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 From Hong Kong's Information Services Department
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January 17, 2006
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Road safety
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Road safety blitz held on Hong Kong Island

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Hong Kong Police

Police have issued 467 fixed penalty tickets and 111 summonses to road users violating traffic regulations on Hong Kong Island.

 

The two-day operation ended at 7pm today, during which 340 drivers were ticketed for illegal parking and 127 for other traffic offences, while 111 pedestrians and 371 drivers were cautioned for minor offences.

 

Almost 200 police were deployed to enforce regulations at traffic blackspots.

 

Last year 3,042 traffic accidents involving casualties occurred on Hong Kong Island, with more than half attributed to pedestrian negligence.