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Police will implement special crowd management and traffic arrangements on both sides of Victoria Harbour on February 1 to facilitate the public to watch the Lunar New Year fireworks display.
To avoid overcrowding along the waterfronts on both sides of the harbour, a number of roads in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hung Hom, Central and Wan Chai will be closed or re-routed.
Members of the public are urged to follow the advice and instructions given by Police officers who may direct spectators to leave from places which have already been overcrowded. They are also urged not to use aerosol spray and not to cause obstruction to the public by staging street performance in public places, to avoid potential danger to the public in the crowded area.
They are also strongly advised to make full use of public transport for going to the waterfront areas and not to wait at the concourses and exits of MTR stations.
Kowloon
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(I) Crowd management measures in Tsim Sha Tsui
Police will implement crowd safety management measures in Yau Tsim District and Hung Hom Waterfront Promenade, including pedestrianising roads at Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom Waterfront Promenade in phases.
Depending on the prevailing crowd situation, Police will implement safety measures within the pedestrianised area including the closure of pedestrian subways. One-way flow will be carried out on overcrowded footbridges in the vicinity of the waterfront promenade.
Members of the public are urged to follow the advice and instruction given by Police officers who may direct spectators to leave from places, which have already been overcrowded.
There are a number of construction works at Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Station Exit A1 and the construction site of Express Railway at Austin Road West while there are maintenance works in Salisbury Garden and on Avenue of Stars. Spectators are advised not to approach areas with road works and not to attempt to climb or lean against the hoarding/fence.
Spectators should follow police advice and pay attention to posters and loudspeaker broadcasts.
(II) Road closure and traffic diversions
(A) Phase One (from 6pm onwards)
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Road closures:
1. Hung Hom Bypass between Salisbury Road and Hung Hom Road;
2. Princess Margaret Road Link between Metropolis Drive and Hung Hom Bypass;
3. Westbound Salisbury Road between Cheong Wan Road and Kowloon Park Drive, as well as its elevated road;
4. Eastbound Salisbury Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Science Museum Road;
5. U-turn slip-road outside Nikko Hotel leading from eastbound Salisbury Road to westbound Salisbury Road;
6. Mody Lane;
7. Hong Wan Path;
8. Canton Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Salisbury Road;
9. Kowloon Park Drive and Salisbury Road between Star Ferry and Kowloon Park Drive will be restricted for the use of franchised buses and green minibuses (GMBs) only;
10. Ashley Road;
11. Hankow Road;
12. Lock Road;
13. Northbound Nathan Road between Bowring Street and Salisbury Road;
14. Southbound Nathan Road between Granville Road and Salisbury Road;
15. Granville Road between Nathan Road and Carnarvon Road will be re-routed to one-way eastbound;
16. Carnarvon Road between Nathan Road and Granville Road;
17. Bristol Avenue;
18. Hanoi Road;
19. Hart Avenue;
20. Minden Row;
21. Blenheim Avenue;
22. Middle Road;
23. Hau Fook Street;
24. Cameron Lane;
25. Cameron Road;
26. Prat Avenue;
27. Humphreys Avenue;
28. Peking Road;
29. Haiphong Road;
30. Mody Road between Chatham Road South and Nathan Road;
31. Westbound Mody Road between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road;
32. Minden Avenue;
33. Northbound Chatham Road South between Granville Road and Salisbury Road;
34. Southbound Chatham Road South between Mody Road and Salisbury Road;
35. Granville Road between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road will be re-routed to one-way eastbound and restricted for the use of franchised buses and GMBs only;
