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Traffic and road safety in Hong Kong
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  • Weekend operation in southern parts of New Territories leads to arrests of 19 men over offences including drink driving and possession of dangerous drugs
  • Separate crackdown on Friday and Saturday logs five arrests, with officers giving chase in one case after allegedly catching man speeding and weaving through traffic

More inspections will be conducted in city’s tourist attractions, control points, restaurants and shops during mainland China holiday from May 1 to 5, authorities say.

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Two pedestrians died and four were injured when Mok Pui-wa sped up ahead of red light as he tried to overtake cars, with his taxi slamming into safety island.

Renowned plastic surgeon Dr Wilson Ho was pronounced dead at hospital along with mainland Chinese passenger, and cabby arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death.

Man allegedly fled scene but later returned and was arrested for dangerous driving causing death, failing to stop after an accident and failing to report after an accident.

New rules, including mandatory use of child-restraint devices in cars, are long overdue and will allow city to catch up with similar regulations in other parts of the world.

Eighteen primary spots, such as near the Central and Tsim Sha Tsui piers and Tamar Park in Admiralty, have been marked for people to watch the fireworks display.