Regional Traffic Day on Hong Kong Island

Police officers issued a total of 418 Fixed Penalty Tickets (FPTs) and 10 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 (November 21) and a total of 192 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 303 FPTs were issued for illegal parking and 115 for other traffic offences.

Fifty-two pedestrians and two hundred and fourty-two 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 2,496 traffic accidents involving casualties occurred on Hong Kong Island from January to October this year.

Of them, 52.1 per cent were attributed to the negligence of pedestrians.


Police Report No. 6

Issued by PPRB

End/ Tuesday, November 21, 2006