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Police will implement the following special traffic arrangements on Sunday (March 29) and from April 4 to 6 in the vicinity of Saint Raphaelˇ¦s Catholic Cemetery, Cheung Sha Wan to facilitate grave-sweepers and to ensure smooth vehicular traffic movements and pedestrian safety during Ching Ming Festival:
- Wing Ming Street and Wing Ming Lane will be closed between 7am and 7pm daily (except for vehicles with permit);
- Entrance road of Wing Tak Road will be closed between 7am and 5pm daily to all vehicular traffic (except for hearses, funeral vehicles and vehicles with permit);
- Parking will be prohibited on Yu Chau West Street between 7am and 7pm daily. Vehicles are prohibited to drop off or pick up passengers along Yu Chau West Street opposite to the cooked food stall near Wing Ming Street;
- No stopping or parking will be allowed along Ching Cheung Road between 7am and 7pm daily; and
- All parking spaces on Yu Chau West Street; Tai Nan West Street; and a section of King Lam Street and a section of Wing Hong Street between Yu Chau West Street and Tai Nan West Street will be suspended between 7am and 7pm daily.
Members of the public wishing to gain access to the Catholic cemetery are advised to use the subway across Ching Cheung Road from the end of Wing Ming Lane. No parking facilities in the cemetery will be open to public use.
Actual implementation of the traffic arrangements will be made depending on traffic and crowd conditions in the area. Members of the public are urged to take heed of instructions of police at scene.
Ends/Friday, March 27, 2015
Issued at HKT 17:07
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