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Police will implement special traffic arrangements to facilitate the holding of an event at the Hong Kong Stadium on Tuesday (April 23).
The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from 11am:
Phase One
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A. Road closure
A section of Caroline Hill Road on both directions between Cotton Path and Leighton Road/Pennington Street will be closed, except for vehicles to St. Paul¡¦s Hospital when access to Tung Lo Wan Road is closed.
B. Traffic diversion
- A section of Caroline Hill Road between Leighton Road and Stadium Path will be re-routed one way southbound (an anti-clockwise system); and
- A section of Eastern Hospital Road between Stadium Path and Tung Lo Wan Road will be re-routed one-way northbound (an anti-clockwise system).
C. Passenger alighting arrangements
- The drop off zone for coaches will be at the western kerbside of Eastern Hospital Road near Tung Wah Eastern Hospital;
- The drop off zone for taxis will be at the southern kerbside of Eastern Hospital Road near the eastern side of the Hong Kong Stadium main entrance; and
- No private car is allowed to drop off outside the Hong Kong Stadium main entrance. The drop off zone for private cars will be at the northern kerbside of Eastern Hospital Road at the eastern side of the Hong Kong Stadium.
Phase Two
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A. Road closure
- Same as Phase One; and
- A section of westbound Hysan Avenue between Hoi Ping Road and Sunning Road.
B. Traffic diversion
- Same as Phase One;
- Traffic cones will be laid on a section of Caroline Hill Road between Leighton Road and Link Road to allow two lanes of traffic entering Caroline Hill Road from Hoi Ping Road;
- Traffic from Link Road downhill to northbound Caroline Hill Road must turn left to westbound Leighton Road;
- Hysan Avenue between Leighton Road and Hoi Ping Road will be re-routed one-way eastbound;
- Traffic cones will be laid on eastbound Hysan Avenue to facilitate two lanes of traffic to turn right to Hoi Ping Road;
- Traffic on westbound Hysan Avenue between Yun Ping Road and Sunning Road must turn left to Sunning Road;
- Vehicles leaving the Lee Gardens must turn left to Hysan Avenue; and
- Depending on traffic situation, a section of Lee Garden Road between Foo Ming Street and Lan Fong Road may be re-routed one way northbound. Traffic at Lan Fong Road must turn right to northbound Lee Garden Road and then to Percival Street via Foo Ming Street.
C. Passenger alighting arrangements
Same as Phase One.
Phase Three
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A. Road closure
Same as Phase Two.
B. Traffic diversion
- Same as Phase Two; and
- Vehicles heading for the Hong Kong Stadium may be allowed to turn right from the offside lane of eastbound Leighton Road to Caroline Hill Road.
C. Passenger alighting arrangements
Same as Phase Two.
The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from 3.30pm:
- Caroline Hill Road will be closed;
- Eastern Hospital Road between Caroline Hill Road and Cotton Path will be closed;
- Eastern Hospital Road service road will be closed;
- Cotton Path will be closed;
- If necessary, Leighton Road will be closed. In such case, traffic from westbound Causeway Road will be directed to Irving Street; traffic from eastbound Morrison Hill Road will be diverted through Canal Road West; traffic from southbound Percival Street must turn right to westbound Leighton Road; and traffic from southbound Canal Road East will be banned from turning left to Leighton Road;
- The downhill section of Link Road will be closed, except for vehicles heading for No. 1A, 3, 5 and 7 on Link Road; and
- Hoi Ping Road will be closed.
Learner drivers prohibition
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Learner drivers will not be allowed to use the following roads between 10.15am and 5pm:
- Leighton Road;
- Hysan Avenue;
- Percival Street south of Hennessy Road;
- Caroline Hill Road;
- Link Road;
- Stadium Path;
- Cotton Path;
- Eastern Hospital Road; and
- Eastern Hospital Road service road.
In addition, learner drivers will not be allowed to enter Tung Lo Wan Road from Causeway Road.
Suspension of parking spaces
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All on-street parking spaces on the following roads will be suspended between 10.15am and 5pm:
- Stadium Path;
- Northbound Caroline Hill Road between Stadium Path and Cotton Path; and
- Hoi Ping Road (includes all disabled parking spaces).
Any vehicles found illegally parked within the precinct of the above areas will be towed away without prior notice.
Vehicles will not be permitted to leave or enter car parks within road closure areas (Caroline Hill Road, Eastern Hospital Road, Stadium Path, and Tung Lo Wan Road between Cotton Path and Causeway Road) during the road closure periods.
Actual implementation of the traffic arrangements will be made by Police depending on traffic conditions in the area. Motorists are advised to exercise tolerance and patience and take heed of instructions of the Police on site.
Police Report No. 121
Ends/Sunday, April 21, 2013
Issued at HKT 10:57
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