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Police officers issued a total of 343 Fixed Penalty Tickets (FPTs) and 33 summonses to road users violating traffic regulations during a one-day operation of the Regional Traffic Day on Hong Kong Island.
The operation concluded at 7 p.m. today (July 19) and a total of 178 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 258 FPTs were issued for illegal parking and 85 for other traffic offences.
Seven pedestrians and 85 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 1,474 traffic accidents involving casualties occurred on Hong Kong Island from January to June this year.
Of them, 53.2 per cent were attributed to the negligence of pedestrians.
Police Report No. 14
Issued by PPRB
Ends/Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Issued at HKT 22:09
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