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APPENDICES

1997

1998

1999

Small Claims Tribunal

Number of claims filed

Labour Tribunal

39 196

54 613

57 442

Number of cases filed

6 319

9 476

11 594

Obscene Articles Tribunal

Number of cases filed for classification

1 004

1 539

Number of articles filed for determination

315 184

264 291

2686 617 670

Total

316 188

265 830

620 356

Coroner's Court

Number of inquests held

203

201

Number of deaths inquired into

7 264

7 788

263 7 793

Lands Tribunal

Number of cases filed

5 026

5 955

5 633

Magistracies

Charge sheets issued

132 094

126 882

92 101

Department Summonses issued

152 631

198 068

188 878

Drivers' Offence Point Summonses issued

6 703

7 884

Fixed Penalty Summonses issued

1 852

1962

6 456 1 612

Private Summons

9

18

5

Miscellaneous proceedings issued

12 774

7 211

7 562

Anti-litter notices issued

Fixed penalty notices issued

Total

Defendants charged

Adults

Juveniles

40 873

45 705

33 994

129 993

136 264

96 452

476 929

523 994

427 060

488 169

535 995

437 869

3 326

3 061

2 946

Total

Defendants convicted

491 495

539 056

440 815

Adults

Juveniles

Total

398 716

481 954

1 978

400 694

1 491

388 608 511

483 445

389 119

Notes: (1) Figures are available from 1 July 1997 onwards.

(2) Figures are available from 20 February 1997 onwards.

(3) The figures included the number of bankruptcy notices. Since 1 April 1998 with the commencement of the Bankruptcy (Amendment)

Rules 1998, bankruptcy notices were no longer issued.

(4) Figures are available from 1999 onwards.

(5) Figures are available from 1 April 1998 onwards.

+

The figure is incorporated into “Administrative law proceedings". Not applicable.

Source: Judiciary.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2825 4667)

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Correctional Services

Prisoners

Male

Female

Drug addiction treatment centre inmates