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Garbage bug fines to be doubled to $3,000

2022-12-07T04:15:59.136Z


The government submitted a document to the Legislative Council, planning to increase the fixed penalty for littering from the current 1,500 yuan to 3,000 yuan, and the fine for shop blocking the street from 1,500 yuan to 6,000 yuan, etc. DAB legislator Ho Chun-hsien questioned


The government submitted a document to the Legislative Council, planning to increase the fixed penalty for littering from the current 1,500 yuan to 3,000 yuan, and the fine for shop blocking the street from 1,500 yuan to 6,000 yuan, etc.

DAB Legislative Council member Ho Chun-hsien questioned that a substantial increase in littering fines to 3,000 yuan would not help improve the problem. He believed that the government should focus on cracking down on shops blocking the streets and should not shift the blame on ordinary citizens. He urged the government to review the amount of fines and suggested lowering the fines. , set the new penalty at 2,000 to 2,500 yuan.


He Junxian pointed out that the fine of 1,500 yuan for littering is regarded as a relatively heavy penalty. It has achieved remarkable results in the past, but it has already caused disputes.

On the issue of illegal street obstruction, he suggested introducing a cumulative fine system. Repeat offenders must pay double or even triple the fine, so as to avoid the situation of "paying the fine as rent".

Zheng Yongshun, another member of the Legislative Council of the party, is concerned about the personal safety of law enforcement officers, and suggested that the government formulate simple action guidelines to facilitate the actions of law enforcement officers without entanglement with stall vendors.

The government intends to significantly double the fine for garbage bugs to 3,000 yuan. Stores blocking the street will be fined 6,000 yuan for garbage collection|Environmental Protection Agency said that the implementation target will remain unchanged by the end of next year. Cancel the garbage bag bidding and exempt public money from the garbage collection|EPD cancels the designated garbage bag bidding ring group Approval of poorly prepared and delayed planned sanitation black spots|FEHD police cracked down on shops blocking the streets and issued 53 fixed penalty certificates and 17 summonses Zhuo Yongxing: It is difficult to push the policy to retain potential departures The fines for shop blocking the streets are planned to increase

Source: hk1

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