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SINGAPORE: An actor was fined S$800 (US$629) and banned from driving for one month on Wednesday (May 6) for speeding at 121kmh along a highway where the limit was 70kmh.<\/p>\n
Zong Zijie, a 29-year-old China national and Singapore permanent resident, pleaded guilty to one count of speeding.<\/p>\n
He had driven 51kmh above the limit along West Coast Highway at about 12.55pm on Aug 23, 2025, according to his charge sheet.<\/p>\n
Zong is an artiste with Noontalk Media, a Chinese media entertainment agency <\/strong>co-founded by actor Dasmond Koh.<\/p>\n According to his profile on Noontalk’s website, Zong debuted in Mediacorp’s Chinese drama My School Daze in 2009 at the age of 13.<\/p>\n He has acted in shows like Your World In Mine.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, the prosecutor sought a fine of S$800 with no disqualification order for Zong.<\/p>\n He noted that Zong has had prior traffic violations, with speeding offences in April 2020, June 2020 and September 2023.<\/p>\n District Judge Shawn Ho asked the prosecutor if a disqualification order should be imposed.<\/p>\n This was in light of the fact that Zong was going at 51kmh above the speed limit and he had three prior speeding violations.<\/p>\n The prosecutor responded that he would not be pressing for it, but would leave it to the court to calibrate if there was a need.<\/p>\n Zong, who was unrepresented, initially said nothing in mitigation.<\/p>\n However, when questioned by the judge, he said: “Your honour, on the day itself I was late and in a rush so I went a lot above the speed limit. I know that I went above the speed limit, so, I’ll face my … whatever the court issues me. Yeah.”<\/p>\n When asked by the judge if he had anything to say regarding a disqualification order, Zong said: “I would prefer there not to be a suspension, because my work actually requires me to travel a lot, so a disqualification for a period of time will cause a lot of inconvenience.”<\/p>\n Judge Ho said: “Driving is a responsibility. If you want to drive on our roads, do not speed.”<\/p>\n For speeding, Zong could have been jailed for up to three months, fined up to S$1,000, or both.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n