The Queen v. Lam Tak Kin
Read the full judgment text of HCMA 217/1992 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 5 May 1992.
1. The appellant was convicted of careless driving by Mr Li at San Po Kong Magistrates Court. He was fined $2,000 and disqualified for 12 months. He now appeals against the latter order, having abandoned his appeal against conviction.
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HCMA000217/1992 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG ( Appellate Jurisdiction ) MAGISTRACY APPEAL NO. 217 OF 1992 ----------------------- BETWEEN
----------------------- Coram: Hon. Bewley J. In Court Date of hearing: 5 May 1992 Date of delivery of judgment: 5 May 1992 ---------------------- J U D G M E N T ---------------------- 1. The appellant was convicted of careless driving by Mr Li at San Po Kong Magistrates Court. He was fined $2,000 and disqualified for 12 months. He now appeals against the latter order, having abandoned his appeal against conviction. 2. It was a bad case of careless driving; indeed the magistrate took the view that the charge should have been reckless driving. A KMB bus was pulling out of a bus stop when the appellant turned left across its front, causing the bus driver to brake sharply, which in turn caused a head injury to a passenger who had just boarded. 3. The appellant however does not have a bad traffic record. He has one previous conviction for driving without licence and insurance in 1982. In these circumstances I feel the disqualification period is too long. The appeal is allowed and the disqualification reduced to three months.
Representation: Miss M. Ip, Senior Crown Counsel, for Crown Appellant in person |