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Police will implement special traffic arrangements in the vicinity of the respective cemeteries on Hong Kong Island to facilitate vehicular traffic and pedestrian movements during Chung Yeung Festival.
Details of the traffic arrangements are as follows:
Chai Wan
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The following traffic re-routing will be implemented between 7.30am and 5.30pm on October 1, 3, 10, 24, 31 and November 7; and between 8.30am and 5.30pm on October 2, 9, 23, 30 and November 6:
(a) The section of Cape Collinson Road east of Lin Shing Road will be re-routed one-way clockwise; and
(b) Vehicles exceeding 10 metres in length will be banned from entering Cape Collinson Road east of Lin Shing Road.
The following traffic and transport arrangements will also be implemented between 7am and 6.30pm on October 16 and between 7am and 6pm on October 17 depending on the traffic condition in the vicinity of the cemeteries.
1. Road closures:
(a) A section of Cape Collinson Road east of Lin Shing Road;
(b) The slip road leading from Cape Collinson Road to the Garden of Remembrance and Crematorium, except hearses and vehicles conveying people to attend services at the crematorium;
(c) The slip road leading to Chai Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery;
(d) Wan Tsui Lane; and
(e) Cape Collinson Road and Lin Shing Road may be closed to all vehicular traffic except franchised buses, green minibus 16A, 16M, 16X and 18M and hearses depending on traffic condition.
2. Traffic re-routings
(a) A eastern section of Wan Tsui Road between Chai Wan Road and Fei Tsui Road will be re-routed one-way westbound;
(b) A section of Lin Shing Road from Wan Tsui Road to Cape Collinson Road will be re-routed one-way southbound; and
(c) A section of Cape Collinson Road from the slip road leading to the Crematorium to Shek O Road will be re-routed one-way westbound.
No parking will be permitted along Cape Collinson Road, Lin Shing Road, Wan Tsui Road and a section of Shek O Road between Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution and Tai Tam Road between 6am and 6.30pm on the aforementioned dates.
Taxis, public light buses (PLBs) and private cars may not be permitted to enter Lin Shing Road for Cape Collinson Road except access to Wan Tsui Estate. They are allowed to drop off passengers at the public light bus stand at Fei Tsui Road near its junction with Wan Tsui Road. Private cars are not allowed to enter the carpark of Hing Wah Estate (Phase I) from Wan Tsui Road northbound.
PLBs may be prohibited from entering Tai Tam Road from Chai Wan Road depending on the traffic situation.
A section of Wan Tsui Road between Chai Wan Road and Fei Tsui Road will be prohibited from picking up and dropping off passengers by PLBs.
The PLB stand at Fei Tsui Road near its junction with Wan Tsui Road will be suspended between 6.30am and 6.30pm on October 10, 16, 17 and 24.
The taxi stand at Kut Shing Street outside MTR Chai Wan Station will be suspended and relocated to the lay-by of Kut Shing Street west of its junction with Cheung Lee Street from 7.30am to 5.30pm on October 1, 3, 10, 24, 31 and November 7; from 8.30am to 5.30pm on October 2, 9, 23, 30 and November 6; from 7am to 6.30pm on October 16; and from 7am to 6pm on October 17.
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 special traffic arrangements mentioned above. The alternative traffic arrangements are as follows:
(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.
Pok Fu Lam
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Consort Rise in the vicinity of the Chinese Christian Cemetery will be re-routed one-way southbound from Victoria Road to Bisney Road from 7am to 5pm on October 9, 10, 16, 17, 23 and 24.
Aberdeen
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Peel Rise in the vicinity of the Aberdeen Chinese Cemetery and the slip road from Shek Pai Wan Road leading to the Aberdeen Chinese Cemetery will be closed to vehicular traffic from 7am to 6pm on October 16 and 17; and from 8am to 4.30pm on October 9, 10, 23 and 24.
Happy Valley Area
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Relocation of Tram Stop:
During the period from 7am to 7pm on October 16 and 17, the tram stop on northbound Wong Nai Chung Road opposite to the Hong Kong Jockey Club will be relocated northward for about 30 meters. It may also be implemented on October 9, 10, 23 and 24 if necessary.
Police Report No. 6
Ends/Thursday, September 30, 2010
Issued at HKT 16:41
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