Kowloon East Regional Traffic Day
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A total of 200 Fixed Penalty Tickets (FPTs) and 176 summonses were issued to motorists and pedestrians who violated traffic regulations during an operation by Traffic Kowloon East yesterday (December 16).

The "Kowloon East Regional Traffic Day" was conducted between 7am and 11pm yesterday and 216 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 198 FPTs were issued for illegal parking and other parking offences.

A total of 178 pedestrians and 61 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 1,844 traffic accidents with persons injured in Kowloon East Region from January to November this year.

Police Report No. 3

Ends/Wednesday, December 17, 2008

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