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A total of 156 fixed penalty tickets (FPTs) and 129 summonses were issued to motorists and pedestrians who violated traffic regulations during an operation by Traffic Kowloon East yesterday (May 19).
The Kowloon East Regional Traffic Day was conducted between 7am and 11pm yesterday and 197 officers from Traffic Kowloon East and District Traffic Teams of Wong Tai Sin, Sau Mau Ping and Kwun Tong were deployed to enforce regulations at traffic accident black spots and potential traffic accident locations in the Kowloon East Region.
Another 149 FPTs were issued for illegal parking and other parking offences.
A total of 5 pedestrians were verbally warned for jaywalking.
Meanwhile, pamphlets and leaflets on road safety message were distributed to road users.
Statistics show that a total of 677 traffic accidents involving casualties occurred in the Kowloon East Region from January to April 2011.
Police Report No. 6
Issued by PPRB
Ends/Friday, May 20, 2011
Issued at HKT 08:20
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