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Cannix Yau

Ten drivers have been arrested for allegedly taking part in illegal street races on a Hong Kong highway, with police deploying drones and unmarked high-performance vehicles to capture the suspects’ activities and apprehend them.
The force revealed on Tuesday that the suspects, comprising nine men and a woman aged between 25 and 51, were arrested between August 3 and 10 on suspicion of dangerous driving in a traffic police operation along Kwun Tong Bypass, a major highway in East Kowloon.
“Some arrested drivers drove at extreme speeds, weaving in and out of traffic recklessly,” said Pun Chun-ho, a senior inspector in police’s Traffic Kowloon East enforcement and control division.
During the operation, code-named “Fastshield”, seven private cars and three motorcycles were impounded for further examination.
Pun said the force had deployed drones and unmarked police cars or “stealth cars” to film the illegal racing and intercept the suspects’ vehicles.
“By leveraging the drones’ high flexibility and wide coverage, we conducted aerial observation and command,” he said.
“At an appropriate time and under safe conditions, we dispatched unmarked police cars, or ‘stealth cars’, pre-deployed at strategic locations to intercept target vehicles, collect evidence, and enforce the law.”

Pun added that using drones in the operation had proved highly effective, saved considerable manpower and aligned with the force’s “smart policing” strategy.
“The illegal acts captured on drone footage will serve as evidence, strengthening the prosecution’s case,” he said.
In Hong Kong, the maximum penalty for dangerous driving is three years’ imprisonment and a HK$25,000 fine upon conviction.


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Police deploy drones, ‘stealth cars’ as 10 drivers arrested for alleged street racing

Police display one of the drones used in their crackdown against illegal racing on the Kwun Tong Bypass in early August. Photo: Jelly Tse

Police brief the media on their operation at the Police Vehicle Detention and Examination Centre in Kowloon Bay on Tuesday. Photo: Jelly Tse

Police seized seven private cars and three motorcycles in the operation, code-named "Fastshield". Photo: Jelly Tse

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Nine men and a woman, aged between 25 and 51, arrested between August 3 and 10 over dangerous driving on Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong Bypass


Nine men and a woman, aged between 25 and 51, arrested between August 3 and 10 over dangerous driving on Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong Bypass.


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Police deploy drones, ‘stealth cars’ as 10 drivers arrested for alleged street racing

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Nine men and a woman, aged between 25 and 51, arrested between August 3 and 10 over dangerous driving on Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong Bypass