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Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels
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 CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS

  CaseloadDisposal *
  201020112012201020112012
Charge Cases37 89635 24334 36038 27034 84334 322
Hawker Cases10 91110 1929 39610 91510 1979 386
Departmental & Private Summonses189 696185 102192 566184 208184 862189 123
Driving-Offence Points Summonses2 6091 9681 9663 4962 1552 033
Fixed Penalty Summonses (Traffic)905612742924719701
Fixed Penalty Summonses (Public Cleanliness Offences)451319244475343248
Fixed Penalty Summonses (Smoking Offences)897649777858
Fixed Penalty Summonses (Vehicle Idling)@-00-00
Fixed Penalty Summonses (Mandatory Window Inspection)^--0--0
Miscellaneous Proceedings11 93210 71811 13811 96510 87711 793
Departmental Notice653824789662846796
Fixed Penalty Notice (Traffic)59 38758 28168 02860 35558 99568 845
Fixed Penalty Notice (Public Cleanliness Offences)3 0032 6222 6433 0662 7532 609
Fixed Penalty Notice (Smoking Offences)1 0191 0099979651 0411 016
Fixed Penalty Notice (Vehicle Idling)@-00-00
Fixed Penalty Notice (Mandatory Window Inspection)^--0--0
 Total318 551306 966322 918315 378307 709320 930
*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trial or hearing, pre-hearing payments of all penalties and costs, and applications which have been granted, refused, withdrawn or struck out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 Motor Vehicle Idling (Fixed Penalty) Ordinance, Cap. 611 came into effect on 15.12.2011
^New case types pursuant to Section 30(C) of the Building Ordinance, Cap. 123 came into effect on 30.6.2012
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 AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS

  Average Waiting Time (days)
  Target201020112012
Summonses - from plea to date of trial
50 505454
Charge Cases - from plea to date of trial
    
For defendants in custody
30-45373841
For defendants on bail
45-60515151

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