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Special traffic arrangements in Sham Shui Po during Chung Yeung Festival
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     Police will implement special traffic arrangements in Sham Shui Po to facilitate vehicular traffic and pedestrian movements during the Chung Yeung Festival.

     The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented on October 18, 25 and 26:

(A) Road Closure

1. Wing Ming Street and Wing Ming Lane will be closed to traffic from 7am to 7pm.
2. Entrance road of Wing Tak Road will be closed to traffic except vehicles of the cemetery and emergency/police vehicles between 7am and 5pm.

(B) Suspension of on-street parking spaces

     All parking spaces on Yu Chau West Street, Yee Kuk West Street, King Lam Street, Wing Hong Street and Tai Nan West Street will be suspended from 7am to 7pm.

     In addition, no parking and alighting/picking up of passengers will be permitted along the section of Yu Chau West Street between Castle Peak Road and King Lam Street, and at Yu Chau West Street's junction with Wing Ming Street between 7am and 7pm. Moreover, no stopping and parking will be allowed along Ching Cheung Road during the same period.

(C) Designation of temporary taxi stand

     Two temporary taxi stands will be designated in Wing Hong Street on both sides of the junction with Yu Chau West Street between 7am and 7pm.

(D) Temporary relocation of green minibus (GMB) terminus

     The GMB route No.42 terminus at Yu Chau West Street will be temporarily relocated to 550 Castle Peak Road.

     Members of the public wishing to gain access to the Roman Catholic Cemetery are advised to use the subway across Ching Cheung Road from the end of Wing Ming Lane only.  Parking facilities at the vicinity are very limited and members of the public are advised to use public transport.

Police Report No. 4

Ends/Friday, October 16, 2009
Issued at HKT 12:48

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