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Police will implement the following special traffic arrangements this Sunday (March 30) to facilitate the holding of a public procession on Hong Kong Island.
A. Road closure
From 1.15pm onwards:
- Jardine's Bazaar;
- Tang Lung Street;
- Canal Road East between Hennessy Road and Russell Street;
- Westbound Yee Wo Street between Pennington Street and Hennessy Road;
- Yun Ping Road between Kai Chiu Road and Pak Sha Road;
- Kai Chiu Road;
- Lee Garden Road between Kai Chiu Road and Hennessy Road;
- Westbound Hennessy Road between Yee Wo Street and Lee Garden Road;
- Canal Road West between Sharp Street West and Hennessy Road;
- Wan Chai Road between Canal Road West and Morrison Hill Road;
- Bowrington Road between Sharp Street West and Hennessy Road;
- Westbound Hennessy Road west of Lee Garden Road and Queensway will be intermittently closed; and
- A slip road leading from eastbound Johnston Road to westbound Hennessy Road.
B. Traffic diversion
From 1.15pm onwards:
- Traffic along westbound Russell Street must turn left to southbound Canal Road East;
- Traffic along westbound Hennessy Road cannot turn left to Canal Road East;
- Traffic along Irving Street must turn right to northbound Pennington Street;
- Traffic along northbound Pennington Street must turn right to eastbound Yee Wo Street;
- Traffic along Yun Ping Road must turn left to Pak Sha Road or Lan Fong Road;
- Traffic along northbound Canal Road West near the juction 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 southbound Stewart Road cannot turn right 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;and
- Traffic along southbound Fenwick Street cannot turn right to westbound Hennessy Road.
C. Restriction on access to / exit from car parks
All car parks along westbound Hennessy Road may be closed at short notice if necessary. In addition, vehicles may not be permitted to leave or enter car parks in the affected areas during the road closure period.
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.
Ends/Friday, March 28, 2014
Issued at HKT 17:59
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