36. Granville Square;
37. Science Museum Path;
38. Unnamed access road between Austin Road West and West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade; and
39. Ichang Street.
Traffic diversions:
1. Vehicles along southbound Hung Hom Road will be directed to Cheong Tung Road South roundabout via Hung Hom Bypass;
2. Vehicles along eastbound Metropolis Drive cannot turn right to southbound Princess Margaret Road Link;
3. Vehicles along southbound Princess Margaret Road Link will be diverted to turn right to westbound Metropolis Drive;
4. Vehicles along eastbound Mody Road cannot enter Mody Lane;
5. Franchised buses along southbound Nathan Road will be diverted to turn right to either westbound Public Square Street or westbound Jordan Road;
6. Franchised buses along southbound Chatham Road South will be diverted to turn left to eastbound Granville Road;
7. Vehicles along southbound Canton Road will be diverted to U-turn to northbound Canton Road outside China Hong Kong City;
8. Vehicles along northbound Kowloon Park Drive cannot turn to southbound Canton Road;
9. Vehicles along southbound Nathan Road will be diverted to turn left to eastbound Granville Road;
10. Vehicles along southbound Chatham Road South cannot turn right to westbound Cameron Road;
11. Vehicles along southbound Chatham Road South will be diverted to turn left to eastbound Mody Road;
12. Vehicles along Science Museum Road cannot turn to westbound Mody Road;
13. Vehicles along Hong Tat Path cannot turn to Science Museum Path;
14. Vehicles along Science Museum Road cannot turn to Granville Road;
15. Vehicles along westbound Salisbury Road near Cheong Wan Road will be diverted to Tsim Sha Tsui East direction;
16. Vehicles along southbound Chatham Road South cannot turn left to eastbound Granville Road and restricted for the use of franchised buses and GMBs only;
17. Vehicles along eastbound Granville Road will be diverted to turn left to northbound Chatham Road South;
18. Vehicles along eastbound Salisbury Road will be diverted to turn left to northbound Kowloon Park Drive; and
19. Vehicles along northbound Kowloon Park Drive cannot turn right to Peking Road.
(B) Phase Two (from 6.30pm onwards)
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Road closures:
1. Kowloon Park Drive;
2. Salisbury Road between Canton Road and Kowloon Park Drive; and
3. Star Ferry Bus Terminus.
Traffic diversions:
All franchised buses and GMBs cannot enter southbound Kowloon Park Drive.
(C) Phase Three (from 7pm onwards)
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Road closures:
1. Austin Road West between Canton Road and Nga Cheung Road;
2. Nga Cheung Road flyover between podium level Private Road (North) of Kowloon Station and its exit on Austin Road West;
3. Lin Cheung Road between Jordan Road and Austin Road West;
4. Nga Cheung Road between ground level Station Perimeter Road (South) and Austin Road West;
5. Kin Wan Street;
6. Wui Man Road between Austin Road West and Wui Cheung Road; and
7. Westbound Wui Cheung Road between Canton Road and Wui Man Road.
Traffic diversions:
1. Vehicles along westbound Austin Road cannot enter Austin Road West;
2. Vehicles along southbound Nga Cheung Road will be diverted to turn left to eastbound Station Perimeter Road (South);
3. Vehicles along westbound Station Perimeter Road (South) will be diverted to turn right to northbound Nga Cheung Road;
4. Vehicles along southbound Nga Cheung Road flyover will be diverted to turn left to eastbound podium level Private Road (North) of Kowloon Station;
5. Vehicles along westbound podium level Private Road (North) of Kowloon Station will be diverted to turn right to northbound Nga Cheung Road flyover;
6. Vehicles along southbound D1A(S) will be diverted to turn left to eastbound Wui Cheung Road;
7. Vehicles along Hung Luen Road cannot turn to Kin Wan Street; and
8. Vehicles along northbound Canton Road cannot turn left to Austin Road West and Wui Cheung Road.
(D) Phase Four (from 8pm onwards)
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Road closures:
