Kowloon East Regional Traffic Day
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A total of 175 Fixed Penalty Tickets (FPTs) and 180 summonses were issued to motorists and pedestrians who violated traffic regulations during an operation by Traffic Kowloon East yesterday (October 10).

The "Kowloon East Regional Traffic Day" was conducted between 7am and 11pm yesterday and 163 officers from Traffic Kowloon East, District Traffic Teams of Wong Tai Sin, Sau Mau Ping and Kwun Tong were deployed to enforce regulations at traffic accident blacksites and the potential traffic accident locations in Kowloon East Region.

Another 139 FPTs were issued for illegal parking and other parking offences.

A total of 211 pedestrians and six drivers were verbally warned for jaywalking and other minor traffic offences.

Pamphlets and leaflets on road safety message were also distributed to road users.

Statistics revealed that there were 1,459 traffic accidents with persons injured in Kowloon East Region from January to September this year.

Police Report No. 2

Issued by PPRB

Ends/Saturday, October 11, 2008
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