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Topic

Pedestrian crossing offences

Legal area

Court

30 Mar 2012

香港特別行政區訴張建忠

Citation

香港特別行政區訴張建忠
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA238/2011

Appellate court will not disturb the magistrate's favourable credibility finding for the prosecution absent demonstrable irrationality; magistrate's finding that appellant contravened Cap.374G s33 was reasonable on the evidence; sentence of a HK$300 fine (reduced for social assistance status) was within the typical range and not excessive, therefore appeal dismissed.
23 Oct 2009

HKSAR v. LAUT JAK CHEUNG ALAXANDER EDISAN

Citation

HKSAR v. LAUT JAK CHEUNG ALAXANDER EDISAN
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA689/2009

The appellant admitted crossing when the pedestrian signal was red and offered no evidence amounting to a reasonable excuse; therefore the conviction under the Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations is upheld and the appeal is dismissed.
19 Mar 2004

HKSAR v. LAU BUN

Citation

HKSAR v. LAU BUN
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA81/2004

The appellate court deferred to the magistrate's credibility finding for the police witness and held the evidence was sufficient to convict the appellant of careless driving and of unlawfully stopping on the yellow striped light signal crossing; no ground existed to overturn the convictions.