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Police will implement special traffic arrangements at Mong Kok Flower Market Road Area during and before the Lunar New Year Festival period.
(A) Temporary road closures between 8am tomorrow (February 9) and 8am on Sunday (February 14):
1. No vehicle will be allowed to access Flower Market Road, Yuen Ngai Street, Yuen Po Street and the section of Prince Edward Road West (Service Road) between Sai Yee Street and Embankment Road. All vehicles will be prohibited from entry without permission for unloading activities from 12.01am to 5pm daily.
2. Subject to the prevailing traffic situation, the following roads will be closed:
- the section of Sai Yee Street between Prince Edward Road West and Boundary Street;
- the section of Fa Yuen Street between Prince Edward Road West and Boundary Street;
- the section of Playing Field Road between Tung Choi Street and Sai Yee Street; and
- the section of Prince Edward Road West Service Lane between Sai Yee Street and Nathan Road.
(B) Closure of Flower Market Path and Bird Garden Path
- Flower Market Path and Bird Garden Path will be closed from 3pm on Saturday (February 13).
(C) Temporary Suspension of bus and minibus stops
- The bus and minibus stops outside 191 Prince Edward Road West will be suspended from 6pm on Friday (February 12) to 6am on Saturday (February 13), and from 2pm on Saturday to 7am on Sunday; and
- The bus and minibus stops on Tung Choi Street outside Mong Kok Police Station will be suspended from 6pm on Friday to 6am on Saturday, and from 2pm on Saturday to 7am on Sunday and moved forward to 225 Tung Choi Street.
(D) Temporary Suspension of Taxi Stand
The taxi stand on Fa Yuen Street between Prince Edward Road West Service Lane and Playing Field Road will be suspended from 8am tomorrow (February 9) to 8am on Sunday and designated as temporary pick-up and drop-off points.
(E) Temporary Suspension of Parking Spaces
1. The meter parking spaces at the section of Tung Choi Street between Prince Edward Road West Service Lane and Boundary Street have been suspended from now to 8am on Sunday;
2. The meter parking spaces at the section of Fa Yuen Street between Prince Edward Road West Service Lane and Boundary Street will be suspended from 8am tomorrow to 8am on Sunday;
3. The meter parking spaces at the section of Playing Field Road between Tung Choi Street and Sai Yee Street will be suspended from 3pm on Saturday to 8am on Sunday;
4. The motorcycle parking spaces at the Tung Choi Street near Playing Field Road have been suspended from now to 8am on Sunday;
5. The motorcycle parking spaces at the following locations will be suspended from 8am on February 13 to 8am on Sunday:
(a) the section of Playing Field Road between Tung Choi Street and Fa Yuen Street; and
(b) the section of Prince Edward Road West Service Lane between Tung Choi Street and Sai Yee Street;
6. The meter parking spaces for drivers with disabilities at the Fa Yuen Street near Boundary Street will be suspended from 8am tomorrow to 8am on Sunday; and
7. The meter parking spaces for drivers with disabilities at the Playing Field Road near Tung Choi Street will be suspended from 3pm on Saturday to 8am on Sunday.
(F) Entry/Exit MTR Prince Edward Station
Subject to prevailing crowd flow in and out of MTR Prince Edward Station on Saturday, a pedestrian flow system will be implemented as follows:
Exit A (Playing Field Road junctions with Nathan Road) will be used for exit only. Members of the public wishing to go to the Flower Market Road area are advised to leave the Prince Edward Station via Exit A and proceed along Playing Field Road to Sai Yee Street where they may queue up for access to the Flower Market. For those who wish to go to the Fa Hui Park Market Fair, they should leave the MTR station via Exit A and proceed north along Nathan Road to Boundary Street.
Entrance B2 (Prince Edward Road West junctions with Sai Yeung Choi Street South) will be used for entry only. Members of the public who wish to access Prince Edward Station from the Flower Market and the Fa Hui Park Market Fair via Prince Edward Road West should use Entrance B2 or by using Entrance C1 & C2.
Due to the maintenance works being carried out at Mong Kok Stadium, roads usable in the vicinity of Flower Market Road and Boundary Street are relatively narrower than that in previous years. Also, the Lunar New Year falls on another Western festival. The Police remind citizens wishing to shop on Flower Market Road area to do their shopping as early as possible, and to follow Police instructions at scene.
Police Report No. 3
Ends/Monday, February 8, 2010
Issued at HKT 14:20
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