Kowloon East Regional Traffic Day

A total of 235 Fixed Penalty Tickets (FPTs) and 169 summonses were issued to motorists and pedestrians who violated traffic regulations during an operation by Traffic Kowloon East yesterday (August 17).

The Kowloon East Regional Traffic Day was conducted between 7 am and 11 pm yesterday and 235 officers from Traffic Kowloon East, District Traffic Teams of Wong Tai Sin, Sau Mau Ping and Kwun Tong were deployed to enforce regulations at the traffic accident blacksites and the potential traffic accident locations in Kowloon East Region.

Another 175 FPTs were issued for illegal parking and other parking offences.

A total of 112 pedestrians and 40 drivers were verbally warned for committing jaywalking and other minor traffic offences.

Meanwhile, pamphlets and leaflets on road safety message were also distributed to the road users.

Statistics revealed that a total of 1,212 traffic accidents had occurred in Kowloon East Region from January to July 2006.


Police Report No. 4

Issued by PPRB

Ends/Friday, August 18, 2006