Duncan Chiu Proposes Street-Cleaning and Other Services in Place of Fixed Penalties
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Duncan Chiu, Legislative Council member for the technology and innovation functional constituency, proposed that the authorities introduce non-financial penalties, requiring litterbugs to clean streets and those committing minor traffic offences to help maintain traffic order, in place of fixed penalties. He believes the current fixed penalty mechanism lacks flexibility, increases the financial burden on grassroots residents and may not change people's behaviour in the long run. Mable Chan responded that the current system "has been effective".
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- 明報·每日港聞邱達根倡亂拋垃圾罰掃街代罰款 陳美寶指現制「行之有效」
立法會科技創新界議員邱達根建議當局引入非經濟處罰，要求亂拋垃圾者清潔街道、輕微交通違例者協助維護交通秩序，以代替定額罰款。他認為現行定額罰款機制缺乏彈性，加重基層市民經濟負擔，長遠未必能改變市民行為。
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