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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 *
  201220132014201220132014
Charge Cases34 36034 25034 41934 32234 52134 278
Hawker Cases9 3969 5347 9889 3869 5238 002
Departmental & Private Summonses192 566184 221190 671189 123188 949188 164
Driving-Offence Points Summonses1 9662 1972 3592 0332 3402 343
Fixed Penalty Summonses (Traffic)742856757701832762
Fixed Penalty Summonses (Public Cleanliness Offences)244164139248175145
Fixed Penalty Summonses (Smoking Offences)493538583537
Fixed Penalty Summonses (Vehicle Idling)000000
Fixed Penalty Summonses (Mandatory Window Inspection)^000000
Miscellaneous Proceedings11 13811 16611 26611 79311 23111 338
Departmental Notice789764706796770691
Fixed Penalty Notice (Traffic)68 02873 17871 73368 84573 82172 569
Fixed Penalty Notice (Public Cleanliness Offences)2 6432 2911 9902 6092 2862 037
Fixed Penalty Notice (Smoking Offences)9971 0458981 0161 024903
Fixed Penalty Notice (Vehicle Idling)010010
Fixed Penalty Notice (Mandatory Window Inspection)^000000
 Total322 918319 702322 964320 930325 508321 269
*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trial or hearing, pre-hearing payments of all penalties and costs, and applications which have been granted, refused, withdrawn or struck out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 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)
  2014
Target		2012
(Actual)		2013
(Actual)		2014
(Actual)
Summonses - from plea to date of trial
50 546667
Charge Cases - from plea to date of trial △
    
For defendants in custody
-4141-
For defendants on bail
-5149-
Charge cases except for Juvenile Court - from plea to date of trial △
    
For defendants in custody
30-45--36
For defendants on bail
45-60--44
Charge cases for Juvenile Court - from plea to date of trial △
    
For defendants in custody
30-45--45
For defendants on bail
45-60--45
△Upon endorsement by the Court Users’ Committees, separate targets are set for charge cases for the Juvenile Court in the Magistrates’ Courts with effect from 1 January 2014. The targets adopted for charge cases for the Magistrates’ Courts are applied to the charge cases for the Juvenile Court effective from 1 January 2014.

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