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A Filipina who missed a Kowloon City Court hearing today on a case of littering, has been ordered arrested with a bail set at $7,000 to get her freed until her next court date.
The bail required of E. Cabunag is more than the total amount of
penalties she would have to pay if convicted of violating the Public Cleansing
and Prevention of Nuisances Regulation made under the Public Health and
Municipal Services Ordinance.
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Magistrate Tsang Hing-tung broke down the bail amount into components -- $3,000 fixed penalty, $3,000 additional penalty, $500 costs and an additional $500 -- to ensure that she shows up when issued another summons.
The information laid by the Food, Environmental and Health Department
on April 9, 2024, accused Cabunag of depositing “litter or waste, namely cardboard
box, on public place at pavement at junction of Fuk Lo Tsun Road and Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City” on Jan. 22, 2024.
For this type of offense, the regulations prescribe a maximum penalty of a fine at level 4 ($25,000) and imprisonment of up to six months.
However, this can be dispensed by paying a fine of $3,000 under the Fixed Penalty (Public Cleanliness & Obstruction) Ordinance enforced since October last year.
This was not the first summons issued to Cabunag. She was originally told to appear before the court on Oct. 8, 2024.
