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A total of 129 Fixed Penalty Tickets (FPTs) and 135 summonses were issued to motorists and pedestrians who violated traffic regulations during an operation of the Regional Traffic Day in Kowloon East yesterday (October 16).
The Kowloon East Regional Traffic Day was conducted between 7am and 11pm yesterday and 284 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 black spots and potential traffic accident locations in Kowloon East Region.
Another 454 FPTs were issued for illegal parking and other parking offences.
A total of nine pedestrians were verbally warned for committing jaywalking or other minor traffic offences.
Meanwhile, pamphlets and leaflets on road safety message were also distributed to members of the public.
A total of 1 622 traffic accidents involving casualties occurred in Kowloon East Region from January to September this year.
Police Report No.197
Ends/Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Issued at HKT 15:30
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