law.
A person who has committed the offence is liable on conviction on indictment to a fine of $20,000 and to imprisonment for 5
years, and on summary conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to
imprisonment for 12 months. Where reckless driving causes the
death of another person, the penalties will increase to a fine
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of $25,000 and years imprisonment on conviction on
indictment, and on summary conviction to a fine of $12,500 and
two to imprisonment for years.
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In addition to these penalties, the offender shall
be disqualified in a second or subsequent conviction, and may
be disqualified in a first offence in serious cases. Also, under the Øriving Øffence-points Scheme, a person found guilty
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of reckless driving will attract the maximum ten points.
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