1. Northbound Nathan Road between Jordan Road and Bowring Street;
2. Southbound Nathan Road between Jordan Road and Granville Road;
3. Pine Tree Hill Road;
4. Carnarvon Road between Kimberley Road and Granville Road;
5. Shun Yee Street;
6. Granville Circuit;
7. Northbound Chatham Road South between Observatory Road and Granville Road;
8. Bowring Street between Pilkem Street and Nathan Road;
9. Tak Shing Street between Nathan Road and Tak Hing Street;
10. Hillwood Road;
11. Kimberley Road between Nathan Road and Observatory Road;
12. Kimberley Street;
13. Granville Road between Nathan Road and Chatham Road South;
14. Southbound Chatham Road South between Cheong Wan Road and Granville Road, except for franchised buses and GMBs;
15. Eastbound Mody Road between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road; and
16. Mody Square.
Traffic diversions:
1. Vehicles along westbound Wui Cheung Road cannot turn to Wui Man Road;
2. Vehicles along southbound Road D1A(S) will be diverted to turn left to eastbound Wui Cheung Road;
3. Vehicles along northbound Canton Road and westbound Austin Road cannot turn to westbound Austin Road West;
4. Vehicles along southbound Nathan Road will be diverted to turn right to westbound Jordan Road;
5. Vehicles along westbound Jordan Road cannot turn left to southbound Nathan Road;
6. Vehicles along westbound Austin Road and southbound Cox・s Road cannot turn to Pine Tree Hill Road;
7. Vehicles along Observatory Road cannot turn to westbound Kimberley Street;
8. Vehicles along westbound Cheong Wan Road cannot turn left to southbound Chatham Road South;
9. Vehicles along southbound Chatham Road South will be diverted to westbound Austin Road or eastbound Cheong Wan Road;
10. Vehicles along northbound Pilkem Street cannot turn to eastbound Bowring Street; and
11. Vehicles along eastbound Bowring Street will be diverted to northbound Pilkem Street.
(E) Hotel access
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The vehicular access to and from hotels in the affected areas will not be allowed during the period of road closure.
(F) Car park access
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Car parks in the affected areas will be closed at the same time when the respective phase of road closure commences and will remain closed as long as the road closure is effective.
(G) On-street parking
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With effect from 3pm to midnight on February 1, all on-street parking spaces in the southern area of Tsim Sha Tsui (south of Austin Road and Cheong Wan Road) will be suspended. All illegally parked vehicles will be towed away.
Hong Kong Island
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(A) Road closure and traffic diversions before the display
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The slip road leading from Garden Road to the office of World Wild Fund for Nature Hong Kong outside Lower Peak Tram Station will be closed from 4pm to 10pm, except for franchised buses and taxis.
From 6.30pm onwards:
Wan Chai North
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1. Performing Arts Avenue;
2. Eastbound Fenwick Pier Street;
3. Westbound Fenwick Pier Street between Fenwick Pier Street flyover and eastbound Gloucester Road;
4. Lung King Street;
5. Northbound Fenwick Street between Gloucester Road and Harbour Road;
6. Eastbound Harbour Road between Fenwick Street and Tonnochy Road;
7. Expo Drive;
8. Expo Drive Central;
9. Expo Drive East;
10. Convention Avenue;
11. Fleming Road flyover;
12. Fleming Road between Harbour Road and Convention Avenue;
13. Tonnochy Road between eastbound Harbour Road and Hung Hing Road;
14. Southbound Tonnochy Road between eastbound Harbour Road and Gloucester Road;
15. Marsh Road between Gloucester Road and Hung Hing Road;
16. Marsh Road flyover;
17. Hung Hing Road;
18. Hung Hing Road flyover;
19. Wan Shing Street;
20. Wan Ying Street; and
21. The access road at eastbound Victoria Park Road leading to Causeway Bay Promenade.
Wan Chai South
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1. Marsh Road between Hennessy Road and Lockhart Road;
2. Tonnochy Road between Hennessy Road and Lockhart Road; and
3. Northbound Percival Street between Jaffe Road and Gloucester Road service road may be closed if necessary. When this section is closed, vehicles on eastbound Jaffe Road must turn right to southbound Percival Street.
From 7pm onwards:
Peak area
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1. The uphill section of Stubbs Road beyond Stubbs Road roundabout will be closed to all goods vehicles with a gross weight exceeding 5.5 tonnes;
2. All uphill traffic along Peak Road towards Harlech Road, Lugard Road and Mount Austin Road will be diverted downhill via the slip road beside the car park entry at the Peak Galleria, except for local residents・ vehicles or vehicles with permits;
3. Lay-bys along Stubbs Road between Peak Road and Stubbs Road roundabout and Magazine Gap Road between Peak Road and May Road will be suspended;
4. Northbound Peak Road beyond the car park entry at the Peak Galleria will be closed, except for local residents・ vehicles; and
