HKSAR v. Arshad Hussain

HCMA 667/2011

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

MAGISTRACY APPEAL NO. 667 OF 2011

(ON APPEAL FROM ESCC 3663 OF 2011)

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Before: The Honourable Mrs Justice V. Bokhary in Court

Date of Hearing: 21 December 2011

Date of Judgment: 21 December 2011

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J U D G M E N T

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1.The Appellant is a man in his mid-30’s. He pleaded guilty in the Magistrates’ Court (D J Dufton, Esq.) to dangerous driving. He had one previous conviction for careless driving and one previous conviction for failing to provide information.

2.He also had been subjected to fixed penalties for failing to comply with traffic signs, using a mobile phone while driving, speeding and driving unlicensed vehicles.

3.The present offence involved going through a red light and colliding with two taxis, damaging both and slightly injuring the passenger in one of the taxis.

4.The Magistrate fined the Appellant $5,000, disqualified him for 9 months and ordered him to attend and complete a driving improvement course at his own costs.  In so ordering, the Magistrate saw no special reason for not doing so.

5.I see no proper basis on which to interfere with the sentence in any way.  The appeal against sentence is therefore dismissed.

Appellant in person

Miss Eva Chan, of the Department of Justice, for the Respondent