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Police officers issued a total of 449 Fixed Penalty Tickets (FPT) and 71 summonses to road users violating traffic regulations during a two-day operation of the Regional Traffic Day on Hong Kong Island.

The operation concluded at 7 pm today (October 21) and a total of 160 officers from Traffic Hong Kong Island and District Traffic Teams of Eastern, Wan Chai, Central and Western were deployed to enforce traffic regulations at traffic black sites on Hong Kong Island.

A total of 283 FPTs were issued for illegal parking and 166 for other traffic offences.

One hundred and sixty four pedestrians and 340 drivers were cautioned for committing minor traffic offences.

Meanwhile, pamphlets and leaflets on road safety were also distributed to road users.

Statistics revealed that a total of 2169 traffic accidents involving casualties occurred on Hong Kong Island from January to September this year.

Of them, 53.2 per cent were attributed to the negligence of pedestrians.

Police Report No. 8

Issued by PPRB

End/1915 hours, Tuesday, October 21, 2003 (NR)

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