20 Oct 1999
HKSAR v. LEE CHI WANG JOHNSON
- Citation
- HKSAR v. LEE CHI WANG JOHNSON
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA632/1999
The court held the appellant's complaint letter amounted to valid notification to dispute liability under s15(5) even if the prescribed counterfoil was not used, the notification was timely (posted 4 February 1999 and received 5 February 1999), the police should have proceeded under s16 rather than obtain ex parte penalties, and therefore the ex parte order imposing fixed penalty, additional penalty and costs was quashed, the amount paid was refundable, and further proceedings are time-barred.