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Police will implement special traffic arrangements in Tseung Kwan O, Tai Po, Kwun Tong, Tuen Mun and Yuen Long to facilitate the celebration of Tin Hau Festival.
Tseung Kwan O
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The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from 8am to 6pm daily on April 18, 19 and 20, and from 7am on April 21 to 5pm the following day:
A. Road closure
Tai Au Mun Road between Clear Water Bay Second Beach car park and Po Toi O Chuen Road will be closed to vehicular traffic, except for access to Po Toi O Chuen, Tin Hau Temple and The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club.
B. Suspension of parking spaces
A total of 49 parking spaces at the Clear Water Bay Second Beach car park, four metered parking spaces at Tai Au Mun Road near Po Toi O Chuen Road, and 10 parking spaces near The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club entrance will be suspended.
Tai Po
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The following roads will be closed from 1.30pm to 4.30pm on April 20:
- Southbound Ting Kok Road between Ting Tai Road and Tai Po Tai Wo Road;
- Eastbound Tai Po Tai Wo Road between Ting Kok Road and On Cheung Road;
- Northbound Po Heung Street between Plover Cove Road and Tai Po Tai Wo Road;
- Westbound Plover Cove Road between Po Heung Street and Tung Mau Square;
- Po Heung Street between Plover Cove Road and Nam Shing Street; and
- Kwong Fuk Road between On Fu Road and Wan Tau Street.
All metered parking spaces at Po Heung Square and the two metered parking spaces outside No.19 Po Yick Street will be suspended to all vehicles from 8pm on April 19 to 4.30pm the following day, except emergency vehicles and those authorised by the Police.
Kwun Tong
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The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from 9am to 5pm on April 22:
- Eastbound Cha Kwo Ling Road between Wing Fook Street and Yau Tong Road will be closed;
- Westbound Cha Kwo Ling Road between Wing Fook Street and Yau Tong Road will be converted to eastbound;
- Vehicles coming from Yau Tong areas along westbound Cha Kwo Ling Road will be diverted to northbound Yau Tong Road towards Lei Yue Mun Road; and
- Unnamed road next to Tin Hau Temple will be converted to one-lane-two-way traffic.
Tuen Mun
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The following traffic arrangements will be implemented in Tuen Mun on April 22:
A. Road closure (except for vehicles permitted by Police on site)
The following roads will be intermittently closed:
From 8am to 6pm:
- Tin Hau Road between Pui To Road and Yip Wong Road;
- Hung Cheung Road between its southern junction with San Ping Circuit and Tin Hau Road;
- Southbound Hung Cheung Road between its northern and southern junctions with San Ping Circuit;
- Hing Wong Street between its junction with Hung Cheung Road and a point about 30 metres north of the same junction;
- San On Street between its southern junction with Hung Cheung Road and a point about 30 metres north of the same junction; and
- San Hop Lane.
From 9am to noon:
- Northbound San Wo Lane; and
- San Wo Lane from its junction with San Tak Street to a point about 145 metres north of the same junction.
From 10am to 2pm:
- Northbound Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road between San Wo Lane and Tsing Yin Street;
- Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road between Ho Pong Street and Tsing Yin Street;
- Southbound Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road between its northern junction with Ho Pong Street and Pui To Road;
- Tsing Yin Street;
- Luk Yuen Street; and
- Westbound Pui To Road between Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road and Tin Hau Road.
From noon to 2pm:
- San Tsing Street; and
- Westbound Ho Pong Street between its northern junction with Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road and Tsing Yin Street.
From 2pm to 6pm:
- Eastbound Pui To Road between Tsing Wun Road and Castle Peak Road (San Hui);
- Northbound Ho Pong Street between Tsing Yin Street and Pui To Road;
- Tsing Yin Street between Ho Pong Street and Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road;
- San Tsing Street; and
- Northbound Castle Peak Road (San Hui) between Tseng Choi Street and Pui To Road.
In addition, the cycle track along the western riverside of Tuen Mun River Channel between Pui To Road and Yau Oi Bridge will be closed from 8am to 6pm.
Yuen Long
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The following traffic arrangements will be implemented on April 22:
A. Road closure
From 8am:
- Fung Cheung Road between Kin Lok Street and Fung Kam Street;
- Yau San Street between Kin Lok Street and Hop Yick Road;
- Westbound Kin Lok Street;
- Kin Yip Street;
- Hop Yick Road; and
- Kin Tak Street.
From 9am:
- Tai Tong Road between Fau Tsoi Street and Ma Tong Road;
- Kau Yuk Road;
- Yuen Long Tai Yuk Road between Ma Tin Road and Castle Peak Road (Yuen Long);
- Ma Tin Road between Yuen Long Tai Yuk Road and Ma Tong Road; and
- Fung Nin Road between Fung Lok Lane and Kau Yuk Road.
From 10am:
- Ma Tong Road between Sai Yu Street and Ma Tin Road; and
- Tai Shu Ha Road East between Ma Tong Road and Tai Shu Ha Tin Hau Temple.
The following roads will be intermittently closed:
From 7.45am:
- Po Yip Street between Hong Yip Street and Yuen Long On Lok Road;
- Yuen Long On Lok Road between Po Yip Street and Wang Chau Road;
- Wang Chau Road;
- Yuen Long On Ning Road between Wang Chau Road and Ma Miu Road; and
- Ma Miu Road.
B. Traffic diversion
- Tai Shu Ha Road East between Ma Tong Road and Tai Shu Ha Tin Hau Temple will be converted to one-way southbound between 6pm on April 21 and 5pm the following day; and
- Kin Yip Street will be converted to one-way northbound from 8am on April 22.
C. Suspension of parking spaces
From 4pm on April 21:
- Goods vehicles parking spaces inside the car park off Fung Yau Street North.
From 8am on April 22:
- The car park off Yuen Long Tai Yuk Road outside Yuen Long Stadium;
- Ma Tin Road;
- Wang Fat Path;
- Kin Tak Street;
- Yan Lok Square; and
- Hung Min Court.
Any vehicles found illegally parked within the precinct of the above areas will be towed away without prior notice.
Actual implementation of traffic arrangements will be made by Police officers at the time depending on traffic condition. Motorists are urged to take heed of traffic signs and follow the instructions of Traffic Police at scene.
Ends/Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Issued at HKT 17:56
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