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Police will implement special traffic arrangements and crowd management measures in various districts to facilitate members of the public going to the Lunar New Year Fairs.
A Police spokesman said the primary objective of those measures was to ensure public safety.
He also said that Police would not tolerate troublemakers whose act would cause danger to themselves and other members of the public.
"Police will issue verbal advice and warnings to troublemakers and take enforcement actions when they do not take heed of these advice and warnings."
Member of the public were also reminded that they should avoid discharging aerosol spray in crowded places as it would cause a potential danger to the public.
Anyone who discharges fireworks will be arrested.
"For the sake of their own safety, fair-goers should be considerate, courteous, patient and exercise restraint especially in crowded places," he appealed.
Fair-goers should pay attention to the directional signs erected and also follow instructions given by Police officers. If situation so warrants, Police may direct fair-goers from crowded places and implement a queuing system.
Fair-goers should also take good care of their personal property and their accompanying children and elderly.
Members of the public should not hesitate to report crimes and missing person cases to report centres or duty Police officers at the scene.
Turning to the traffic arrangements, the spokesman urged the public to make full use of public transport.
As a number of roads will be closed, motorists were requested to avoid going to Causeway Bay if possible.
He warned illegal parking and waiting would be severely dealt with.
"Vehicles illegally parked will be towed away without prior notice," he added.
He also reminded MTR passengers not to use MTR stations as meeting places and not to bring metallic balloons.
"Public pay phones inside busy MTR stations will be suspended," the spokesman said, adding that some entrances/exits in some busy MTR stations would be closed or changed to one-way IN or one way OUT.
"This is especially so in Causeway Bay and Tin Hau MTR Stations in the Lunar New Year's Eve," the spokesman added.
"Passengers should follow directional signs put up at those entrances/exits and inside the MTR stations, and should at all times follow instructions of Police officers and MTRC staff," he noted.
Victoria Park
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(A) The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from February 8 to 10:
Pedestrianisation (from 4pm to midnight):
1. Lockhart Road east of Cannon Street;
2. East Point Road; and
3. Great George Street west of Paterson Street.
Road closures:
The following roads may be closed depending on the crowd and traffic situation.
1. Lockhart Road east of Percival Street;
2. Jaffe Road east of Percival Street;
3. Cannon Street;
4. Paterson Street;
5. Great George Street;
6. Sugar Street;
7. Cleveland Street between Gloucester Road and Kingston Street;
8. Kingston Street;
9. Northbound and southbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and Causeway Bay Flyover (northbound Tai Hang Flyover will remain open unless the crowd situation warrants the closure); and
10. If necessary, Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Sin Street will be restricted to all vehicles except franchised buses and green mini-buses.
(B) The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from February 11 to 12:
Pedestrianisation (from 4pm to 4am the following day):
1. Lockhart Road east of Cannon Street;
2. East Point Road; and
3. Great George Street west of Paterson Street.
Road closures (from 4pm and as necessary):
1. Lockhart Road east of Percival Street;
2. Jaffe Road east of Percival Street;
3. Cannon Street;
4. Paterson Street;
5. Great George Street;
6. Sugar Street;
7. Cleveland Street between Gloucester Road and Kingston Street;
8. Kingston Street;
9. Northbound and southbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and Causeway Bay Flyover (northbound Tai Hang Flyover towards Central will remain open unless the crowd situation warrants the closure); and
10. If necessary, Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Sin Street will be restricted to all vehicles except franchised buses and green mini-buses.
Suspension of parking spaces:
Hing Fat Street Public Carpark parking spaces will be suspended from 2pm on February 12 to 9am on February 14 for use by emergency services vehicles. Disabled parking spaces will remain open. In addition, parking spaces on Tung Lo Wan Road will be suspended between 4pm on February 12 and 9am on February 14.
(C) The following traffic arrangements will be implemented on February 13:
Pedestrianisation (from noon on February 13 to 7am on February 14):
1. Lockhart Road east of Cannon Street;
2. East Point Road;
3. Great George Street west of Paterson Street;
4. Pak Sha Road pedestrianisation zone;
5. Yun Ping Road between Lan Fong Road and Kai Chiu Road;
6. Kai Chiu Road; and
7. Lee Garden Road between Hennessy Road and Pak Sha Road.
Suspension of parking spaces:
Hing Fat Street Public Carpark parking spaces will be suspended from 2pm on February 12 to 9am on February 14 for use by emergency services vehicles. Disabled parking spaces will remain open. In addition, all on-street public parking spaces at the following locations will be suspended between 9am on February 13 and 9am on February 14:
