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Police officers issued a total of 480 Fixed Penalty Tickets (FPTs) and 29 summonses to road users violating traffic regulations during a two-day operation of the Regional Traffic Day on Hong Kong Island.
The operation concluded at 7pm today (November 20) and a total of 182 officers from Traffic Hong Kong Island and District Traffic Teams of Eastern, Wan Chai, Central and Western were deployed to enforce traffic regulations at traffic black sites on Hong Kong Island.
A total of 299 FPTs were issued for illegal parking and 181 for other traffic offences.
Twenty-two pedestrians and 223 drivers were cautioned for committing minor traffic offences.
Meanwhile, pamphlets and leaflets on road safety were also distributed to road users.
Statistics revealed that a total of 2,389 traffic accidents involving casualties occurred on Hong Kong Island from January to October this year.
Of them, 53.1 per cent were attributed to the negligence of pedestrians.
Police Report No. 8
Issued by PPRB
Ends/Friday, November 20, 2009
Issued at HKT 21:28
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