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Illegal racing in Aberdeen│Five drivers with dangerous driving convictions were arrested while on bail

2022-09-12T06:44:42.767Z


In the case of illegal racing in Aberdeen, the police arrested 7 male drivers and 1 female passenger (25 to 53 years old), and seized 7 sports cars. The Acting Chief Inspector of the Enforcement and Control Section of the Traffic Department, Hong Kong Island Headquarters, Lam Wai-lip, pointed out that the speed limit on Wong Chuk Hang Road is 50 km.


In the case of illegal racing in Aberdeen, the police arrested 7 male drivers and 1 female passenger (25 to 53 years old), and seized 7 sports cars.

The Acting Chief Inspector of the Enforcement and Control Section of the Traffic Department of the Hong Kong Island Headquarters, Lin Weili, pointed out that the speed limit of Wong Chuk Hang Road was 50 kilometers, and the speed of the sports car at that time was as high as about 100 kilometers per hour, ignoring the safety of road users. , is on bail pending investigation.


Lam said that officers of the Traffic Task Force of the Hong Kong Island Headquarters conducted anti-illegal racing and speeding operations this morning. During this morning, they found a number of sports cars driving at high speed along Wong Chuk Hang Road towards Deep Water Bay, randomly cutting double white lines. Road successfully stopped 7 private cars, 6 of which were super sports cars.

Officers from the Traffic Department of the Hong Kong Island Headquarters explained that the illegal racing car passed by.

(Photo by Cai Zhengbang)

Police found that some of the vehicles were modified, including insufficient tread, exhaust system and license plate fonts that did not meet legal requirements. Seven drivers were arrested on suspicion of "dangerous driving", "illegal racing" and "violating double white lines". One of them was arrested. The driver and a female passenger were arrested on suspicion of stealing the car because the driver was not the owner and could not explain why he was in charge of the car. All the arrested persons were released on bail pending investigation and reported to the police in the middle of next month.

Lin said that there are sports cars with test license plates commonly known as "T plates", and the police will follow up further to trace the origin of the sports cars.

Lin believes that during the holidays, some drivers will organize to drive sports cars. These sports cars can reach a maximum speed of 200 kilometers per hour. According to the speed measurement by the police, the speed of the sports cars was about 100 kilometers at that time, but the speed limit on this road section was 50 kilometers. Illegal racing finishes at the Stanley and Shek O beach areas.

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Source: hk1

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