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Police today (March 21) remind grave-sweepers to make full use of public transport during the Ching Ming Festival.
"Parking facilities around cemeteries will be extremely limited and vehicles parked illegally on roads and pavements will be towed away without prior warning," a Police spokesman said.
The spokesman said that for the safety of the public, Police will divert grave-sweepers from places which are already over-crowded during the festival.
Motorists are advised to pay attention to traffic signs which will be put up around cemeteries. Police officers will be on hand to guide motorists.
The public are also urged to exercise restraint and to be courteous to the elderly and children in crowded places.
Special traffic arrangements will be implemented in the vicinity of cemeteries as follows:
Hong Kong Island
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Traffic control will be implemented on the section of Cape Collinson Road east of Lin Shing Road between 9am and 4pm on April 21, 28 and 29.
The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented between 7am and 6pm on March 24, 25, 31, April 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15 and 22; and between 7am and 6.30pm on April 1 and 4.
The following roads will be closed:
(a) the section of Cape Collinson Road east of Lin Shing Road;
(b) the slip road leading to the Garden of Remembrance and Crematorium from Cape Collinson Road, except hearses and funeral vehicles.
(c) the slip road leading to Chai Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery;
(d) Wan Tsui Lane; and
(e) the section of Cape Collinson Road west of Lin Shing Road and Lin Shing Road will be closed except for franchised buses, green minibuses, hearses, and funeral vehicles.
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.
Taxis, public light buses and private cars will 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 condition, public light buses may be prohibited from entering Tai Tam Road from Chai Wan Road without prior notice.
Public light buses will be prohibited from picking up or dropping off passengers on the section of 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.
Taxi stand at Kut Shing Street outside MTR Chai Wan Station will be re-located to the lay-by outside block 6 of New Jade Garden.
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 31, April 1, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
In Aberdeen, Peel Rise in the vicinity of Aberdeen Chinese Cemetery and the slip road leading from Shek Pai Wan Road to Aberdeen Chinese Cemetery will be closed between 8am and 4.30pm on March 31, April 6, 7, 8 and 9; and between 7am and 6pm on April 1 and 4.
In Central, the slip road from Garden Road leading to the office of WWF-Hong Kong will be closed between 8am and 8pm on April 4 except for taxis and franchised buses. All parking spaces, including those for motorcycles and disabled, on the slip road outside Lower Peak Tram Station will be suspended from 6am to 8pm on April 4.
All uphill vehicles along Peak Road towards Harlech Road, Lugard Road and Mount Austin Road, except for residents, will be diverted downhill via the slip road beside the carpark entrance at the Peak Galleria from 8am to 8pm on April 4.
Kowloon East
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In Diamond Hill, the following special traffic arrangements will be implemented between 7am and 6pm on March 24, 25, 31, April 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14 and 15.
The following roads will be closed to all vehicles, except emergency vehicles, hearses and funeral vehicles:
(a) the access road to the Diamond Hill Crematorium;
(b) the access road between the Diamond Hill Funeral Parlour and the China Light and Power (CLP) Sub-station;
(c) the access road adjacent to the Diamond Hill Funeral Parlour leading to Sze Chen Hall of the Crematorium; and
(d) a section of Yuk Wah Street east of Tsz Wan Shan Road, except private cars, taxis and emergency vehicles.
The following traffic diversion will be implemented:
(a) vehicles, including green minibus (GMB) route 33M, shall follow southbound Po Kong Village Road downhill only to access Fung Shing Street or Fu Shan Estate carpark; and
(b) vehicles shall follow northbound Po Kong Village Road uphill only to access Grand View Garden carpark.
