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Police will implement the following special traffic arrangements and crowd safety management measures on January 1 (Wednesday) to facilitate a public procession held on Hong Kong Island.
Participants are requested to take part in the public event in accordance to the arrangements agreed by the organiser and Police. They are also requested to adhere to directions given by the event marshals or Police.
As it is anticipated that the traffic in Causeway Bay, Wan Chai, and Central will be extremely busy, members of the public who wish to go to these areas are urged to make use of public transport.
A. Road closure
From 1.30pm or when necessary:
- southbound Gloucester Road U-turn slip road to northbound Gloucester Road near junction with Sugar Street;
- Sugar Street;
- Great George Street;
- Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Great George Street;
- Westbound Kingston Street between Gloucester Road and Paterson Street;
- Southbound Gloucester Road between Victoria Park Road flyover and Causeway Road;
- Cleveland Street;
- Eastbound Kingston Street between Paterson Street and Gloucester Road; and
- Paterson Street between Gloucester Road and Kingston Street.
From 2pm or when necessary:
- Jardine's Bazaar;
- Tang Lung Street;
- Canal Road East between Russell Street and Hennessy Road;
- Canal Road West between Sharp Street West and Hennessy Road;
- Wan Chai Road between Canal Road West and Morrison Hill Road; and
- Bowrington Road between Sharp Street West and Hennessy Road.
From 2.30pm or when necessary:
- Westbound Causeway Road;
- Moreton Terrace;
- Shelter Street;
- A slip road leading from eastbound Yee Wo Street to westbound Causeway Road;
- Irving Street;
- Pennington Street between Keswick Street and Yee Wo Street;
- Westbound Yee Wo Street;
- Westbound Hennessy Road;
- Lee Garden Road between Kai Chiu Road and Hennessy Road;
- Kai Chiu Road;
- Yun Ping Road between Lan Fong Road and Kai Chiu Road;
- Percival Street between Lockhart Road and Hennessy Road;
- A slip road leading from eastbound Johnston Road to westbound Hennessy Road;
- Thomson Road between Johnston Road and Luard Road;
- Luard Road between Johnston Road and Hennessy Road;
- Fenwick Street between Hennessy Road and Johnston Road;
- Westbound Johnston Road between Ship Street and Hennessy Road; and
- Eastbound Johnston Road between Landale Street and Hennessy Road.
From 3.15pm or when necessary:
- Westbound Queensway between Queen・s Road East and Queen・s Road Central;
- Des Voeux Road Central between Pedder Street and Queensway;
- Bank Street; and
- Northbound Ice House Street between Queen・s Road Central and Des Voeux Road Central.
At any time when necessary:
- Yacht Street;
- Lau Li Street between Ngan Mok Street and Hing Fat Street;
- Electric Road between Lau Sin Street and Tsing Fung Street;
- Lau Sin Street between the cul-de-sac outside Park Tower and Hing Fat Street;
- Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Sin Street;
- Northbound Tai Hang Road flyover between a slip road to Tung Lo Wan Road and westbound Victoria Park Road; and
- Southbound Percival Street between Gloucester Road service road and Lockhart Road.
B. Traffic diversion
From 1.30pm or when necessary:
- Traffic along southbound Gloucester Road cannot turn right to the U-turn slip road leading to northbound Gloucester Road;
- Traffic along eastbound Yee Wo Street cannot turn left to Sugar Street;
- Traffic along northbound Tai Hang Road flyover cannot turn left to westbound Kingston Street;
- Traffic along Victoria Park Road flyover must travel to westbound Gloucester Road service road;
- Traffic along southbound Victoria Park Road and westbound Gloucester Road service road cannot turn to Cleveland Street;
- Traffic along southbound Paterson Street must turn left to eastbound Kingston Street;
- Traffic along southbound Cleveland Street cannot turn right to westbound Kingston Street; and
- Traffic along westbound Gloucester Road service road cannot turn left to Cleveland Street or Paterson Street.
From 2pm or when necessary:
- Traffic along northbound Pennington Street cannot turn left to Jardine's Bazaar;
- Traffic along westbound Hennessy Road cannot turn left to southbound Canal Road East;
- Traffic along westbound Russell Street must turn left at the junction with Canal Road East;
- Traffic along northbound Canal Road West near the junction with Sharp Street West will be diverted to the up-ramp leading to northbound Canal Road flyover;
- Traffic along eastbound Sharp Street West will be diverted to the up-ramp leading to northbound Canal Road flyover;
- Traffic along eastbound Sharp Street West cannot turn left to northbound Bowrington Road;
- Traffic along northbound Bowrington Road must turn right to eastbound Sharp Street West;
- Traffic along eastbound Wan Chai Road must turn right to southbound Morrison Hill Road;
- Traffic along the slip road leading from westbound Victoria Park Road to Gloucester Road service road must turn right before the junction with Cleveland Street; and
- Traffic along southbound Victoria Park Road flyover must turn right to Gloucester Road service road.
