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Police will implement special traffic arrangements to facilitate the celebration of Tin Hau Festival to be held in Aberdeen, Cha Kwo Ling, Yuen Long and Tuen Mun.
(I) Aberdeen
Part of the traffic lanes at the following roads will be intermittently closed from 9am to 3pm on April 29:
- Tang Fung Street;
- Ka Wo Street;
- Hing Wo Street;
- Shek Pai Wan Road;
- Aberdeen Praya Road;
- Aberdeen Main Road;
- Fung Tin Street;
- Nam Ning Street;
- Chengtu Road;
- Old Main Street, Aberdeen;
- Wu Nam Street;
- Tung Sing Road; and
- Sai On Street.
(II) Cha Kwo Ling
The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from 9am to 5pm on April 29:
A. Road closure
Eastbound Cha Kwo Ling Road between Wing Fook Street and Yau Tong Road will be closed.
B. Traffic diversions
- Westbound Cha Kwo Ling Road between Wing Fook Street and Yau Tong Road will be converted to eastbound;
- Vehicles along westbound Cha Kwo Ling Road heading for Laguna City or Wai Yip Street will be diverted to Yau Tong Road; and
- Unnamed road next to Tin Hau Temple will be converted to one-lane-two-way traffic.
(III) Yuen Long
A. Road closure
The following roads will be closed by phases on April 29, until the completion of procession:
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 on April 29, until the completion of procession:
- Hong Yip Street between Wang Yip Street East and Po Yip Street;¡@
- Southbound 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 diversions
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 28 and 5pm the following day.
Kin Yip Street will be converted to one-way northbound from 8am on April 29, until the completion of procession.
C. Suspension of parking spaces
Coach parking spaces inside the car park of Town Park Road North outside Yuen Long Stadium will be suspended from 9am to 7pm on April 28.
Goods vehicles parking spaces inside the car park of Fung Yau Street North will be suspended from 4pm on April 28 until the completion of procession.
All parking spaces at following roads will be suspended from 8am on April 29 until the completion of procession:
- The car park of Yuen Long Tai Yuk Road outside Yuen Long Stadium;
- The car park of Town Park Road North outside Yuen Long Stadium;
- Ma Tin Road;
- Wang Fat Path;
- Kin Tak Street;
- Yan Lok Square; and
- Hung Min Court.
(IV) Tuen Mun
The following roads will be intermittently closed by phases on April 29:
From 8am to 6pm
- Tin Hau Road between Pui To Road and Yip Wong Road;
- Hung Cheung Road between Tin Hau Road and San On Street;
- Southbound Hung Cheung Road between its northern and southern junctions with San Ping Circuit;
- San Hop Lane; and
- Hing Wong Street between its junction with Hung Cheung Road and a point about 30 metres north of the same junction.
From 9am to noon
- Northbound San Wo Lane;
- Southbound San Wo Lane between San Tak Street and the cul-de-sac near Church of Christ in China Tam Lee Lai Fun Memorial Secondary School;
- Westbound Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road between San Hui Path and San Wo Lane; and
- Northbound Castle Peak Road - San Hui between San Sau Street and Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road.
From 10am to 2pm
- Southbound Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road between San Wo Lane and Pui To Road;
- Northbound Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road between Ho Pong Street and Tsing Yin Street;
- Tsing Yin Street;
- San Tsing Street;
- Ho Pong Street between San Tsing Street and Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road;
- Luk Yuen Street;
- Yan Ching Street between Kai Man Path and Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road; and
- Westbound Pui To Road between Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road and Tin Hau Road.
From 2pm to 6pm
- Eastbound Pui To Road between Tin Hau Road and Castle Peak Road - San Hui;
- Northbound Ho Pong Street between Pui To Road and Tsing Yin Street;
- Tsing Yin Street between Ho Pong Street and San Tsing Street;
- San Tsing Street;
- Northbound Castle Peak Road - San Hui between Pui To Road and San Sau Street; and
- Northbound Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road between Tsing Yin Street and San Hui Path.
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/Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Issued at HKT 18:32
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