LCQ20: Measures to replace fixed penalties

Following is a question by the Hon Duncan Chiu and a written reply by the Secretary for Transport and Logistics, Ms Mable Chan, in the Legislative Council today (October 28): Question: Under existing legislation, the Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations (Cap. 374G) impose a fixed penalty of $2,000 on pedestrians crossing a road in contravention of light signals, while the Fixed Penalty (Public Cleanliness and Obstruction) Ordinance (Cap. 570) imposes a fixed penalty of $3,000 on depositing of litter or waste. However, there are views that the fixed penalty mechanism lacks flexibility. Apart from increasing the financial burden on the grass roots, such measure may not lead to sustained behavioural changes or improve public law-abiding awareness, and the Government should consider introducing alternative measures that are more targeted and of educational significance. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council: (1) of the number of prosecutions instituted against pedestrians crossing a road in contravention of traffic rules over the past three years, and among these, the respective numbers of cases in which verbal warnings were issued and fixed penalties were i

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