Regional Traffic Day of Hong Kong Island
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Police officers issued a total of 538 Fixed Penalty Tickets (FPTs) and 22 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 (December 23) and a total of 194 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 253 FPTs were issued for illegal parking and 285 for other traffic offences.

Twenty-two pedestrians and 251 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 2,867 traffic accidents involving casualties occurred on Hong Kong Island from January to November this year.

Of them, 55.5 per cent were attributed to the negligence of pedestrians.

Police Report No. 6
Issued by PPRB

Ends/Tuesday, December 23, 2008

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