In addition, the following right-turn movements for all vehicles will be temporarily banned:
(a) vehicles from westbound Fung Shing Street cannot turn to northbound Po Kong Village Road uphill;
(b) vehicles from northbound Po Kong Village Road uphill cannot turn to eastbound Fung Shing Street;
(c) vehicles from Grand View Garden carpark cannot turn to southbound Po Kong Village Road downhill;
(d) vehicles from southbound Po Kong Village Road downhill cannot turn to Grand View Garden carpark;
(e) vehicles from Fu Shan Estate carpark cannot turn to northbound Po Kong Village Road uphill;
(f) vehicles from northbound Po Kong Village Road uphill cannot turn to Fu Shan Estate carpark;
(g) vehicles from southbound Po Kong Village Road downhill cannot turn to Po Kong Village Road School Village carpark;
(h) vehicles from Po Kong Village Road School Village carpark cannot turn to southbound Po Kong Village Road downhill;
(i) vehicles from southbound Po Kong Village Road downhill cannot turn to an unnamed road opposite to Po Leung Lane; and
(j) vehicles from an unnamed road opposite to Po Leung Lane cannot turn onto southbound Po Kong Village Road downhill.
Metered parking spaces on the access road between the Diamond Hill Funeral Parlour and the CLP Sub-station and motorcycle parking spaces at Yuk Wah Street near Yuk Hok Lane will be suspended.
Taxi pick-up and drop-off points will be designated at the following locations:
(a) westbound Fung Shing Street near Fu Yan House, Fu Shan Estate; and
(b) westbound Yuk Wah Street near Yuk Hok Lane.
Private car pick-up and drop-off point is also at westbound Yuk Wah Street near Yuk Hok Lane.
Between 7am and 6pm on March 25, April 1 and 4, Po Kong Village Road School Village carpark will be closed and designated as temporary taxi and private car drop-off point.
In Tseung Kwan O, the access road leading to the Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery will be closed except for emergency vehicles between 5.30am and 8pm on March 25, April 1, 4, 8, 15 and 22.
Only emergency vehicles, special route No. 14S of Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) Company, hearses, funeral vehicles and vehicles possessing valid entry permits will be allowed to use the access road leading to the Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery between 5.30am and 6pm on March 24, 31, April 6, 7, 9, 14, 21, 28, 29 and May 1.
Apart from using the access road on Ko Chiu Road, grave sweepers can also go to Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery via the new footpath with staircases opposite MTR Tiu Keng Leng Station.
Temporary pick-up and drop-off points will be designated for taxi and public light bus passengers to interchange with KMB route No. 14S or walk to the cemetery:
(a) the non-restricted zone at northbound Ko Chiu Road near Ko Yee Estate;
(b) the layby at southbound Lei Yue Mun Road outside Lei Yue Mun Road Playground;
(c) the non-restricted zone at northbound Lei Yue Mun Road outside Lei Yue Mun Plaza; and
(d) the non-restricted zone at northbound Lei Yue Mun Road outside Shuk Mei House, Yau Mei Court.
Kowloon West
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In Cheung Sha Wan, the following traffic arrangements will be implemented on March 31, April 1 and 4.
Wing Ming Street and Wing Ming Lane will be closed from 7am to 7pm. Entrance road of Wing Tak Road will be closed between 7am and 5pm except emergency vehicles and vehicles of the cemetery.
All parking spaces, including motorcycle and disabled parking, on Yu Chau West Street, Tai Nan West Street, a section of King Lam Street between Yu Chau West Street and Tai Nan West Street, and a section of Wing Hong Street between Yu Chau West Street and Tai Nan West Street will be suspended from 7am to 7pm.
In addition, alighting or picking up of passengers will not be allowed on Yu Chau West Street opposite the cooked food stall. Parking will not be allowed on Yu Chau West Street while stopping and parking will not be allowed on Ching Cheung Road from 7am to 7pm.
Two temporary taxi stands will be designated at Wing Hong Street on both sides of the junction with Yu Chau West Street from 7am to 7pm.
The terminus of GMB route No.42 on Yu Chau West Street will be temporarily relocated to outside 550 Castle Peak Road.
