Hong Kong police started on Friday a three-week crackdown
against illegal motor racing around the city.
According to a press release from the Information Services
Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government,
the action will also zero in on offense such as speeding, dangerous
or careless driving, failing to comply with traffic signals and
vehicle modification.
Hong Kong Police carried out 261 similar operations against
illegal motor racing and prosecuted 4,498 people in the first three
quarters this year. They also received 374 complaints involving
illegal motor racing, and confirmed 15 cases.
Last year, Hong Kong Police prosecuted 7,916 people in 411
operations against illegal motor racing, and received 351
complaints about the offense.
Police will track down drivers, especially those engaged in
illegal motor racing, who have no regard for their own safety or
that of other people, the press release said.
Racing is a serious offense. The maximum penalty in Hong Kong is
a 10,000 Hong Kong dollars (about US$1,290) fine and 12 months in
jail. Any driver convicted of the offense will also be disqualified
from driving for a year.
(Xinhua News Agency November 10, 2007)