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Police will implement special traffic arrangements on Sunday (May 26) to facilitate a public procession to be held on Hong Kong Island.
(A) Road closure
The following roads will be closed from 2.15pm:
(1) The u-turn slip road between southbound and northbound Gloucester Road;
(2) Sugar Street;
(3) Jardine¡¦s Bazaar;
(4) Tang Lung Street; and
(5) A section of Canal Road East between Hennessy Road and Russell Street.
The following roads will be closed from 2.45pm:
(1) A section of southbound Gloucester Road between Victoria Park Road flyover and Causeway Road will be intermittently closed;
(2) Irving Street (except vehicles heading for Regal Hong Kong Hotel);
(3) A section of westbound Yee Wo Street between Pennington Street and Hennessy Road;
(4) A section of Yun Ping Road between Kai Chiu Road and Pak Sha Road;
(5) Kai Chiu Road;
(6) A section of Lee Garden Road between Kai Chiu Road and Hennessy Road;
(7) A section of westbound Hennessy Road between Yee Wo Street and Lee Garden Road;
(8) A section of Canal Road West between Sharp Street West and Hennessy Road;
(9) A section of Wan Chai Road between Canal Road West and Morrison Hill Road;
(10) A section of Bowrington Road between Sharp Street West and Hennessy Road;
(11) A section of westbound Hennessy Road west of Lee Garden Road and Queensway will be intermittently closed;
(12) The slip road leading from eastbound Johnston Road to westbound Hennessy Road;
(13) Rodney Street;
(14) A section of westbound Harcourt Road between Harcourt Garden car park exit and Tamar Street;
(15) The fast lane of westbound Harcourt Road between Tamar Street and Cotton Tree Drive;
(16) A section of eastbound Harcourt Road between Tim Wa Avenue and Tim Mei Avenue;
(17) Southbound Tim Wa Avenue (except vehicles heading for Chief Executive¡¦s Office and Central Government Offices car park);
(18) The fast lane of Garden Road flyover; and
(19) Southbound Edinburgh Place between Lung Wo Road and Connaught Road Central.
(B) Traffic diversion
The following traffic diversion will be implemented from 2.15pm:
(1) Traffic along southbound Gloucester Road cannot turn right to northbound Gloucester Road;
(2) Traffic along eastbound Yee Wo Street cannot turn left to Sugar Street;
(3) Traffic along westbound Russell Street must turn left to southbound Canal Road East; and
(4) Traffic along westbound Hennessy Road cannot turn left to Canal Road East.
The following traffic diversion will be implemented from 2.45pm:
(1) Traffic along southbound Victoria Park Road flyover will be diverted to turn right to westbound Gloucester Road service road if necessary;
(2) Traffic along southbound Gloucester Road heading for Causeway Road will be diverted to southbound Tai Hang Road flyover if necessary;
(3) Traffic along eastbound Great George Street will be diverted to turn left to northbound Gloucester Road (except vehicles heading for southbound Tai Hang Road flyover);
(4) Traffic along westbound Causeway Road cannot turn right to westbound Irving Street (except vehicles heading for Regal Hong Kong Hotel) and must turn left to westbound Leighton Road;
(5) Traffic along westbound Irving Street will be diverted to turn right to northbound Pennington Street;
(6) Traffic along northbound Pennington Street will be diverted to turn right to eastbound Yee Wo Street;
(7) Traffic along northbound Yun Ping Road will be diverted to turn left to Pak Sha Road or Lan Fong Road;
(8) Traffic along northbound Canal Road West near Sharp Street West will be diverted to the up-ramp leading to northbound Canal Road flyover;
(9) Traffic along eastbound Sharp Street West will be diverted to the up-ramp leading to northbound Canal Road flyover;
(10) Traffic along eastbound Sharp Street West cannot turn left to northbound Bowrington Road;
(11) Traffic along northbound Bowrington Road must turn right to eastbound Sharp Street West;
(12) Traffic along eastbound Wan Chai Road must turn right to southbound Morrison Hill Road;
(13) Traffic along southbound Stewart Road, southbound Fleming Road and southbound Fenwick Street cannot turn right to westbound Hennessy Road;
(14) Traffic along northbound Fleming Road cannot turn left to westbound Hennessy Road;
(15) Traffic along westbound Harcourt Road near Harcourt Garden car park exit will be diverted to westbound Harcourt Road flyover;
(16) Traffic along eastbound Harcourt Road must turn right to southbound Cotton Tree Drive;
(17) Traffic along northbound Cotton Tree Drive will be diverted to northbound Tim Wa Avenue;
(18) Traffic along Lung Wo Road cannot enter Tim Wa Avenue (except vehicles heading for Chief Executive¡¦s Office and Central Government Offices carpark); and
(19) Traffic along Lung Wo Road cannot enter southbound Edinburgh Place.
(C) Suspension of bus stops
All bus stops along southbound Gloucester Road, Irving Street, westbound Yee Wo Street, westbound Hennessy Road, eastbound Queensway and a section of westbound Harcourt Road between Rodney Street and Cotton Drive will be suspended in phases from 2.15pm until traffic resumes normal.
(D) Suspension of public light bus (PLB) and green minibus (GMB) stands
The PLB stand at Sugar Street and GMB stand at Tang Lung Street will be suspended from 2.15pm until traffic resumes normal.
(E) Suspension of taxi stand
The taxi stand at Admiralty (East) Public Transport Interchange will be suspended from 3pm until traffic resumes normal.
(F) Restriction on access to / exit from car parks
All car parks in the affected areas may be closed at short notice if necessary. Vehicles in car parks along the procession routes may not be permitted to leave during the road closure period.
Any vehicles found illegally parked within the precinct of the special traffic arrangements specified above might be towed away without prior notice.
Actual implementation of road closure and traffic diversion will be made by the Police at the time depending on traffic conditions in the areas. Motorists should exercise tolerance and patience and take heed of instructions of Police at scene.
Police Report No. 244
Ends/Friday, May 24, 2013
Issued at HKT 17:02
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