Hong Kong Regulations

HOUSING (TRAFFIC CONTRAVENTIONS) (FIXED PENALTY) BYLAW,HOUSING (TRAFFIC CONTRAVENTIONS) (FIXED PENALTY) BYLAW - SECT 9

Payment of fixed penalty

(Past version on 01/03/2003).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) A person who receives a notice in Form 1 or 2 in Schedule 3 may pay the
fixed penalty within the period of time stated in the notice-

   (a)  by post addressed to the Treasury, P.O. Box No. 28000, Gloucester Road
        Post Office, Hong Kong; (L.N. 43 of 2003)

   (b)  personally or through his agent-

        (i)    at any Post Office other than a post office letter box or a
               mobile post office; or (L.N. 43 of 2003)

        (ii)   at any magistracy, (L.N. 43 of 2003)

        (iii)  (Repealed L.N. 43 of 2003) specified in the notice; (L.N. 43 of
               2003)

   (c)  through any automated teller machine of a bank; (L.N. 43 of 2003)

   (d)  by phone by using the service commonly known as PPS; or (L.N. 43 of
        2003; 10 of 2008 s. 52)

   (e)  through the Internet. (L.N. 43 of 2003)

(2) A person who wishes to pay the fixed penalty in accordance with subsection
(1)(a) or (b) shall deliver the notice to which the payment relates together
with the payment in accordance with the payment instructions as set out in the
notice. (L.N. 43 of 2003)

(3) When any payment is made in accordance with this section, it shall be of
the amount specified in the notice or, where payment is made in respect of
more than 1 notice, of the total amounts specified in the notices.

(4) A payment under subsection (1) shall not include, or form part of, an
amount in respect of a matter other than a matter specified in the notice or
notices.

(5) Where any amount is paid otherwise than in accordance with this section,
the Director of Accounting Services may return it to the payer.

(6) Subject to subsection (5), the Director of Accounting Services shall,
whenever practicable to do so, send to the person paying a fixed  penalty in
accordance with subsection (1)(b) a receipt for the payment. (L.N. 43 of 2003)

(7) Subject to section 18 , no payment shall be accepted after the time
prescribed in the notice served under section 8(3). (Enacted 1994)