Regional Traffic Day of Hong Kong Island

Police officers issued a total of 510 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 7pm today (September 18) and a total of 217 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 360 FPTs were issued for illegal parking and 150 for other traffic offences.

Sixty-one pedestrians and 230 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 2096 traffic accidents involving casualties occurred on Hong Kong Island from January to August this year.

Of them, 54.1 per cent were attributed to the negligence of pedestrians.


Police Report No.4

Ends/Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Issued at HKT 21:47