• Maximum fine of HK$25,000 and imprisonment for 3 years
  • Mandated to attend a driving improvement course
  • Incur 10 driving offence points
  • Minimum driving disqualification period as follows:

Proportion of alcohol in a person’s breath, blood or urine

Minimum Driving Disqualification Period

First
Conviction
Second/
Subsequent Conviction (Note 1)
Tier 1
(if it exceeds the prescribed limit (Note 2) but is less than 35mcg / 80mg / 107mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath / blood / urine respectively)

6 months

2 years

Tier 2
(if it exceeds tier 1 but is less than 66mcg / 150mg / 201mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath / blood / urine respectively)

1 year

3 years

Tier 3
(if it exceeds tier 2)

2 years

5 years

Note 1:

A person is regarded as having a second/subsequent conviction in drink driving, if he has been convicted of any drink driving related offences previously regardless of the alcohol level on the previous conviction.  The penalty for the second/subsequent conviction will be pitched at the alcohol level in the second/subsequent conviction.

Note 2:

"Prescribed limit" means:

(a) 22 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath;
(b) 50 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood; or
(c) 67 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of urine.

The minimum disqualification periods for the following drink-driving related offences are set at “Tier 3”:

(a) Driving a motor vehicle under the influence of drink or drugs to such extent that is incapable of proper control of vehicles;

(b) Failure to provide specimens of breath for screening breath tests without reasonable excuse; or

(c) Failure to provide specimens of breath, blood or urine for analysis without reasonable excuse.