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Police officers issued a total of 796 Fixed Penalty Tickets (FPTs) and 50 summonses to road users violating traffic regulations during the Regional Traffic Day on Hong Kong Island today (February 11).
The operation concluded at 7pm and a total of 326 officers from Traffic Hong Kong Island and District Traffic Teams of Eastern, Wan Chai, Central and Western Districts were deployed to enforce traffic regulations at traffic black spots on Hong Kong Island.
A total of 615 FPTs were issued for illegal parking and 181 for other traffic offences.
Seven pedestrians and 109 drivers were cautioned for committing minor traffic offences.
Statistics revealed that a total of 256 traffic accidents involving casualties occurred on Hong Kong Island in January this year, of which 79 cases with pedestrians injured. Among the traffic accidents with pedestrians injured, 34.2 per cent were attributed to the negligence of pedestrians.
Ends/Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Issued at HKT 21:03
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