Appendix 14

PROSECUTIONS IN RELATION TO OFFENCES IN COUNTRYSIDE 2013-14

Cap. Sect. Reg. Nature of Offence No. of Persons Involved* No. of concluded prosecution cases** Total Fines***
96 16(1)(a)   Illegal use of fire in countryside 6 10 $7,700
96 16(1)(b)   In a group of persons using a fire 5 3 $4,500
96 21(b)   Plucking plant without lawful excuse 6 5 $3,300
96 21(d)   Illegal felling of trees in countryside 2 7 $14,000
170 4   Hunt or willfully disturb any protected wild animal without permit 11 4 $3,500
170 5   Take, remove, injure, destroy or willfully disturb a nest or egg of any protected wild animal without special permit 6 2 $200
170 7(2)   Possessing hunting appliance without special permit 2 1 $1,500
170 8(1)(a)   Have in his possession or under his control any lived protected wild animal taken in Hong Kong without special permit 4 1 $4,000
170 13(1)(a)   Enter into or be within any area specified in Schedule 6 of Cap. 170 during the period specified in respect thereof in that Schedule 14 16 $4,800
170 17C(3)   Feeding wild animal without special permit 121 152 $106,400
208 26 4(1) Possessing/driving of vehicle/bicycle in country park without permit 540 637 $215,010
208 26 6 Possessing arms in country park without permit 3 4 $2,200
208 26 7(1)(b) Carrying or possessing fire-balloon in country park 6 5 $3,900
208 26 8(1)(a) Illegal cutting of plants in country park 14 11 $5,900
208 26 8(1)(b) Illegal digging of soil in country park 3 2 $2,000
208 26 9(1)(a) Illegal trading within a country park without permit 0 1 $800
208 26 9(1)(b) Selling / exposing for sale / letting on hire commodity / article within a country park without permit 1 1 $800
208 26 10(1)(c) Constructing or excavating grave in country park without permission 13 2 $1,000
208 26 11(2)(b) Operating power driven model in country park without permission 4 3 $1,050
208 26 11(3)(a) Erect a tent or temporary shelter within a country park without permit 1 1 $350
208 26 11(3)(b) Camping outside designated camp sites 67 90 $35,150
208 26 12(1)(c) Littering 180(i) 185(iii) $287,200
208 26 12(1)(e) Spitting 1(ii) 1(iv) $1,500
208 26 20(2) When driving a vehicle or riding a bicycle refuses or wilfully fails to stop when called upon to do so by an authorized officer 3 2 $1,000
TOTAL 1,013 1,146 $707,760

(i) Number of Fixed Penalty Notices issued (littering offence under regulation 12(1)(c) of Cap 208A) = 180
(ii) Number of Fixed Penalty Notices issued (spitting offence under regulation 12(1)(e) of Cap 208A) = 1
(iii) Number of Fixed Penalty Notices processed (littering offence under regulation 12(1)(c) of Cap 208A) = 185
(iv) Number of Fixed Penalty Notices processed (spitting offence under regulation 12(1)(e) of Cap 208A) = 1
* "No. of Persons involved" denotes persons prosecuted or given a fixed penalty notice in the year.
** "No. of concluded prosecution cases" may include fixed penalty notices processed and cases carried forward from previous year(s) and does not include prosecution cases that still being processed at the end of the year.
*** "Total Fines" are fines of concluded prosecution cases and fixed penalty notices processed.

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