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Regional Traffic Day of Hong Kong Island
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     Police officers issued a total of 1,150 Fixed Penalty Tickets (FPTs) and 63 summonses to road users violating traffic regulations during the Regional Traffic Day on Hong Kong Island today (December 12).

     The operation concluded at 7pm and a total of 305 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 988 FPTs were issued for illegal parking and 162 for other traffic offences.

     Statistics revealed that a total of 2,673 traffic accidents involving casualties occurred on Hong Kong Island from January to November 2016, of which 768 cases with pedestrians injured. Among the traffic accidents with pedestrians injured, 41.5 per cent were attributed to the negligence of pedestrians.
 
Ends/Monday, December 12, 2016
Issued at HKT 22:21
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