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Police officers issued a total of 545 Fixed Penalty Tickets (FPTs) and 30 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 7 pm today (December 18) and a total of 195 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 351 FPTs were issued for illegal parking and 194 for other traffic offences.
Fifty-two pedestrians and 274 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 2949 traffic accidents involving casualties occurred on Hong Kong Island from January to November this year.
Of them, 53.4 per cent were attributed to the negligence of pedestrians.
Police Report No. 10
Issued by PPRB
Ends/Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Issued at HKT 22:05
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