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A Filipina has learned that taking unauthorized short cuts, especially on public roads, is not worth it.
M.L. Monreal, 39 years old, had to pay a fine of $800 yesterday, (Dec. 15) after she pleaded guilty at Fanling Court to climbing
over a kerbside fence on to the Fanling Station Road, near the Fanling MTR
station.
The short cut is prohibited as it poses great danger to pedestrians and motorists alike.
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Deputy Magistrate Polly Chuang Po-yi meted
the penalty on Monreal for violation of Regulations 39(c) and 61(2), Road
Traffic (Traffic Control) Regulations made under the Road Traffic Ordinance.
Regulation 39(c) states: “No pedestrian shall—…climb over or
through any kerbside fence or central reservation on to a carriageway”, while
Regulation 61(2) prescribes a penalty of fine of up to level 1 ($2,000).
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The offense took place on Jan. 6 this year.
The charge was filed by the Central Traffic Prosecutions
Division on Feb 26, resulting in a summons being issued to Monreal by the Fanling Court last Oct.
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