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Police will implement the following special traffic arrangements in various districts to facilitate grave-sweepers, and to ensure smooth vehicular traffic movements and pedestrian safety during Chung Yeung Festival.
Hong Kong Island
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I. Chai Wan
The following roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic between 7am and 6pm on October 20, 21, 27 and 28, and November 3, 4, 10 and 11:
- 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;
- The slip road leading to Chai Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery;
- Wan Tsui Lane;
- A section of Cape Collinson Road east of Lin Shing Road, except for green minibus (GMB) route no. 18M, hearses, funeral vehicles and vehicles with permit;
- A section of Cape Collinson Road west of Lin Shing Road, except for franchised buses, GMB route no. 16A, 16M, 16X and 18M, hearses, funeral vehicles and vehicles with permit; and
- Lin Shing Road, except for franchised buses, GMB route no. 16A, 16M, 16X and 18M, hearses, funeral vehicles, vehicles with permit, and vehicles gaining access to Wan Tsui Estate.
Lin Shing Road and Cape Collinson Road will be closed between 7am and 6.30pm on October 23, except for franchised buses, GMB route no. 16A, 16M and 16X, hearses, funeral vehicles, vehicles with permit, and vehicles gaining access to Wan Tsui Estate.
A section of Cape Collinson Road east of Lin Shing Road may be closed between 9am and 4pm on November 17 and 18 when necessary.
Traffic re-routing in connection with road closure:
- The eastern section of Wan Tsui Road between Chai Wan Road and Fei Tsui Road will be re-routed as one-way westbound;
- A section of Lin Shing Road from Wan Tsui Road to Cape Collinson Road will be re-routed as one-way southbound; and
- A section of Cape Collinson Road from the slip road leading to the Crematorium to Shek O Road will be re-routed as 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.
Taxis, public light buses (PLBs) and private cars will not be permitted to enter Lin Shing Road for Cape Collinson Road, except for access to Wan Tsui Estate. They are allowed to drop off passengers at the PLB 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 northbound Wan Tsui Road.
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.
The taxi stand on Kut Shing Street outside Chai Wan MTR station will temporarily be relocated to the lay-by of the street, west of its junction with Cheung Lee Street.
II. Pok Fu Lam
A section of Consort Rise between Victoria Road and Bisney Road will be re-routed as one-way southbound between 7am and 5pm on October 20, 21, 23, 27 and 28.
III. Aberdeen
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 between 7am and 6pm on October 21 and 23; and between 8am and 4.30pm on October 20, 27 and 28.
IV. Central
The slip road from Garden Road leading to the office of World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong will be closed between 8am and 8pm on October 23, except for buses and taxis. The taxi stand on the slip road will be relocated to the lay-by outside St. Johnˇ¦s Building on Garden Road. All parking spaces on the slip road will be suspended between 6am and 8pm on October 23.
V. The Peak
The following traffic measures will be implemented between 8am and 8pm on October 23:
- A section of northbound Peak Road outside Peak Galleria will be closed, except for residents and vehicles with permit. All vehicles will be diverted to southbound carriageway of Peak Road via the slip road next to the carpark entrance at the Peak Galleria;
- Lugard Road, Harlech Road and Mount Austin Road will be closed, except for local residents and vehicles with permit;
- A section of westbound Mount Austin Road between its junction with Peak Road and the entrance of Mount Austin Playground may be closed if necessary. As such, eastbound Mount Austin Road will be re-routed as one-lane two-way;
- Traffic control will be implemented at the entrance of Peak Galleria carpark. All vehicles are restricted to enter only the carpark; and
- Metered and motorcycle parking spaces on Mount Austin Road near Victoria Peak Garden will be suspended.
Kowloon East
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I. Diamond Hill
The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented between 7am and 6pm on October 20, 21, 23, 27, 28, and November 3 and 4.