1. The closed roads as mentioned above;
2. Tung Lo Wan Road;
3. A section of Lockhart Road between Canal Road and Cannon Street;
4. A section of Jaffe Road between Canal Road East and Cannon Street;
5. Yun Ping Road; and
6. Tsing Fung Street.
(D) The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented on February 13 by stages:
Stage I (from 3.30pm and as necessary)
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Road closures:
1. Sugar Street; and
2. Gloucester Road U-turn slip road between Sugar Street and Yee Wo Street.
Suspension of PLB stand and taxi stand:
1. The PLB stands at Sugar Street and Paterson Street will be suspended from 3.30pm on February 13 until further notice.
2. Taxi stands at Paterson Street near Great George Street, Jaffe Road near Percival Street, Lockhart Road near Cannon Street, Lau Li Street, Ngan Mok Street and Electric Road will be suspended from 3.30pm on February 13 until further notice.
Stage II (from 5pm and as necessary)
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Road closures:
1. Cleveland Street;
2. Kingston Street;
3. Paterson Street;
4. Great George Street between Paterson Street and Gloucester Road;
5. The kerbside lane of Inner Gloucester Road between Gloucester Road Service Road and Cannon Street;
6. Jardine's Bazaar and the Inner lane of Pennington Street between Irving Street and Yee Wo Street;
7. The inner lane of westbound Hennessy Road between Jardine's Bazaar and Lee Garden Road;
8. The inner lane of Hennessy Road and eastbound Yee Wo Street between Lee Garden Road and East Point Road will be closed for vehicular traffic; and
9. A section of Electric Road between Yacht Street and Park Tower (except franchised buses, local residents, Police and Food and Environmental Hygiene Department vehicles).
Traffic restrictions:
The following roads will be closed to all vehicles (except franchised buses, public light buses and trams) between 7pm on February 13 and 8am on February 14:
1. A section of eastbound Hennessy Road between Percival Street and East Point Road;
2. Eastbound Yee Wo Street;
3. A section of westbound Causeway Road between King's Road and Moreton Terrace;
4. Westbound Yee Wo Street;
5. A section of westbound Hennessy Road between Jardine's Bazaar and Pervical Street; and
6. Irving Street at westbound Leighton Road junction, excluding vehicles to Regal Hong Kong Hotel.
Learner drivers will be banned from using the following roads from 5pm on February 13 to 8am on February 14:
1. Leighton Road (except westbound carriageway between Percival Street and Wong Nai Chung Road);
2. Tin Lok Lane;
3. Caroline Hill Road;
4. Eastern Hospital Road;
5. Tai Hang Road north of Lai Tak Tsuen Road;
6. Tung Lo Wan Road;
7. Electric Road south of Gordon Road;
8. Morrison Hill Road north of Queen's Road East;
9. Hennessy Road;
10. Yee Wo Street;
11. Causeway Road;
12. King's Road;
13. Inner Gloucester Road;
14. Hing Fat Street;
15. Westbound Tin Hau Temple Road west of Cloud View Road; and
16. Eastbound Wan Chai Road.
Re-routing:
Lau Li Street will be re-routed one-way westbound between Electric Road and Hing Fat Street with no access for public light buses from 6pm.
Green-minibus (GMB) and PLB arrangement:
1. PLBs travelling along westbound Causeway Road will be diverted to westbound Leighton Road and Hennessy Road via Tin Lok Lane; and
2. GMB routes No. 10, 11 and 31 originally terminated at Jaffe Road near Percival Street will be terminated at the temporary GMB stands at eastbound Jaffe Road between Canal Road East and Percival Street.
Tram stop arrangement:
The following tram stops will be suspended:
1. Yee Wo Street opposite Sugar Street and Paterson Street on both directions;
2. Causeway Road near Shelter Street on both directions; and
3. Causeway Road outside the Central Library on both directions.
Stage III (from 8pm and as necessary)
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Further road closures:
1. Lockhart Road east of Percival Street;
2. Jaffe Road east of Percival Street;
3. Cannon Street; and
4. Shelter Street.
Further traffic restrictions:
Vehicles (except franchised buses) on Tin Lok Lane will be diverted to turn left at its junction with Hennessy Road; and
GMB and PLB arrangement:
PLBs may be banned from entering westbound Causeway Road when necessary. They will be diverted to Tung Lo Wan Road, Moreton Terrace and Leighton Road for Wan Chai and Central area.