Members of public should make use of the subway across Ching Cheung Road from Wing Ming Lane to the Roman Catholic Cemetery.
New Territories North
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In Wo Hop Shek, the following traffic arrangements will be implemented on March 24, 25, 31, April 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29.
The following roads will be closed from 6am to 5pm (except for emergency vehicles and those specified below):
(a) Kiu Tau Road, except hearses;
(b) Ming Yin Road, except franchised buses;
(c) Wo Ka Lau Road;
(d) the flyover between Kau Lung Hang Village and Tai Wo Service Road West, except taxis, coaches, school buses, GMBs, private cars, goods vehicles and motorcycles; and
(e) all access roads within Wo Hop Shek Cemetery.
All vehicles (except franchised buses, emergency vehicles and vehicles with permits) will not be allowed to pick up or drop off passengers or goods between 7am and 6pm on the following roads:
(a) Wo Hing Road;
(b) Lui Ming Road;
(c) Wai Ming Street;
(d) Pak Wo Road;
(e) Wah Ming Road;
(f) Yat Ming Road;
(g) Wo Ming Lane;
(h) Fai Ming Road;
(i) Wah Ming Lane;
(j) Yan Shing Lane; and
(k) Tai Wo Service Road West between Wo Hing Road and a point about 300 metres south of its junction with Kiu Tau Road.
Vehicles travelling on northbound Pak Wo Road outside Fung Ying Sin Koon will not be allowed to turn right to southbound Pak Wo Road outside MTR Fanling Station, and vehicles travelling on southbound Pak Wo Road outside MTR Fanling Station will not be allowed to turn right into the carpark on Pak Wo Road near Fung Ying Sin Koon.
The following carparks will be closed and parking spaces suspended between 7am and 6pm:
(a) the carpark on Wo Hing Road near Wo Hop Shek Interchange, except emergency vehicles and public light buses (PLBs);
(b) the carpark on Wo Hing Road near Ming Yin Road roundabout, except emergency vehicles and taxis;
(c) the carpark on Pak Wo Road near Fung Ying Sin Koon, except emergency vehicles, disabled drivers to use the disabled parking spaces, and public buses of the Residentsˇ¦ Service Route No. NR112; and
(d) all parking spaces on Wah Ming Lane, except emergency vehicles.
The taxi stand on Lui Ming Road outside Wah Ming Estate will be suspended (except for New Territories taxis) from 7am to 6pm. However, all taxis will be allowed to pick-up or drop-off passengers in the carpark on Wo Hing Road near Ming Yin Road roundabout during the suspension period.
The taxi stand in the carpark on Pak Wo Road near Fung Ying Sin Koon will be suspended from 7am to 6pm.
Sandy Ridge cemeteries in the Frontier Closed Area will be opened to grave-sweepers between 6am and 6pm daily until April 16. Vehicles without Frontier Closed Road Permits will not be allowed to enter the area.
Between 6am and 6pm daily on April 1, 4, 7, and 8, Lo Wu Station Road from its junction with Man Kam To Road to a point of about 280 metres west near the cemetery management office will be closed to all vehicular traffic, except for emergency vehicles and vehicles with Frontier Closed Road Permits
From now until April 16, all vehicles (except franchised buses, emergency vehicles and vehicles with permits issued by the Commissioner for Transport) will not be allowed to pick up or drop off passengers or goods on the following sections of roads between 6am and 6pm:
(a) a section of Man Kam To Road between Fu Tei Au Road and Sha Ling roadblock; and
(b) a section of Kong Nga Po Road between Frontier Closed Area and Sha Ling roadblock.