A. Road closure
The following roads will be closed, except for emergency vehicles, hearses and funeral vehicles:
- The access road to the Diamond Hill Crematorium;
- The access road between the Diamond Hill Funeral Parlour and the China Light and Power (CLP) Sub-station; and
- The access road adjacent to the Diamond Hill Funeral Parlour leading to Sze Chen Hall.
A section of Yuk Wah Street east of Tsz Wan Shan Road will also be closed, except for private cars, taxis and emergency vehicles.
B. Traffic diversions
- Vehicles shall follow southbound Po Kong Village Road downhill only for entering or leaving Fung Shing Street or Fu Shan Estate carpark;
- Vehicles shall follow northbound Po Kong Village Road uphill only for entering or leaving Grand View Garden carpark;
- Vehicles from westbound Fung Shing Street cannot turn to northbound Po Kong Village Road uphill;
- Vehicles from northbound Po Kong Village Road uphill cannot turn to eastbound Fung Shing Street;
- Vehicles from Grand View Garden carpark cannot turn to southbound Po Kong Village Road downhill;
- Vehicles from southbound Po Kong Village Road downhill cannot turn to Grand View Garden carpark;
- Vehicles from Fu Shan Estate carpark cannot turn to northbound Po Kong Village Road uphill;
- Vehicles from northbound Po Kong Village Road uphill cannot turn to Fu Shan Estate carpark;
- Vehicles from southbound Po Kong Village Road downhill cannot turn to Po Kong Village Road School Village carpark;
- Vehicles from Po Kong Village Road School Village carpark cannot turn to southbound Po Kong Village Road downhill;
- Vehicles from southbound Po Kong Village Road downhill cannot turn to an unnamed road opposite to Po Leung Lane;
- Vehicles from an unnamed road opposite to Po Leung Lane cannot turn to southbound Po Kong Village Road downhill;
- Vehicles from the carpark on Yuk Wah Street cannot turn to eastbound Yuk Wah Street; and
- Vehicles from Yuk Wah Crescent cannot turn to eastbound Yuk Wah Street.
C. Suspension of metered parking spaces
Metered parking spaces on the unnamed road between the Diamond Hill Funeral Parlour and CLP Sub-station, and motorcycle parking spaces at Yuk Wah Street near Yuk Hok Lane will be suspended.
D. Designation of temporary taxi stands
Taxi pick up and drop off points will be designated at the following locations:
- Westbound Fung Shing Street near Fu Yan House, Fu Shan Estate; and
- Westbound Yuk Wah Street near Yuk Hok Lane.
E. Designation of private cars drop off / pick up point
Private car pick up and drop off point is also designated at westbound Yuk Wah Street near Yuk Hok Lane.
Between 7am and 6pm on October 21 and 23, Po Kong Village Road School Village carpark will be closed and designated as taxi and private car drop off point.
II. Tseung Kwan O
A. Road closure
The access road leading to Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery will be closed, except for emergency vehicles, between 5.30am and 8pm on October 23. The road will also be closed between 5.30am and 6pm on October 20, 21, 27, 28 and November 4, 11 and 18; except for emergency vehicles, special bus service by Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) route no. 14S, hearses and other vehicles taking part in funeral processions, and vehicles with permit issued by the cemetery.
B. Special bus service
The KMB route no. 14S will ply between the bus stop situated at southbound Lei Yue Mun Road south of St. Antonius Girls' College and the Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery between 7am and 5.25pm on October 20, 21, 27, 28 and November 4, 11 and 18. The drop off point of route no. 14S in Yau Tong will be located on Ko Chiu Road outside Lei Yue Mun Estate.
Grave-sweepers are advised to note that there will be no special bus service on October 23. They could choose to reach the cemetery on foot via a footpath opposite MTR Tiu Keng Leng Station. Those using wheelchairs are advised to enter the cemetery via the access road on Ko Chiu Road, as the footpath is with staircases.
