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Police officers issued a total of 292 Fixed Penalty Tickets (FPTs) and 31 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 7pm today (September 15) and a total of 189 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 214 FPTs were issued for illegal parking and 78 for other traffic offences.
Seventeen pedestrians and 244 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 1,893 traffic accidents involving casualties occurred on Hong Kong Island from January to August this year.
Of them, 53.2 per cent were attributed to the negligence of pedestrians.
Police Report No. 7
Ends/Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Issued at HKT 21:55
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