The government earlier proposed to increase the fixed penalty amount for littering, doubling from the current 1,500 yuan to 3,000 yuan; the fixed penalty amount for shop blocking the street was doubled from the original 3,000 yuan to 6,000 yuan, and it will officially start today (19th) for a period of one month It is expected to submit an amendment bill to the Legislative Council in the second quarter of next year at the earliest.
$3,000 fine for spitting in public places
The government proposes to increase the fixed penalty amount for 7 listed offenses involving individual members of the public, such as dumping waste and spitting in public places, country parks or at sea, from $1,500 to $3,000; mainly targeting shops blocking streets and illegally abandoning buildings The amount of the fixed penalty for two scheduled offenses for scheduled offenses involving large amounts of other waste is doubled to $6,000.
Fines increased to $3,000:
1. Unauthorized display of bills or posters
2. Disposal of litter or waste in public places
3. Spitting in public places
4. Dog excrement polluting streets
5. Disposal of waste in country parks and special areas
6. In Spitting in country parks and special areas
7. Disposal of waste at sea.
Fines increased to $6,000:
1. Obstruction in a public place (shop blocking the street)
2. Illegal depositing of waste (depositing large quantities of construction or other waste)
According to the Environment and Ecology Bureau, there are currently nine scheduled offenses in Schedule I of the Fixed Penalty Ordinance.
Since June 2003, the fixed penalty amount has remained at $1,500.
On the other hand, the Government's "Government Combat Hygiene Blackspot Program" launched in August this year has achieved initial results.
In order to maintain, consolidate and improve Hong Kong's environmental hygiene in the long run, the working group believes that it is necessary to increase the penalties of relevant environmental hygiene laws, so as to enhance the deterrent effect and strengthen citizens' awareness of law-abiding.
The Government will also continue to carry out publicity and education and promote community participation, which will complement the work of raising penalties.
The government has listed more than 600 sanitation black spots, and the picture shows a mountain of styrofoam boxes piled up on the sidewalk.
(Photo by Zeng Fengting/File photo)
In addition, the government consultation document also mentions that the implementation of the "progressive fixed penalty" is expected to increase the chances of unnecessary disputes between frontline law enforcement officers and citizens, making the on-site law enforcement procedures more complicated, and the implementation of the "progressive fixed penalty" requires A real-time, complete database for support.
The authorities believe that the amount of the fixed penalty can be increased as soon as possible, and according to the situation, multiple fixed penalty notices will be issued to repeat offenders within a short period of time. At this stage, the implementation of "progressive fixed penalty" is not recommended.
A government spokesman said that knowing that the community may have different views on the increase in the fixed penalty amount, a one-month public consultation was launched today.
The Government will earnestly listen to the opinions of various sectors on the proposal to increase the amount of the fixed penalty before finalizing the final plan.
▼On August 14, Zhuo Yongxing, Deputy Secretary for Administration, inspected the back alleys around Prince Edward▼
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