*********************************
A total of 86 Fixed Penalty Tickets (FPTs) and 102 summonses were issued to motorists and pedestrians who violated traffic regulations during an operation by Traffic Kowloon East yesterday (October 13).
The Kowloon East Regional Traffic Day was conducted between 7am and 11pm yesterday and 196 officers from Traffic Kowloon East, District Traffic Teams of Wong Tai Sin, Sau Mau Ping and Kwun Tong were deployed to enforce regulations at traffic accident blacksites and the potential traffic accident locations in Kowloon East Region.
Another 201 FPTs were issued for illegal parking and other parking offences.
A total of three pedestrians were verbally warned for jaywalking and other minor traffic offences.
Pamphlets and leaflets on road safety message were also distributed to road users.
Statistics revealed that there were 1,552 traffic accidents with persons injured in Kowloon East Region from January to September this year.
Police Report No. 10
Ends/Friday, October 14, 2011
Issued at HKT 09:45
NNNN
