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Police will implement special traffic arrangements in various districts to facilitate members of the public visiting Lunar New Year Fairs.
Victoria Park
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Phase I
The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from January 25 to 27:
(1) Pedestrianisation (from noon to 11.59pm on January 25 and 26, and from 4pm to 11.59pm on January 27):
- Lockhart Road east of Cannon Street;
- East Point Road; and
- Great George Street west of Paterson Street.
(2) Road closure:
The following roads may be closed depending on the crowd and traffic situation:
- Sugar Street;
- Northbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and Great George Street;
- Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Sin Street, except for franchised buses and green mini-buses (GMBs);
- Great George Street;
- Paterson Street;
- Cleveland Street;
- Northbound Gloucester Road between Great George Street and Causeway Bay flyover (northbound Tai Hang flyover will remain open unless the crowd situation warrants the closure);
- Kingston Street;
- Lockhart Road east of Percival Street;
- Jaffe Road east of Percival Street;
- Cannon Street; and
- Southbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and Causeway Bay flyover.
(3) Suspension of parking spaces:
Parking spaces (except disabled parking spaces) in Hing Fat Street Carpark will be partially suspended between 10am and 10pm daily.
Phase II
The following traffic arrangements will be implemented on January 28 and 29:
(1) Pedestrianisation (from 4pm to 11.59pm):
- Same as Phase I.
(2) Road closure (from 4pm):
- Same as Phase I.
(3) Suspension of parking spaces:
Parking spaces (except disabled parking spaces) in Hing Fat Street Carpark will be partially suspended between 10am and noon on January 28.
All parking spaces (except disabled parking spaces) in the car park will be suspended and reserved for emergency services vehicles from 2pm on January 29 to 10am on January 31.
Phase III
The following traffic arrangements will be implemented on January 30 and 31:
(1) Pedestrianisation (from 4pm on January 30 to 8am the following day):
- Same as Phase I.
(2) Road closure:
The following roads will be closed on January 30 by stages:
Stage 1(from 4pm or as necessary)
- Sugar Street; and
- Northbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and Great George Street.
Stage 2 (from 5pm or as necessary)
- Cleveland Street;
- Kingston Street;
- Paterson Street;
- Great George Street between Paterson Street and Gloucester Road;
- Jardine's Bazaar; and
- Electric Road between Yacht Street and Park Towers (except for access to Park Towers and franchised buses).
Stage 3 (from 7pm or as necessary, except for franchised buses, green minibuses (GMBs) and trams)
- Eastbound Hennessy Road between Percival Street and East Point Road;
- Yee Wo Street;
- The leftmost lane of Pennington Street between Irving Street and Yee Wo Street;
- Westbound Causeway Road between Kingˇ¦s Road and Moreton Terrace;
- Westbound Hennessy Road between Jardineˇ¦s Bazaar and Percival Street; and
- Irving Street.
Stage 4 (from 8pm or as necessary)
- Lockhart Road east of Percival Street;
- Jaffe Road east of Percival Street;
- Cannon Street; and
- Shelter Street.
Stage 5 (from 9pm or as necessary)
- The leftmost lane of westbound Causeway Road between Tung Lo Wan Road (eastern section) and Tung Lo Wan Road (western section);
- Southbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and the down ramp of Causeway Bay flyover;
- Southbound Tai Hang Road flyover (vehicles will be diverted to eastbound Victoria Park Road, Wing Hing Street and Kingˇ¦s Road);
- Northbound Tai Hang Road flyover (vehicles will be diverted to Tung Lo Wan Road, Moreton Terrace and Leighton Road);
- Northbound Causeway Bay flyover; and
- Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Li Street (except for franchised buses and GMBs).
(3) Traffic diversion (from 6pm or as necessary):
A section of Lau Li Street between Electric Road and Hing Fat Street will be re-routed one-way westbound with no access for public light buses (PLBs).
