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AdvertisementCrime in Hong KongHong KongLaw and CrimeHong Kong lawmaker Judy Chan charged over driving against traffic in Wan ChaiBlack Tesla limousine was filmed travelling against the flow of traffic on Jaffe Road in Wan Chai on January 23
1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenLeopold ChenandJess MaPublished: 7:14pm, 5 Mar 2026A Hong Kong lawmaker has been charged with a traffic offence after she was filmed driving on the wrong side of a road in Wan Chai more than a month ago.
A police source said on Thursday that the force had earlier served a summons to prosecute a local female driver for careless driving, after she allegedly drove in the wrong direction of traffic on Jaffe Road on January 23.
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Judy Chan leaves Traffic Police Hong Kong Island after giving a statement on January 24. Photo Edmond SoChan or her legal representative must attend a hearing..