C. Drop off points for taxi and PLB
The following temporary drop off points will be designated for taxi and PLB passengers to interchange for KMB route no. 14S or walk to the cemetery:
- The non-restricted zone at northbound Ko Chiu Road near Ko Yee Estate;
- The lay-by at southbound Lei Yue Mun Road outside Lei Yue Mun Road playground;
- The non-restricted zone at northbound Lei Yue Mun Road outside Lei Yue Mun Plaza; and
- The non-restricted zone at northbound Lei Yue Mun Road outside Shuk Mei House of Yau Mei Court.
III. Sai Kung
A section of Mang Kung Wo Road leading to Kei Pik Shan Cemetery in Sai Kung will be closed from 8am to 5pm on October 20, 21 and 23, except for emergency vehicles and vehicles with permit.
Kowloon West
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The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented in Cheung Sha Wan on October 20, 21 and 23.
A. Road closure
The following roads will be closed from 7am to 7pm:
- Wing Ming Street and the unnamed road leading from Wing Ming Street to the Cemetery; and
- Entrance road of Wing Tak Road, except for hearses, vehicles taking part in funeral processions, emergency vehicles and vehicles with permit.
B. Suspension of on-street parking spaces
- Parking will be prohibited on Yu Chau West Street from 7am to 7pm;
- Vehicles are prohibited to drop off or pick up passengers along Yu Chau West Street opposite to the Cooked Food Stall near Wing Ming Street; and
- No stopping or parking will be allowed along Ching Cheung Road from 7am to 7pm.
C. Designation of temporary taxi stand
Two temporary taxi stands will be designated at Wing Hong Street near the junction with Yu Chau West Street between 7am and 7pm.
D. Temporary relocation of GMB terminus
The GMB route no. 42 terminus at Yu Chau West Street will be relocated to outside 550 Castle Peak Road.
E. Suspension of parking spaces
All parking spaces on Yu Chau West Street; Tai Nan West Street; and a section of King Lam 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.
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. No parking facilities in the cemetery will be open to public use.
New Territories North
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I. Sandy Ridge
Sandy Ridge Frontier Closed Area will be opened to grave-sweepers between 6am and 6pm daily from now until November 11. However, vehicles without Closed Road Permit (CRP) will not be allowed to enter the closed area.
Between 6am and 6pm daily on October 21, 23 and 28, 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, except for emergency vehicles, vehicles of Lo Wu Village residents with CRP and vehicles with CRP allowed to park at the carpark of MTR Lo Wu Station.
Between 6am and 6pm daily from now until November 11, all vehicles, except for franchised buses, emergency vehicles and vehicles with permit, will not be allowed to pick up / drop off passengers or loading / unloading goods on the following sections of roads:
- A section of Man Kam To Road between Fu Tei Au Road and Sha Ling roadblock; and
- A section of Kong Nga Po Road between Frontier Closed Area and Sha Ling roadblock.
II. Wo Hop Shek
The following traffic arrangements will be implemented on October 20, 21, 23, 27 and 28.
A. Road closure
The following roads will be closed from 6am to 5pm, except for emergency vehicles and those specified below:
- Kiu Tau Road, except for hearses;
- Ming Yin Road, except for franchised buses;
- Wo Ka Lau Road;
- The flyover between Kau Lung Hang Village and Tai Wo Service Road West, except for taxis, coaches, school buses, GMBs, private cars, goods vehicles and motorcycles; and
- All access roads within Wo Hop Shek Cemetery.
B. Stopping restriction
All vehicles, except for franchised buses, emergency vehicles and vehicles with permit, will not be allowed to pick up / drop off passengers or loading / unloading goods between 7am and 5pm on the following roads:
- Wo Hing Road;
- Lui Ming Road;
- Wai Ming Street;
- Pak Wo Road;
- Wah Ming Road;
- Yat Ming Road;
- Wo Ming Lane;
- Fai Ming Road;
- Wah Ming Lane;
- Yan Shing Lane; and
- 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 Seen Koon will not be allowed to turn right to southbound Pak Wo Road, and vehicles travelling on southbound Pak Wo Road outside MTR Fanling Station will not be allowed to turn right to the carpark on Pak Wo Road near Fung Ying Seen Koon.