(4) Suspension of parking spaces:
Parking spaces (except disabled parking spaces) in Hing Fat Street Carpark will be suspended from 2pm on January 29 to 10am on January 31. In addition, all on-street public parking spaces at the following locations will be suspended from 2pm on January 30 to 8am the following day:
- The closed roads as mentioned above;
- Tung Lo Wan Road;
- Lockhart Road between Canal Road and Cannon Street;
- Jaffe Road between Canal Road East and Cannon Street; and
- Tsing Fung Street.
Learner drivers will be banned from using the following roads from 4pm on January 30 to 8am the following day:
- Leighton Road;
- Tin Lok Lane;
- Caroline Hill Road;
- Eastern Hospital Road;
- Tai Hang Road north of Lai Tak Tsuen Road;
- Tung Lo Wan Road;
- Electric Road south of Gordon Road;
- Morrison Hill Road north of Queen's Road East;
- Hennessy Road;
- Yee Wo Street;
- Causeway Road;
- King's Road;
- Inner Gloucester Road;
- Hing Fat Street;
- Westbound Tin Hau Temple Road west of Cloud View Road; and
- Eastbound Wan Chai Road.
Mong Kok Flower Market Road area
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(1) Road closure (from 8am on January 26 to 8am on January 31):
No vehicle will be allowed to access Flower Market Road, Yuen Ngai Street, Yuen Po Street and Prince Edward Road West service road between Sai Yee Street and Embankment Road, except vehicles with permit from 12.01am to 5pm daily from January 26 to 30. Affected vehicles will be diverted to westbound Prince Edward Road West.
Subject to the prevailing traffic situation, the following roads will be closed from 8am on January 26 to 8am on January 31:
- Sai Yee Street and Fa Yuen Street between Prince Edward Road West and Boundary Street;
- Playing Field Road between Tung Choi Street and Sai Yee Street; and
- Prince Edward Road West service road between Sai Yee Street and Nathan Road.
During the above road closure period, vehicles from westbound Prince Edward Road West cannot turn right to northbound Sai Yee Street.
(2) Suspension of parking spaces:
- The meter parking spaces on Tung Choi Street between Prince Edward Road West service road and Boundary Street will be suspended from noon on January 26 to 8am on January 31;
- The meter parking spaces on Fa Yuen Street between Prince Edward Road West service road and Boundary Street will be suspended from 8am on January 26 to 8am on January 31;
- The meter parking spaces on Playing Field Road between Tung Choi Street and Sai Yee Street will be suspended from 8am on January 30 to 8am the following day;
- The motorcycle parking spaces at the following locations will be suspended from 8am on January 30 to 8am the following day:
(a) Playing Field Road between Tung Choi Street and Fa Yuen Street; and
(b) Prince Edward Road West service road between Tung Choi Street and Sai Yee Street;
- The motorcycle parking spaces on Tung Choi Street near Playing Field Road will be suspended from noon on January 26 to 8am on January 31;
- The disabled parking spaces on Fa Yuen Street near Boundary Street will be suspended from 8am on January 26 to 8am on January 31; and
- The disabled parking spaces on Playing Field Road near Tung Choi Street will be suspended from 8am on January 30 to 8am the following day.
Fa Hui Park
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(1) Temporary loading and unloading point:
A loading and unloading point will be set up at Tong Yam Street near the junction with Tai Hang Tung Road from 3pm on January 29 to 8am on January 31.
(2) Suspension of parking spaces:
Parking spaces at the following locations will be suspended from 3pm on January 29 to 8am on January 31:
- Two metered parking spaces on Tong Yam Street;
- All metered parking spaces and motorcycle parking spaces on Duke Street;
- Motorcycle parking spaces on Knight Street near the junction with Duke Street;
- Two metered parking spaces at Belfran Road; and
- All metered parking spaces on Lincoln Road.
