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Police officers issued a total of 544 Fixed Penalty Tickets (FPTs) and 40 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 (December 23) and a total of 198 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 323 FPTs were issued for illegal parking and 221 for other traffic offences.
Sixty-three pedestrians and 245 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 2,634 traffic accidents involving casualties occurred on Hong Kong Island from January to November this year.
Of them, 52.9 per cent were attributed to the negligence of pedestrians.
Police Report No. 8
Issued by PPRB
Ends/Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Issued at HKT 21:32
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