OFFICERS would not be required to fill a quota when handing out fixed-penalty tickets to litterbugs, a top official said yesterday.
Secretary for Environment and Food Lily Yam Kwan Pui-ying said the new bureau would not put unnecessary pressure on staff to produce a big tally of fines.
Police did not have quotas for other offences and the bureau would follow their example, she said.
Mrs Yam announced the fixed-penalty proposal on Friday, although the idea had been raised by the now-disbanded municipal councils.
At present, magistrates set penalties for litterbugs, with fines ranging from less than $100 to several hundred dollars.
Speaking on a Commercial Radio programme, Mrs Yam said she would like to hear the public's opinions before finalising the plan.
