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Police officers issued a total of 467 Fixed Penalty Tickets (FPTs) and 33 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 (March 22) and a total of 167 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 355 FPTs were issued for illegal parking and 112 FPTs for other traffic offences.
Thirty-four pedestrians and 139 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 470 traffic accidents involving casualties occurred on Hong Kong Island from January to February this year.
Of them, 50 per cent were attributed to the negligence of pedestrians.
Police Report No. 8
Ends/Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Issued at HKT 20:19
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