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 CASELOAD AND CASE DISPOSAL OF THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS
| | | Caseload | Disposal
* |
| | | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
 | Charge Cases | 42 367 | 37 896 | 35 243 | 42 488 | 38 270 | 34 843 |
| Hawker Cases | 12 537 | 10 911 | 10 192 | 12 539 | 10 915 | 10 197 |
| Departmental & Private Summonses | 183 928 | 189 696 | 185 102 | 186 377 | 184 208 | 184 862 |
| Driving-Offence Points Summonses | 4 893 | 2 609 | 1 968 | 5 851 | 3 496 | 2 155 |
| Fixed Penalty Summonses (Traffic) | 1 033 | 905 | 612 | 1 154 | 924 | 719 |
| Fixed Penalty Summonses (Public Cleanliness Offences) | 578 | 451 | 319 | 624 | 475 | 343 |
| Fixed Penalty Summonses (Smoking Offences)@ | 7 | 89 | 76 | 1 | 77 | 78 |
| Miscellaneous Proceedings | 12 657 | 11 932 | 10 718 | 13 594 | 11 965 | 10 877 |
| Departmental Notice | 761 | 653 | 824 | 776 | 662 | 846 |
| Fixed Penalty Notice (Traffic) | 64 959 | 59 387 | 58 281 | 66 955 | 60 355 | 58 995 |
| Fixed Penalty Notice (Public Cleanliness Offences) | 3 606 | 3 003 | 2 622 | 3 567 | 3 066 | 2 753 |
| Fixed Penalty Notice (Smoking Offences)@ | 113 | 1 019 | 1 009 | 47 | 965 | 1 041 |
| | Total | 327 439 | 318 551 | 306 966 | 333 973 | 315 378 | 307 709 |
| * | Case disposal refers to cases where defendants have
been convicted or acquitted after trial or hearing, pre-hearing payments
of all penalties and costs, and applications which have been granted,
refused, withdrawn or struck out |
| @ | New case types pursuant to the Fixed Penalty (Smoking Offences) Ordinance, Cap. 600 came into effect on 1.9.2009 |
AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR CASES IN THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS
| | | Average Waiting
Time (days) |
| | | Target | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
Summonses
- from plea to date of trial
|
50
| 63 | 50 | 54 |
Charge
Cases - from plea to date of trial
| | | | |
| For defendants in custody
| 30-45 | 43 | 37 | 38 |
| For defendants on bail
| 45-60 | 55 | 51 | 51 |
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