Overall picture on caseload and disposal at all Court levels

Magistrates' Courts

CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS

  CaseloadDisposal *
  200820092010200820092010
-Charge Cases45 08742 36737 89644 71042 48838 270
-Hawker Cases11 71912 53710 91111 68712 53910 915
-Departmental & Private Summonses183 282183 928189 696173 307186 377184 208
-Driving-Offence Points Summonses5 0944 8932 6094 5825 8513 496
-Fixed Penalty Summonses (Traffic)1 2021 0339051 1431 154924
-Fixed Penalty Summonses (Public Cleanliness Offences)458578451419624475
-Fixed Penalty Summonses (Smoking Offences)@-789-177
-Miscellaneous Proceedings12 88112 65711 93213 02513 59411 965
-Departmental Notice1 3687616531 482776662
-Fixed Penalty Notice (Traffic)73 11964 95959 38775 57966 95560 355
-Fixed Penalty Notice (Public Cleanliness Offences)3 2323 6063 0033 1763 5673 066
-Fixed Penalty Notice (Smoking Offences)@-1131 019-47965
 Total337 442327 439318 551329 110333 973315 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trial or hearing, pre-hearing payments of all penalties and costs, and applications which have been granted, refused, withdrawn or struck out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)
  Target200820092010
Summonses - from plea to date of trial
50 786350
Charge Cases - from plea to date of trial
    
- Cases involving defendants in custody
30-45414337
- Cases involving defendants on bail
45-60565551
Last Update Date : 04-03-2011