A clip circulated on the Internet yesterday (23rd), it can be seen that several officers wearing FEHD uniforms were suspected of being abused by a clerk of a vegetable stall during law enforcement in Cheung Sha Wan. One of the FEHD officers was even scolded by the clerk Use your heart to "top" the road.
The clerk even said, "Afraid, I'll beat you with my hands?" It is understood that the address is a vegetable stall at the junction of Shun Ning Road and Hing Wah Street. A large number of vegetables and other goods were placed on the pavement outside the stall, seriously hindering pedestrians. aisle.
According to the netizen who uploaded the clip, the filming time was 6:56 pm on March 22; he also pointed out that the problem of blocking the street at the stall is serious, and the situation has been going on for several years.
To tackle the problem of shop obstruction, the Government has implemented the Fixed Penalty (Public Cleanliness and Obstruction) Ordinance on 24 September 2016. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the Police are empowered to implement a fixed penalty system.
For shop obstruction in relation to the offence of "obstruction in a public place", the two departments, in addition to issuing tickets to offenders under section 4A of the Summary Offences Ordinance (Cap. 228), may also issue them Fixed penalty notice, the fixed penalty level has been set at $1,500.
A government spokesman pointed out that the newly established fixed penalty system provides an additional enforcement tool, enabling a more efficient and effective handling of shop obstruction issues, to make up for the shortcomings of the original ticket control system, which takes longer to prosecute and lowers the amount of fines. .
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