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Territory-wide campaign to promote pedestrian safety
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     Police concluded a one-week territory-wide pedestrian safety campaign yesterday (June 17). Through education, publicity and stringent enforcement actions, pedestrians, in particular the elderly, were reminded of the importance of road safety.

     A total of 165 verbal warnings and 1 467 summonses were issued to pedestrians failing to comply with road safety regulations during the campaign conducted from June 11 to 17.

     During the above period, Police issued 1 135 summonses for failing to comply with a light signal on a light signal crossing, 125 summonses for crossing the road within 15 metres of a footbridge/pedestrian subway other than by means of the footbridge/pedestrian subway, and 75 summonses for crossing within 15 metres of a light signal crossing other than at the crossing.

     Officers from Police Regional Road Safety Teams had distributed about 7 000 publicity leaflets at 408 locations across the territory and appealed to the public to comply with road safety regulations.

     "Pedestrians are reminded to take care and to cross the road safely.  Those who fail to comply with the law may be liable to a maximum fine of $2,000", a Police spokesman said.

Ends/Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Issued at HKT 16:42

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