Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels

Magistrates' Courts

CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS

  CaseloadDisposal *
  201320142015201320142015
-Charge Cases34 25034 41933 29934 52134 27832 969
-Hawker Cases9 5347 9887 7109 5238 0027 712
-Departmental & Private Summonses184 221190 671179 425188 949188 164178 830
-Driving-Offence Points Summonses2 1972 3592 0862 3402 3432 020
-Fixed Penalty Summonses (Traffic)856757606832762614
-Fixed Penalty Summonses (Public Cleanliness Offences)164139115175145126
-Fixed Penalty Summonses (Smoking Offences)353815353719
-Fixed Penalty Summonses (Vehicle Idling)000000
-Fixed Penalty Summonses (Mandatory Window Inspection)001001
-Fixed Penalty Summonses (Plastic Shopping Bag)+--0--0
-Miscellaneous Proceedings11 16611 26611 21211 23111 33811 619
-Departmental Notice764706613770691649
-Fixed Penalty Notice (Traffic)73 17871 73378 97873 82172 56976 227
-Fixed Penalty Notice (Public Cleanliness Offences)2 2911 9902 1692 2862 0372 128
-Fixed Penalty Notice (Smoking Offences)1 0458987751 024903792
-Fixed Penalty Notice (Vehicle Idling)100100
-Fixed Penalty Notice (Mandatory Window Inspection)001000
-Fixed Penalty Recovery Order (Plastic Shopping Bag)+--1--1
 Total319 702322 964317 006325 508321 269313 707
*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trial or hearing, pre-hearing payments of all penalties and costs, and applications which have been granted, refused, withdrawn or struck out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 28A of the Product Eco-responsibility Ordinance, Cap. 603 came into effect on 1 April 2015

AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS

  Average Waiting Time (days)
  2015
Target
2013
(Actual)
2014
(Actual)
2015
(Actual)
Summonses - from plea to date of trial
50 666767
Charge Cases - from plea to date of trial
    
- For defendants in custody
-41--
- For defendants on bail
-49--
Charge cases except for Juvenile Court - from plea to date of trial
    
- For defendants in custody
30-45-3639
- For defendants on bail
45-60-4449
Charge cases for Juvenile Court - from plea to date of trial
    
- For defendants in custody
30-45-4572
- For defendants on bail
45-60-4560
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.
Last Update Date : 24-02-2016