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A total of 203 Fixed Penalty Tickets (FPTs) and 108 summonses were issued to motorists and pedestrians who violated traffic regulations during an operation of the Regional Traffic Day in Kowloon East yesterday (April 25).
The Kowloon East Regional Traffic Day was conducted between 7am and 11pm yesterday and 243 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 308 FPTs were issued for illegal parking and other parking offences.
A total of 18 pedestrians were verbally warned for committing jaywalking or other minor traffic offences.
Meanwhile, pamphlets and leaflets on road safety message were also distributed to road users.
Statistics revealed that a total of 529 traffic accidents involving casualties occurred in Kowloon East Region from January to March this year.
Police Report No. 110
Ends/Friday, April 26, 2013
Issued at HKT 11:03
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