Caseload, Case Disposal and Waiting Time at Different Court Levels



►CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS

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Caseload Disposal*
2018 2019 2020 2018 2019 2020
Charge Cases
30 221 25 798 22 436 29 607 25 405 21 354
Hawker Cases
1 628 1 216 1 192 1 626 1 204 1 189
Departmental & Private Summonses
175 738 170 156 144 040 174 693 170 625 135 466
Driving-Offence Points Summonses
2 240 2 277 1 631 2 251 2 218 1 611
Fixed Penalty Summonses (Traffic)
532 468 480 530 526 412
Fixed Penalty Summonses
(Public Cleanliness and Obstruction)
72 97 89 77 96 83
Fixed Penalty Summonses
(Smoking Offences)
24 21 11 26 21 20
Fixed Penalty Summonses
(Vehicle Idling)
0 0 0 0 0 0
Fixed Penalty Summonses
(Mandatory Window Inspection)
13 21 27 16 19 22
Fixed Penalty Summonses
(Plastic Shopping Bag)
0 0 0 0 0 0
Fixed Penalty Summonses (Gathering Offence)#
- - 108 - - 39
Miscellaneous Proceedings
11 052 10 869 9 131 10 857 10 650 9 240
Departmental Notice
676 636 655 636 654 614
Fixed Penalty Notice (Traffic)
115 045 117 497 133 975 110 020 129 843 121 068
Fixed Penalty Notice
(Public Cleanliness and Obstruction)
2 388 2 542 2 402 2 335 2 610 2 355
Fixed Penalty Notice (Smoking Offences)
861 723 514 870 698 564
Fixed Penalty Notice (Vehicle Idling)
0 0 0 0 0 0
Fixed Penalty Notice
(Mandatory Window Inspection)
122 425 236 79 417 251
Fixed Penalty Recovery Order
(Plastic Shopping Bag)
0 0 2 0 0 2
Fixed Penalty Recovery Order
(Gathering Offence)#
- - 175 - - 130
Total 340 612 332 746 317 104 333 623 344 986 294 420
* 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trial or hearing, pre-hearing payments of all penalties and costs, and applications which have been granted, refused, withdrawn or struck out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 6(1) of the Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group Gathering) Regulation, Cap. 599G came into effect on 29 March 2020

►AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS

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Average Waiting Time (days)
Target 2018 2019 2020
Summonses - from plea to date of trial 50 76 67 75
Charge cases except for Juvenile Court - from plea to date of trial        
For defendants in custody
30-45 47 41 45
For defendants on bail
45-60 57 51 67
Charge cases for Juvenile Court - from plea to date of trial
For defendants in custody
30-45 -* 30 13
For defendants on bail
45-60 58 58 60
* As there is no charge case for the Juvenile Court where the defendant is remanded in custody, the waiting time is inapplicable