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Police will implement the following special traffic arrangements this Sunday (October 20) between 5am and noon to facilitate the holding of an event in Central:
A. Road closure
- Northbound Edinburgh Place (except for vehicles heading for City Hall car park);
- Eastbound Lung Wo Road;
- Westbound Lung Wo Road between Edinburgh Place and Man Yiu Street;
- Yiu Sing Street; and
- The unnamed road outside Hong Kong Red Cross Headquarters.
B. Traffic diversion
- Traffic along southbound Man Yiu Street cannot turn left to eastbound Lung Wo Road;
- Traffic along southbound Man Yiu Street cannot turn left to Yiu Sing Street;
- Traffic along eastbound Man Cheung Street cannot enter Lung Wo Road. Affected vehicles will be diverted to Connaught Place, eastbound Connaught Road Central, Harcourt Road and Tim Mei Avenue;
- Traffic along westbound Lung Wo Road will be diverted to southbound Edinburgh Place and eastbound Harcourt Road;
- Traffic along eastbound Connaught Road Central cannot turn left to northbound Edinburgh Place (except for vehicles heading for City Hall car park); and
- Traffic along eastbound Harcourt Road cannot enter the unnamed road outside Hong Kong Red Cross Headquarters.
Actual implementation of the traffic arrangements will be made depending on traffic and crowd 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. 259
Ends/Friday, October 18, 2013
Issued at HKT 17:33
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