From 2.30pm or when necessary:
- Traffic from westbound King's Road must turn left to southbound Tung Lo Wan Road, or turn right to northbound Hing Fat Street;
- Traffic along westbound Tung Lo Wan Road cannot turn right to Moreton Terrace;
- Eastbound Tung Lo Wan Road between Moreton Terrace and southbound Tung Lo Wan Road will be re-routed one-way westbound;
- Traffic along eastbound Yee Wo Street cannot turn right to southbound Tung Lo Wan Road or westbound Leighton Road;
- Traffic along northbound Tung Lo Wan Road cannot enter Irving Street and must turn left to westbound Leighton Road;
- Traffic along northbound Pennington Street must turn right to Keswick Street;
- Traffic along northbound Yun Ping Road must turn left to westbound Lan Fong Road;
- Traffic along westbound Leighton Road must turn left to Wong Nai Chung Road (except for franchised bus);
- Traffic along southbound Percival Street must turn left or right to eastbound or westbound Lockhart Road;
- Traffic along eastbound Lockhart Road cannot turn right to southbound Percival Street;
- Traffic along northbound Tin Lok Lane cannot turn left to westbound Hennessy Road;
- Traffic along southbound Stewart Road cannot turn right to westbound Hennessy Road;
- Traffic along eastbound Johnston Road cannot turn left to westbound Hennessy Road;
- Traffic along southbound Fleming Road cannot turn right to westbound Hennessy Road;
- Traffic along northbound Fleming Road cannot turn left to westbound Hennessy Road;
- Traffic along southbound Fenwick Street must turn left to eastbound Hennessy Road;
- Traffic along eastbound Hennessy Road cannot turn right to southbound Fenwick Street;
- Traffic along northbound Tai Wong Street East must turn right to eastbound Johnston Road;
- Traffic along westbound Johnston Road cannot turn right to Thomson Road;
- Traffic along eastbound Johnston Road cannot turn left to Thomson Road;
- Traffic along eastbound Johnston Road cannot turn left to northbound Luard Road;
- Traffic along westbound Johnston Road cannot turn right to northbound Luard Road;
- Traffic along westbound Johnston Road must turn left to southbound Ship Street;
- Traffic along northbound Lun Fat Street must turn right to eastbound Johnston Road; and
- Traffic along northbound Landale Street must turn right to eastbound Johnston Road.
From 3.15pm or when necessary:
- Traffic along westbound Queen・s Road East must enter southbound Justice Drive;
- Traffic along northbound Garden Road cannot enter westbound Des Voeux Road Central;
- Traffic along eastbound Des Voeux Road Central must turn left to northbound Pedder Street;
- Traffic along westbound Queen・s Road Central cannot turn right to northbound Ice House Street; and
- Traffic along northbound Ice House Street must turn left to westbound Queen・s Road Central.
At any time when necessary:
- Traffic along northbound Tai Hang Road flyover must go straight to northbound Victoria Park Road flyover leading to westbound Gloucester Road;
- Traffic along westbound Gloucester Road service road cannot turn left to southbound Percival Street;
- Traffic along eastbound Causeway Road cannot turn left to northbound Hing Fat Street; and
- Traffic along westbound King's Road cannot turn right to northbound Hing Fat Street.
C. Closure of tram tracks
Eastbound and westbound tram tracks between Pedder Street and Hing Fat Street will be closed from 2.50pm until the crowd has dispersed and the tram tracks are safe to re-open.
D. Suspension of on-street parking spaces
All metered and non-metered on-street parking spaces along Tung Lo Wan Road will be suspended from 12.30pm to 8pm.
E. Suspension of car parks
- Parking spaces of Victoria Park Public Car Park on Hing Fat Street will be suspended from 11am to 7pm (except for the disabled parking spaces); and
- All public and private car parks along the closed roads may be suspended from 1pm until the crowd has dispersed and the roads are re-opened.
Any vehicles found illegally parked within the precinct of the special traffic arrangements specified above will be towed away without prior notice.
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.366
Ends/Monday, December 30, 2013
Issued at HKT 19:14
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