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 From Hong Kong's Information Services Department
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November 18, 2008
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Road safety
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295 tickets issued in traffic-day blitz 
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Hong Kong Police

Police issued 295 fixed-penalty tickets and 28 summonses to road users for violating traffic regulations during a crackdown on Hong Kong Island.

 

The blitz concluded at 7pm today, with 174 officers enforcing traffic laws at accident blackspots on the Island. They issued 180 fixed-penalty tickets for illegal parking and 115 for other traffic offences.

 

They also cautioned 14 pedestrians and 145 drivers for minor offences, and gave road-safety leaflets to road users.

 

Up to October, there were 2,603 traffic accidents involving casualties on Hong Kong Island. Of them, 55.2% were due to pedestrians' negligence.