Phase IV (from 9pm and as necessary)
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Further road closures:
1. The left-most lane of westbound Causeway Road between King's Road near Queen's College and Moreton Terrace;
2. Southbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and the down ramp of Causeway Bay Flyover;
3. Southbound Tai Hang Road Flyover;
4. Northbound Tai Hang Road Flyover towards Central; and
5. Southbound Percival Street between Gloucester Road and Hennessy Road. Eastbound traffic of Lockhart Road and Jaffe Road must turn left at its junction with Percival Street.
Further traffic restrictions:
1. Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Li Street will be closed to all traffic except franchised buses and green minibuses; and
2. Traffic along Moreton Terrace may not be permitted to turn right into eastbound Causeway Road.
Re-routing:
A western section of Percival Street between Jaffe Road and Lockhart Road will be re-routed to southbound traffic.
Cheung Sha Wan
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The following traffic measures will be implemented from 8am on February 12 to 8am on February 14 to facilitate a Lunar New Year Flower Fair to be held in Cheung Sha Wan Playground:
(A) Suspension of parking:
- All metered parking spaces on Hang Cheung Street will be suspended; and
- Vehicles will only be allowed to drop off and pick up passengers on Fat Tseung Street, Fortune Street and Hang Cheung Street. No waiting is allowed and parking will be strictly prohibited.
(B) Temporary relocation of bus stop:
The bus stop on Cheung Sha Wan Road outside Cheung Sha Wan Playground will be temporarily set back by five metres from 8am on February 7 to 8am on February 12, and it will be relocated to Cheung Sha Wan Road near SKH Kei Fook Primary School from 8am on February 12 to 8am on February 14.
Fa Hui Park
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The special traffic arrangements to be implemented to facilitate the Lunar New Year Fair at Fa Hui Park are as follows:
(A) Temporary loading and unloading point
- A loading and unloading point will be set up at Tong Yam Street near the junction with Tai Hang Tung Road from 6pm on February 12 to 6am on February 13 and from 2pm on February 13 to 7am on February 14.
(B) Temporary suspension of bus stops
- The bus stops along the following roads will be temporarily suspended from 6pm on February 12 to 6am on February 13 and from 2pm on February 13 to 7am on February 14:
(i) Eastbound Boundary Street outside Fa Hui Park;
(ii) Eastbound Boundary Street outside Hong Kong Police Sports and Recreation Club;
(iii) Tai Hang Tung Road near Tat Chee Avenue;
(iv) Tat Chee Avenue near Osmanthus Road;
(v) Northbound Embankment Road; and
(vi) No.191 Prince Edward Road West; and
(vii) Southbound Knight Street.
(C) Temporary relocation of bus stops:
- The following bus stops will be temporarily relocated from 6pm on February 12 to 6am on February 13 and from 2pm on February 13 to 7am on February 14:
(i) Bus stops on Tung Choi Street outside Mong Kok Police Station will be relocated to Tung Choi Street section between Playing Field Road and Boundary Street; and
(ii) Bus stops on Prince Edward Road West outside the Diocesan Boy¡¦s School will be relocated to Prince Edward Road West outside house no. 211-215 (except Bus Routes 3C, 87D and 281A)
(D) Temporary suspension of minibus stands
- The minibus stands along the following roads will be temporarily suspended from 6pm on February 12 to 6am on February 13 and from 2pm on February 13 to 7am on February 14:
(i) Boundary Street outside Fa Hui Park;
(ii) Boundary Street outside Hong Kong Soka Gakkai Institution;
(iii) Tai Hang Tung Road near Tat Chee Avenue;
(iv) Tat Chee Avenue near Osmanthus Road;
(v) Northbound Embankment Road; and
(vi) No.191 Prince Edward Road West.
(E) Temporary relocation of minibus stands
- The minibus stop on Tung Choi Street outside Mong Kok Police Station will be temporarily relocated to Tung Choi Street between Playing Field Road and Boundary Street from 6pm on February 12 to 6am on February 13 and from 2pm on February 13 to 7am on February 14.
(F) Temporary taxi stand and suspension of taxi stand
- A temporary taxi stand will be set up at southbound Cumberland Road between Lincoln Road and Boundary Street from 3pm on February 12 to 8am on February 14.
- The taxi stand at Fa Yuen Street near Prince Edward Road West (Service Road) will be suspended and relocated as pick-up and drop-off point from 8am on February 9 to 8am on February 14.
(G) Temporary suspension of parking spaces and motorcycle parking spaces
- The parking spaces and motorcycle parking spaces along the following roads will be temporarily suspended from 3pm on February 12 to 8am on February 14:
(i) Tong Yam Street;
(ii) Duke Street between Embankment Road and Knight Street;
(iii) Knight Street near the junction with Duke Street;
(iv) Belfran Road; and
(v) Lincoln Road between Cumberland Road and Waterloo Road.
