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Overall picture on caseload and disposal at all Court levels

Magistrates' Courts

CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS

    Caseload Disposal *
    2008 2009 2010 2008 2009 2010
- Charge Cases 45 087 42 367 37 896 44 710 42 488 38 270
- Hawker Cases 11 719 12 537 10 911 11 687 12 539 10 915
- Departmental & Private Summonses 183 282 183 928 189 696 173 307 186 377 184 208
- Driving-Offence Points Summonses 5 094 4 893 2 609 4 582 5 851 3 496
- Fixed Penalty Summonses (Traffic) 1 202 1 033 905 1 143 1 154 924
- Fixed Penalty Summonses (Public Cleanliness Offences) 458 578 451 419 624 475
- Fixed Penalty Summonses (Smoking Offences)@ - 7 89 - 1 77
- Miscellaneous Proceedings 12 881 12 657 11 932 13 025 13 594 11 965
- Departmental Notice 1 368 761 653 1 482 776 662
- Fixed Penalty Notice (Traffic) 73 119 64 959 59 387 75 579 66 955 60 355
- Fixed Penalty Notice (Public Cleanliness Offences) 3 232 3 606 3 003 3 176 3 567 3 066
- Fixed Penalty Notice (Smoking Offences)@ - 113 1 019 - 47 965
  Total 337 442 327 439 318 551 329 110 333 973 315 378
* 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trial or hearing, pre-hearing payments of all penalties and costs, and applications which have been granted, refused, withdrawn or struck out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 Time (days)
    Target 2008 2009 2010
Summonses - from plea to date of trial
50 78 63 50
Charge Cases - from plea to date of trial
        
- Cases involving defendants in custody
 30-45 41 43 37
- Cases involving defendants on bail
 45-60 56 55 51
Last Update Date : 04-03-2011