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A total of 165 Fixed Penalty Tickets (FPTs) and 89 summonses were issued to motorists and pedestrians who violated traffic regulations during an operation of the Regional Traffic Day in Kowloon East yesterday (December 23).
The Kowloon East Regional Traffic Day was conducted between 7am and 11pm yesterday and 218 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 456 FPTs were issued for illegal parking and other parking offences.
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 road users.
Statistics revealed that a total of 2 035 traffic accidents involving casualties occurred in Kowloon East Region from January to November this year.
Police Report No. 168
Ends/Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Issued at HKT 10:55
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