5. Barker Road will be closed, except for local residents・ vehicles.
Central
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1. Tim Mei Avenue;
2. Lung Wui Road;
3. Lung Wo Road, except for People・s Liberation Army (PLA) vehicles;
4. Tim Wa Avenue, except for PLA vehicles;
5. Legislative Council Road;
6. Edinburgh Place (PLA vehicles and vehicles leaving from City Hall Car Park can access to Edinburgh Place east and north of City Hall between Lung Wo Road and Connaught Road Central);
7. Yiu Sing Street;
8. Star Ferry Concourse;
9. Loading and unloading area outside Central Ferry Piers, 7, 8 and 9;
10. Chung Kong Road between Shun Tak Centre and Rumsey Street;
11. Man Kwong Street;
12. Man Chiu Street;
13. Man Fai Street;
14. Man Yiu Street between Man Kwong Street and Man Cheung Street;
15. Rumsey Street flyover extension leading to Man Po Street; and
16. Finance Street.
From 7.45pm onwards:
Wan Chai North
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1. Tonnochy Road flyover;
2. Northbound Tonnochy Road between Gloucester Road and Harbour Road;
3. Westbound Harbour Road between northbound Tonnochy Road and southbound Fleming Road, westbound Harbour Road between northbound Fleming Road and southbound Fenwick Street, westbound Fenwick Pier Street, and Fenwick Pier Street flyover; and
4. Fleming Road and southbound Fenwick Street between Gloucester Road and westbound Harbour Road.
The following traffic arrangements will be implemented when necessary in short notice:
1. Gloucester Road service road between Percival Street and Canal Road West will be closed;
2. Vehicles on westbound Gloucester Road cannot enter Gloucester Road service road at its junction with O'Brien Road; and
3. Southbound Percival Street between Gloucester Road service road and Lockhart Road may be closed. When this section is closed, vehicles on eastbound Jaffe Road will be diverted via Canal Road West to Gloucester Road service road.
(B) Road closure and traffic diversions during the display
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From 7.55pm onwards:
Traffic on westbound Island Eastern Corridor between Victoria Park Road and Man Hong Street will be diverted, except for franchised buses:
1. Vehicles travelling along westbound Island Eastern Corridor will be diverted to Man Hong Street; and
2. Slip roads leading to westbound Island Eastern Corridor from Healthy Street Central and Tong Shui Road will be closed.
(C) Arrangements after the fireworks display
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To facilitate the dispersal of the crowd after the fireworks display, the following roads will be closed 15 minutes before the completion of the display:
1. Fleming Road between Gloucester Road and Hennessy Road;
2. Lockhart Road and Jaffe Road between Percival Street and Luard Road;
3. O・Brien Road and Stewart Road;
4. Tonnochy Road and Marsh Road between Gloucester Road and Lockhart Road; and
5. Canal Road West and Canal Road East between Gloucester Road and Hennessy Road.
(D) Suspension of parking spaces
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1. All parking spaces on the slip road outside Lower Peak Tram Station will be suspended from 2pm to 10pm;
2. All parking spaces on the following locations will be suspended from 4pm to 10pm:
(a) Lung King Street, Hung Hing Road and Expo Drive East;
(b) Edinburgh Place;
(c) Gloucester Road service road, Canal Road East and Tonnochy Road;
(d) Stewart Road between Jaffe Road and Gloucester Road service road;
(e) The northern kerbside lane of Jaffe Road between Fleming Road and Stewart Road;
(f) Marsh Road between Hennessy Road and Lockhart Road;
(g) Jaffe Road and Lockhart Road between Percival Street and Luard Road; and
3. All parking meters at Victoria Peak Garden and Mount Austin Road will be suspended from 6pm to 10pm.
(E) Suspension of car parks
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1. Vehicles parked in car parks within the above closed areas will not be permitted to leave or enter the car parks during the road closure until the roads are re-opened for traffic; and
2. The car parks on westbound Gloucester Road between Paterson Street and Percival Street will be closed at short notice if necessary.
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. 346
Ends/Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Issued at HKT 18:42
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