Overall picture on caseload and disposal at all Court levels

Magistrates' Courts

CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS

  CaseloadDisposal *
  200720082009200720082009
-Charge Cases45 14945 08742 36745 30544 71042 488
-Hawker Cases11 06511 71912 53711 06911 68712 539
-Departmental & Private Summonses158 009183 282183 928156 588173 307186 377
-Driving-Offence Points Summonses4 4605 0944 8934 3794 5825 851
-Fixed Penalty Summonses (Traffic)1 1031 2021 0331 1341 1431 154
-Fixed Penalty Summonses (Public Cleanliness Offences)426458578455419624
-Fixed Penalty Summonses (Smoking Offences)@--7--1
-Miscellaneous Proceedings13 53112 88112 65713 73613 02513 594
-Departmental Notice1 7661 3687611 7671 482776
-Fixed Penalty Notice (Traffic)75 91573 11964 95982 10175 57966 955
-Fixed Penalty Notice (Public Cleanliness Offences)2 7903 2323 6062 8403 1763 567
-Fixed Penalty Notice (Smoking Offences)@--113--47
 Total314 214337 442327 439319 374329 110333 973
*Case disposal refers to cases where defendants have been convicted or acquitted after trial or hearing, pre-hearing payments of all penalties and costs, and applications which have been granted, refused, withdrawn or struck out
@New case types pursuant to the Fixed Penalty (Smoking Offences) Ordinance, Cap. 600 come into effect on 1.9.2009

WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS

  Waiting Times (days)
  Target200720082009
Summonses - from plea to date of trial
50 957863
Charge Cases - from plea to date of trial
    
- Cases involving defendants in custody
30-45474143
- Cases involving defendants on bail
45-60645655
Last Update Date : 04-03-2010