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Police officers issued a total of 578 Fixed Penalty Tickets (FPTs) and 31 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 (April 19) and a total of 207 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 370 FPTs were issued for illegal parking and 208 FPTs for other traffic offences.
Twenty-four pedestrians and 156 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 743 traffic accidents involving casualties occurred on Hong Kong Island from January to March this year.
Of them, 56.6 per cent were attributed to the negligence of pedestrians.
Police Report No. 13
Issued by PPRB
Ends/Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Issued at HKT 21:46
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