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Special traffic arrangements for a public order event in Central
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     Police will implement special traffic arrangements to facilitate the holding of a public order event in Central this Sunday (February 1).
 
     The general pick-up/drop-off and loading/unloading area on Lung Wo Road north of Star Ferry Multi-Storey Car Park will be closed from 3pm on January 31 to 3pm the following day.
 
     The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented from 3am to noon:
 
A. Road closure
 
- Edinburgh Place east and north of City Hall (except for vehicles leaving from City Hall car park);
- Lung Wo Road (except the slow lane of westbound Lung Wo Road between Tim Wa Avenue and Edinburgh Place);
- Yiu Sing Street; and
- Around 40 meters of the southbound leftmost lane of Man Yiu Street between Lung Wo Road and Yiu Sing Street.
 
B. Traffic diversion
 
- Traffic along southbound Man Yiu Street cannot turn left to Lung Wo Road and Yiu Sing Street;
- Traffic along eastbound Man Cheung Street cannot enter Lung Wo Road;
- Traffic along northbound Edinburgh Place east of City Hall cannot enter Lung Wo Road;
- Traffic along northbound Legislative Council Road cannot turn left to westbound Lung Wo Road; and
- Traffic along westbound Fenwick Pier Street cannot enter westbound Lung Wo Road.
 
C. Suspension of parking spaces
 
     Parking spaces at the open space outside General Post Office, Lung Wo Road will be suspended from 3pm on January 31 to 3pm the following day.
 
     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, January 30, 2015
Issued at HKT 18:22

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