Hong Kong police to use video at 4 traffic junctions to fine errant motorists
Black spots on Hong Kong Island to be monitored from April 22 using footage from Transport Department to tackle congestion and traffic offences
Traffic police will start fining motorists at four black spots on Hong Kong Island using recorded surveillance footage from the Transport Department as part of a trial project to tackle congestion and strengthen enforcement against errant drivers.
The force said that the trial would allow traffic police officers to record and monitor footage at four intersections in Central and Causeway Bay starting on April 22.
Officers would be able to access and store footage from surveillance cameras installed by the Transport Department around the city to monitor traffic.
“We want to make good use of existing resources by the Transport Department to give our frontline officers another option to enforce laws,” said Nip Hoi-kwan, superintendent of traffic management.
The four spots are the intersections of Ice House Street, Pedder Street and Bonham East Road with Queen’s Road Central and the junction of Queen’s Road East and Wong Nai Chung Road.
Nip said on Monday that the surveillance aimed to deter motorists from traffic offences, such as unauthorised stopping by the roadside or in the yellow boxed junction, which would cause obstruction or risks to public safety.