A Hong Kong lawmaker has been fined HK$2,000 (US$256) for driving on the wrong side of a road in Wan Chai earlier this year.
Eastern Court on Monday also suspended Judy Chan Kapui, 45, from driving for one month after she pleaded guilty to a count of careless driving.
“I deeply regret that my careless driving affected other road users,” Chan told presiding magistrate David Ko Wai-hung, adding that she had stopped driving and would accept any legal consequences.
Ko noted the defendant was issued a fixed penalty for minor traffic offences on eight previous occasions – a record that “wasn’t too bad” given her 22 years of driving experience since obtaining her licence in 2004.
But Ko warned the current offence remained a serious one.
“You drove in the wrong direction, which was something you did after careful consideration,” the magistrate said. “I don’t care if you were in a hurry or what, but it was not done out of a whim.”
