The Traffic Department of Hong Kong Island, the police officers of the police districts on Hong Kong Island and the traffic wardens held the Hong Kong Island Regional Traffic Day yesterday (9th) to take law enforcement actions at various traffic black spots in the area to ensure the smooth flow of roads and improve road user safety. road safety and law-abiding awareness to ensure the safety of citizens.
During the operation, the police towed away 10 illegally parked vehicles causing serious obstruction and issued 3,152 fixed penalty notices, mainly involving illegal parking, failure to obey traffic signs and road markings, etc.
The police also used mobile video recording to cooperate with traffic law enforcement operations. They found 68 illegal vehicles and will prosecute relevant persons.
In addition, the police issued 48 summonses, which mainly involved pedestrians crossing the road without following traffic lights and crossing the road within 15 meters of pedestrian crossing facilities.
In addition, the Department of Transport of Hong Kong Island took advantage of the opportunity to contact citizens during the operation, and distributed more than 45 anti-scam leaflets to remind drivers or citizens to beware of fraud, and to raise public awareness of crime prevention through face-to-face communication.
The police said that traffic violations will not only affect other road users, but may also lead to traffic accidents and seriously endanger their own safety.
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