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APPENDIX 48

(Chapter 17: Public Order)

Traffic Accidents by Area

Hong Kong Island

Kowloon

New Territories

Marine

Total

Traffic Casualties by Area

Hong Kong Island

Fatal

Serious

Slight

APPENDICES

1996

1997

Number of accidents

1998*

3 387

3 187

2 944

WI

6 562

6 581

6 181

4 443

5 008

4 877

5

14 397

0

14 776

14 002

0

1996

1997

Number of casualties

1998*

38

52

36

734

772

834

3 575

3 304

3 072

Kowloon

Fatal

84

Serious

1 447

Slight

6 855

6 996

87

1 365

84

1 235

6 614

New Territories

Fatal

Serious

Slight

141

104

103

1 247

1 461

1 543

5 012

5 652

5 536

Marine

Fatal

Serious

Slight

Total

0

4

5

19 142

0

0

0

0

0

0

19 793

19 057

Notes: Figures represent the position as at January 1999.

* Provisional figures.

Source: Hong Kong Police Force.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2186 1286)