(3) Traffic diversion and road closure:
From 6pm on January 29 to 4am the following day and from 2pm on January 30 to 7am the following day:
- Vehicles along westbound Lincoln Road cannot turn left to Cumberland Road (except for taxis);
- Vehicles along Essex Crescent cannot turn left to southbound Cumberland Road (except for residents);
- Vehicles along Embankment Road cannot turn right to Duke Street (except for residents);
- The cul-de-sac section of Dianthus Road east of Tat Chee Avenue will be closed;
- The outer lane of southbound Tai Hang Tung Road will be closed; and
- The inner lane of eastbound Boundary Street between Tai Hang Tung Road and the bus stop outside Fa Hui Park will be closed.
From 6pm on January 29 to 4am the following day and from 6pm on January 30 to 7am the following day:
- The third lane of northbound Tai Hang Tung Road will be closed and no right turn to Tat Chee Avenue will be allowed; and
- The first lane of eastbound Cheung Sha Wan Road flyover leading to Boundary Street will be closed.
Morse Park in Wong Tai Sin
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The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from 5pm on January 30 to 6am the following day:
(1) Temporary "No-Stopping" Area:
Illegal parking and stopping will be strictly prohibited on Ching Tak Street, Tung Tau Tsuen Road, Shatin Pass Road, Fung Mo Street, Fu Mei Street, Wang Tau Hom East Road, Wang Tau Hom South Road and Wang Tau Hom Central Road.
(2) Traffic diversion
PLBs and taxis at Ching Tak Street terminus cannot turn right to eastbound Ching Tak Street.
Sha Tsui Road Playground in Tsuen Wan
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The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from 6pm on January 29 to 5am the following day and from 6pm on January 30 to 5am the following day:
(1) Road closure:
- Kai Hong Close;
- Kai Chi Close;
- Hoi Pa Street between Tai Ho Road and Lo Tak Court; and
- The first lane of eastbound Sha Tsui Road between Yuen Tun Circuit and Tai Ho Road.
(2) Suspension of parking spaces:
Motorcycle parking spaces on Kai Hong Close will be suspended.
Tung Tau Industrial Area Playground in Yuen Long
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(1) Road closure:
Keung Yip Street will be closed until 2pm on January 31.
The following roads will be closed from 4pm on January 30 to 7am the following day:
- Hong Yip Street between Wang Yip Street West and Wang Yip Street East (except for franchised buses);
- The slip road of Kwong Yip Street near Long Yip Street (except for franchised buses);
- Hong Yip Street between Po Yip Street and Wang Yip Street East;
- Wang Yip Street East; and
- Wang Yip Street South.
(2) Traffic diversion:
A section of Hong Yip Street between Po Yip Street and Yuen Long Kau Hui Road will be re-routed to one-way eastbound from 8pm on January 30 to 7am the following day.
(3) Suspension of parking spaces:
- Some parking spaces on Wang Lee Street near the Yuen Long Industrial Estate Bus Terminus will be suspended from 5pm on January 28 to 7am on January 31 (except for franchised buses);
- Parking spaces on Hong Yip Street, Wang Yip Street East between Wang Yip Street South and Hi Yip Street, and Wang Yip Street South will be suspended from 4pm on January 30 to 7am the following day; and
- Parking spaces on Fu Yip Street, Tak Yip Street, Wang Lok Street, Po Yip Street, Wang Yip Street East between Hong Yip Street and Keung Yip Street, and Wang Yip Street West will be suspended from 8pm to 8am the following day daily from January 28 to 30.
Tseung Kwan O Po Hong Park
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Parking spaces on Wan Lung Road will be suspended from 8am on January 25 to 7am on January 31.
Actual implementation of the traffic arrangements will be made depending on traffic and crowd conditions in the area. Police appeal to members of the public to exercise patience and to follow Police instructions at scene.
Police Report No. 323
Ends/Thursday, January 23, 2014
Issued at HKT 18:08
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