Kowloon East Regional Traffic Day

A total of 242 Fixed Penalty Tickets (FPTs) and 189 summonses were issued to motorists and pedestrians who violated traffic regulations during an operation by Traffic Kowloon East yesterday (December 11).

The Kowloon East Regional Traffic Day was conducted between 7am and 11pm yesterday and 226 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 98 FPTs were issued for illegal parking and other parking offences.

A total of 154 pedestrians and 20 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 2,060 traffic accidents had occurred in Kowloon East Region from January to November 2007.


Police Report No. 2
Issued by PPRB

Ends/ Wednesday, December 12, 2007