In Tuen Mun, the following traffic and transport arrangements will be implemented on March 24, 25, 31, April 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14 and 15 daily from 7am to 7pm:
(a) Tsing San Path and the access roads leading to Ching Chung Koon and Ching Chung Sin Yuen will be closed;
(b) a section of Tsing Chung Koon Road between Tsing Lun Road and San Fuk Road will be converted to one-way northbound;
(c) a section of San Fuk Road between Leung Shun Street and Castle Peak Hospital will be converted to one-way westbound;
(d) San Fuk Road will be designated as no stopping zone;
(e) a section of Tsing Chung Koon Road between Tsing Chung Path and San Fuk Road will be designated as no stopping zone;
(f) a section of Tsing Lun Road between Tsun Wen Road and the northern vehicle entrance of Tuen Mun Hospital will be designated as no stopping zone;
(g) a section of southbound Tsun Wen Road between Tsing Lun Road and San Fuk Road will be designated as no stopping zone;
(h) two temporary pick-up and drop-off points will be provided at westbound Tsing Lun Road outside Tuen Mun Hospital and northbound Tsing Chung Koon Road opposite to Tuen Mun Hospital;
(i) a temporary taxi stand will be provided at northbound Tsing Chung Koon Road near Castle Peak Hospital; and
(j) the GMB stop at Tsing San Path will be suspended. Passengers may use the GMB stops at westbound Tsing Lun Road outside Tuen Mun Hospital and at northbound Tsing Chung Koon Road opposite to Tuen Mun Hospital.
New Territories South
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In Tsuen Wan, a section of Lo Wai Road between Lo Wai Pai Lau and Yuen Yuen Institute will be closed to all vehicles between 8am and 5pm on March 31, April 1, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9, except for taxis, GMB rout No. 81, emergency vehicles and vehicles with valid permit.
To facilitate visits to Heung Shek Cemetery in Chuen Lung and Chuk Lam Sim Yuen at Fu Yung Shan Road, there will be traffic control between 8am and 5pm on March 31, April 1, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 at the following road:
(a) the road between Chuen Lung (Route Twisk) and Heung Shek Cemetery; and
(b) a section of Fu Yung Shan Road between Route Twisk and Chuk Lam Sim Yuen.
To facilitate visits to Tsuen Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery and Kwai Chung Crematorium, the following traffic arrangement will be implemented on March 25, April 1, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9:
(a) southbound Wing Tak Street, Wing Yin Street and a section of Wing Shun Street between Wing Tak Street and Kwai Hei Street will be closed to all vehicles (except hearses, franchised buses and emergency vehicles) from 7am to 5pm and on any other dates if necessary;
(b) a section of Wing Kei Road between Kwai Hei Street and Wing Kin Road will be converted to one-way southbound. Vehicles will only be allowed to enter Wing Kei Road via Wing Kin Road;
(c) Wing Chong Street, Wing Hau Street and Wing Lap Street will be closed to all vehicles except emergency vehicles;
(d) temporary taxi stands will be set up on Wing Kin Road near its junction with Wing Kei Road, Kwai Hei Street near its junction with Wing Shun Street, Wing Shun Street near its junction with Wing Yin Street, and Wing Shun Street near its junction with Yi Lok Street; and
(e) Wing Yin Street and Wing Hau Street will also be closed to all vehicular traffic (except hearses and emergency vehicles) from 7am to 5pm on March 24, 31, April 14 and 15.
In Sha Tin District, the following roads will be closed from 7am to 6pm on March 24, 25, 31, April 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14 and 15:
(a) a section of Lower Shing Mun Road between Yau On Street and Fu Shan Crematorium will be closed to all vehicles except hearses, funeral vehicles, emergency vehicles, and GMB route No. 64K;
(b) a section of Pai Tau Street west of its junction with Sheung Wo Che Road will be closed to all vehicles expect emergency vehicles; and
(c) a section of To Fung Shan Road north of its junction with Pak Lok Path will be closed to all vehicles except emergency vehicles, vehicles serving residents and persons working in To Fung Shan, and shuttle bus plying between To Fung Shan and Tai Wai Station.
Police Report No. 168
Ends/Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Issued at HKT 17:58
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