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Police will implement special traffic arrangements and crowd control measures on Hong Kong Island to facilitate grave-sweepers during the Ching Ming Festival.
A section of Cape Collinson Road east of Lin Shing Road may be re-routed one-way clockwise and vehicles exceeding 10 metres in length may be prohibited to enter Cape Collinson Road east of Lin Shing Road between 8.30am and 5.30pm on March 14, 20, 21, 27, 28, April 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 and May 1.
The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented between 7am and 5.30pm on April 2 to 4 and 6, and between 7am and 6.30pm on April 5.
The following roads will be closed:
(a) Cape Collinson Road east of Lin Shing Road except green minibus route 18M and hearses;
(b) The slip road leading to the Garden of Remembrance and Crematorium from Cape Collinson Road except hearses and vehicles carrying passengers to services at the Crematorium. The slip road between Cape Collinson Road and the Crematorium will also be closed to all vehicles between 7am and 6.30pm on April 5.
(c) The slip road leading to Chai Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery except green minibus route 18M and hearses;
(d) Wan Tsui Lane; and
(e) If the situation warrants, Cape Collinson Road west of Lin Shing Road and Lin Shing Road will be closed except franchised buses, green minibuses, and hearses.
The following roads will be re-routed one-way:
(a) A section of Wan Tsui Road between Chai Wan Road and Fei Tsui Road will be re-routed one-way westbound;
(b) Lin Shing Road from Wan Tsui Road to Cape Collinson Road will be re-routed one-way southbound; and
(c) Cape Collinson Road from Crematorium slip road to Shek O Road will be re-routed one-way westbound.
No parking will be permitted along Cape Collinson Road, Lin Shing Road, a section of Shek O Road between Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution and Tai Tam Road, and Wan Tsui Road between 6am and 7pm on March 14, 20, 21, 27, 28, April 2-6, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 and May 1.
Depending on the number of people and vehicles in the vicinity of the graveyard, taxis, public light buses and private cars may not be permitted to enter Lin Shing Road for Cape Collinson Road except for those gaining access to Wan Tsui Estate.
Taxis, public light buses and private cars will be allowed to set down passengers at the public light bus stand on Fei Tsui road near the junction with Wan Tsui Road.
Depending on traffic conditions, public light buses may be prohibited from entering from Chai Wan Road to Tai Tam Road. Police will implement such arrangement without prior notice.
Public light buses will be prohibited from picking up or dropping off passengers on Wan Tsui Road between Chai Wan Road and Fei Tsui Road.
Public light bus stand at Fei Tsui Road near its junction with Wan Tsui Road will be suspended between 7am and 6.30pm from April 2 to April 6.
Taxi stand in Kut Shing Street outside MTR Chai Wan Station will be suspended between 8.30am and 5.30pm on March 14, 20 21, 27, 28, April 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 and May 1; and between 7am and 5.30pm on April 2 to 4 and 6; and between 7am and 6.30pm on April 5.
The following alternative traffic arrangements will be implemented if both crowd movement and vehicular traffic in the vicinity of the cemeteries in Chai Wan area are quite congested but do not warrant the above mentioned special traffic arrangements:
(a) Cape Collinson road east of Lin Shing Road will be re-routed one-way clockwise; and
(b) The slip road leading to Chai Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery will be opened to the public and maintained one-way westbound.
In Pok Fu Lam, Consort Rise will be re-routed one-way southbound from Victoria Road to Bisney Road between 7am and 5pm on March 27, 28, April 2 to 6, 10 and 11.
In Aberdeen, Peel Rise in the vicinity of Aberdeen Chinese Cemetery and the slip road from Shek Pai Wan Road leading to Aberdeen Chinese Cemetery will be closed between 7am and 6pm on April 2 to 6; and between 8am and 4.30pm on March 27, 28, April 10 and 11.
Police Report No. 3
Ends/Sunday, March 14, 2010
Issued at HKT 11:10
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