(H) Road closure
The following road closure will be implemented from 6pm on February 12 to 4am on February 13 and from 2pm on February 13 to 7am on February 14:
- Vehicles along westbound Lincoln Road will not be allowed to turn left into Cumberland Road (except taxis); and
- The cul-de-sac section of Dianthus Road east of Tat Chee Avenue will be closed.
Kwun Tong
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The special traffic arrangements to facilitate the Lunar New Year Fair at Hong Ning Road Recreation Ground are as follows:
1. The following roads will be closed from 8pm on February 12 to 6am on February 13 and 6pm on February 13 to 6am on February 14:
a. Wan Hon Street;
b. Wan Hon Lane;
c. Ngan Yuet Lane;
d. Shui Wo Street;
e. Shui Ning Street;
f. Ka Lok Street;
g. Shung Yan Street;
h. Shung Yan Circuit;
g. A section of Fu Yan Street between Mut Wah Street and Shung Yan Street.
2. On street parking on the above roads will be suspended from 3pm to 6am on the next day on February 12 and 13.
3. A temporary taxi stand will be established on Yuet Wah Street outside Wo Lok Estate for the duration of the road closures on February 12 and 13.
4. Several bus and PLB routes will be affected by the road closures and some bus stops will be relocated.
Tseung Kwan O
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The following temporary traffic arrangements will be implemented to facilitate the Lunar New Year Fair at Po Hong Park:
(A) Suspension of parking spaces:
All parking spaces at the section of Wan Lung Road between Po Hong Road and Wang Hang Road will be suspended between February 8 and February 14.
(B) Temporary taxi stand:
A temporary taxi stand will be set up from 2pm on February 8 to 7am on February 14 at Hok Lam Lane to allow for the picking up and setting down of passengers.
Wong Tai Sin
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A Lunar New Year Fair will be held at Morse Park. The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from 5pm on February 13 to 6am on February 14:
(A) Temporary "No-Stopping" Area:
1. Illegal parking and stopping will be strictly prohibited on Ching Tak Street, Tung Tau Tsuen Road, Shatin Pass Road, Fung Mo Street, Wang Tau Hom East Road, Wang Tau Hom South Road and Wang Tau Hom Central Road.
(B) Suspension of bus stops and public light bus (PLB) stands:
1. Bus stops on southbound Fung Mo Street near Heng Lam Street will be suspended; and
2. PLB stands on southbound Fung Mo Street opposite Fu Mou Street and Wang Tau Hom East Road opposite the bus terminus will be suspended.
(C) Temporary taxi drop-off point and taxi stands:
1. A temporary taxi drop-off point will be set up at the lay-by on northbound Ching Tak Street outside Lung Hei House;
2. A temporary taxi stand will be set up at Wang Tau Hom South Road outside Wang Hau House; and
3. The single-lane taxi stand at Ching Tak Street terminus outside Lung Hing House will be divided into two lanes where the left lane will be used for boarding and alighting while the right lane will be used for alighting passengers only.
(d) Traffic diversions:
1. PLBs and taxis at Ching Tak Street terminus will not be allowed to turn right into eastbound Ching Tak Street;
2. Vehicles travelling along westbound Lung Cheung Road will not be allowed to turn left into southbound Ching Tak Street when the situation warrants. Motorists will be diverted to Fung Mo Street and Lung Yin Road;
3. Vehicles travelling along westbound Lung Cheung Road will not be allowed to turn left into southbound Fung Mo Street when the situation warrants. Motorists will be diverted to Lung Yin Road; and
4. A section of Ching Tak Street between Lung Cheung Road and Tung Tau Tsuen Road will be closed when the situation warrants. Motorists along Tung Tau Tsuen Road will be diverted to Shatin Pass Road and Junction Road.
Tsuen Wan
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The following temporary traffic arrangements will be implemented from 6pm on February 12 to 5am on February 13 and from 6pm on February 13 to 5am on February 14 to facilitate the holding of the Lunar New Year Fair at Sha Tsui Road Playground:
Road closure:
The following roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic:
1. Kai Hong Close;
2. Kai Chi Close; and
3. The first lane of eastbound Sha Tsui Road between Yuen Tun Circuit and Tai Ho Road.
Suspension of motorcycle parking spaces:
The motorcycle parking spaces on Kai Hong Close will be temporarily suspended.
Police Report No. 3
Ends/Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Issued at HKT 13:49
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