Department: H.K. POLICE
Serial No.: GIS200907210279
Regional Traffic Day of Hong Kong Island
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Police officers issued a total of 508 Fixed Penalty Tickets (FPTs) and 34 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 (July 21) and a total of 206 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 331 FPTs were issued for illegal parking and 177 for other traffic offences.

Forty-one pedestrians and 295 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 1 407 traffic accidents involving casualties occurred on Hong Kong Island from January to June this year.

Of them, 52.5 per cent were attributed to the negligence of pedestrians.

Police Report No. 5

Ends/Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Issued at HKT 21:27

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