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The Hong Kong Police Force said today, Thursday, that it issued $2,000 tickets to 1,785 individuals over the past three weeks as part of its territory-wide crackdown on jaywalkers.
That would have earned the government a total of
$3,570,000 from the campaign.
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Under a new law that took effect last month, the
jaywalking fine was doubled to $2,000 amid an alarming increase in fatal
traffic accidents in the city. Prosecution may also be initiated, depending on the gravity of the violation.
In the first eight months of the year a record 71
traffic fatalities were recorded, a 34% increase in the same period last year,
and the highest in three years.
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The police said at a press conference today that a
quarter of those ticketed in the law enforcement operation that began in
mid-August were seniors aged 65 years and above.
A majority of those who were imposed the penalty
were found to have disobeyed traffic light signals or crossed within 15 meters
of a pedestrian crossing instead of staying in the designated lane.
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Meanwhile, a total of 2,411 drivers have been
prosecuted for committing traffic offences during the same period.
Most of those detained were professional drivers,
and their violations ranged from using phones while driving and disregarding
traffic or road signals.
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A police spokesman said they hope to change residents’
erroneous or even dangerous behaviour by imposing sanctions that have deterrent
effect.
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