C. Suspension of carparks and parking spaces
The following carparks will be closed and parking spaces suspended between 7am and 5pm:
- The carpark on Wo Hing Road near Wo Hop Shek Interchange, except for emergency vehicles and PLBs;
- The carpark on Wo Hing Road near Ming Yin Road roundabout, except for emergency vehicles and taxis;
- The carpark on Pak Wo Road near Fung Ying Seen Koon, except for emergency vehicles, drivers with disability to use the disabled parking spaces, and public buses of the residentsˇ¦ service route no. NR112; and
- All parking spaces on Wah Ming Lane, except for emergency vehicles.
D. Suspension of taxi stands
The taxi stand on Lui Ming Road outside Wah Ming Estate will be suspended, except for New Territories taxis, from 7am to 5pm. 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 Seen Koon will be suspended from 7am to 5pm.
III. Tuen Mun
The following traffic arrangements will be implemented on October 20, 21, 23, 27, 28, and November 3 and 4 from 7am to 7pm:
- Tsing San Path and the access roads leading to Ching Chung Koon and Ching Chung Sin Yuen will be closed, except for emergency vehicles;
- A section of Tsing Chung Koon Road between Tsing Lun Road and San Fuk Road will be converted to one-way northbound;
- A section of San Fuk Road between Leung Shun Street and Castle Peak Hospital will be converted to one-way westbound;
- 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;
- A temporary taxi stand will be provided at northbound Tsing Chung Koon Road near Castle Peak Hospital; and
- The GMB stop at Tsing San Path will be suspended. Passengers may use the 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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I. Sha Tin
Police will implement special traffic arrangements in the vicinity of Po Fook Memorial Hall and Fu Shan Crematorium in Tai Wai, and Po Fook Hill in Sha Tin between 7am and 6pm on October 20, 21, 23, 27, 28, and November 3 and 4:
- A section of Lower Shing Mun Road between Yau On Street and Fu Shan Crematorium will be closed, except for hearses, vehicles taking part in funeral processions, GMB route no. 64K and emergency vehicles; and
- A section of Pai Tau Street west of its junction with Sheung Wo Che Road will be closed, except for emergency vehicles.
A section of To Fung Shan Road north of its junction with Pak Lok Path will be closed, except for emergency vehicles and vehicles serving residents and persons working in To Fung Shan and shuttle bus service plying between To Fung Shan and MTR Tai Wai Station, between 9am and 5pm on October 20, 21, 23, 27 and 28.
II. Tsuen Wan
A section of Lo Wai Road between Lo Wai Pai Lau and Yuen Yuen Institute (YYI) will be closed, except for GMBs, taxis, emergency vehicles and vehicles with permit, between 8am to 5pm on October 21, 23 and 28.
All metered parking spaces outside YYI, near Lo Wai old bus terminus and at Lo Wai Road near Yi Pei Chun Road will be suspended.
III. Kwai Chung
To facilitate visits to Tsuen Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery and Kwai Chung Crematorium, the following traffic arrangements will be implemented on October 21, 23, 28, and November 4:
- 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, except for hearses, franchised buses and emergency vehicles, from 7am to 5pm and on any other dates if necessary;
- 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;
- Wing Chong Street, Wing Hau Street and Wing Lap Street will be closed, except for emergency vehicles; and
- 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.
In addition, Wing Yin Street and Wing Hau Street will be closed, except for hearses, franchised buses and emergency vehicles, from 7am to 5pm on October 20, 27, and November 3.
All vehicles parked illegally would be towed away without prior notice. Motorists are urged to exercise restraint and be patient.
Actual implementation of special traffic arrangements will be made at the time depending on conditions in the areas.
Police Report No. 255
Ends/Friday, October 19, 2012
Issued at HKT 18:28
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