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Police will implement special traffic and crowd management arrangements to facilitate the public to attend rugby tournaments at the Hong Kong Stadium from Friday (March 22) to Sunday (March 24).
A. Traffic arrangements at the commencement of the event
The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from 1pm on March 22, 7am on March 23 and 7am on March 24:
Phase One
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I. Road closure:
- westbound Hysan Avenue between Hoi Ping Road and Sunning Road;
- Lee Garden Road between Lan Fong Road and Hysan Road may be closed if the situation so warrants; and
- northbound Caroline Hill Road between Cotton Path and Leighton Road/Pennington Street, except for vehicles to St. Paul's Hospital when the access from Tung Lo Wan Road is closed.
II. Traffic diversion:
- Caroline Hill Road between Leighton Road and Stadium Path will be re-routed one way southbound (an anti-clockwise system);
- Eastern Hospital Road between Stadium Path and Tung Lo Wan Road will be re-routed one way northbound (an anti-clockwise system);
- Hysan Avenue between Leighton Road and Hoi Ping Road will be re-routed one-way eastbound;
- traffic cones will be laid on eastbound Hysan Avenue to facilitate two lanes of traffic to turn right to Hoi Ping Road simultaneously;
- traffic on westbound Hysan Avenue between Yun Ping Road and Sunning Road must turn left to Sunning Road;
- traffic cones will be laid on a section of Caroline Hill Road between Leighton Road and Link Road to allow two lanes of traffic entering Caroline Hill Road from Hoi Ping Road;
- traffic from Link Road downhill to northbound Caroline Hill Road must turn left to westbound Leighton Road; and
- vehicles leaving the Lee Gardens must turn left to eastbound Hysan Avenue.
III. Passenger alighting arrangements
All coaches, except with permit from the Rugby Union, will be banned from entering Eastern Hospital Road directly from Caroline Hill Road. They should travel through Caroline Hill Road and drop off passengers and leave by way of Cotton Path, Eastern Hospital Road and Tung Lo Wan Road.
The drop off zone for buses will be at the northern kerbside of Cotton Path. They should leave by way of Eastern Hospital Road and Tung Lo Wan Road.
The drop off zone for taxis will be at the southern kerbside of Eastern Hospital Road near the eastern side of the Stadium main entrance.
The drop off zone for private cars will be at the northern kerbside of Eastern Hospital Road near the eastern side of the Stadium main entrance.
Phase Two
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Road closure, traffic diversion and passenger alighting arrangements will be the same as Phase One, but taxis and coaches will be permitted to turn right from the off-lane of eastbound Leighton Road to Caroline Hill Road.
Phase Three
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Apart from the arrangements in the previous two phases, the following arrangements will be implemented if the situation so warrants:
- northbound Link Road between Caroline Hill Road and Broadwood Road will be closed; and
- the downhill section of Link Road will be closed, except for vehicles heading for No. 1A, 3, 5 and 7 on Link Road.
B. Traffic arrangements on conclusion of the event
The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from 9pm on March 22, 7.50pm on March 23 and 6.55pm on March 24 for the dispersal of crowds:
I. Road closure:
- Caroline Hill Road;
- Eastern Hospital Road;
- Eastern Hospital Road service road;
- Cotton Path;
- the downhill section of northbound Link Road, except for vehicles heading for No. 1A, 3, 5 and 7 on Link Road;
- Hoi Ping Road; and
- if necessary, Leighton Road.
II. Traffic diversion:
- vehicles on Leighton Road heading for Link Road will be diverted through Wong Nai Chung Road and Broadwood Road;
- vehicles on Leighton Road/Caroline Hill Road will be banned from entering Caroline Hill Road for Link Road; and
- if Leighton Road is closed, traffic from westbound Causeway Road will be directed to Irving Street; traffic from eastbound Morrison Hill Road will be diverted through Canal Road West; traffic from southbound Percival Street must turn right to westbound Leighton Road; and traffic from southbound Canal Road East will be banned from turning left to Leighton Road.
C. Traffic arrangements throughout the event
The following roads will be prohibited to all learner drivers between noon and 11pm on March 22, between 6am and 10.30pm on March 23, and between 6am and 10pm on March 24:
- Leighton Road;
- Sharp Street East;
- Percival Street south of Hennessy Road;
- Caroline Hill Road;
- Link Road;
- Stadium Path;
- Cotton Path;
- Eastern Hospital Road; and
- Eastern Hospital Road service road.
In addition, learner drivers will not be allowed to enter Tung Lo Wan Road from Causeway Road.
All on-street parking spaces, including motorcycle parking spaces and disabled parking spaces, on the following roads will be suspended between noon and 11pm on March 22, between 6am and 10.30pm on March 23, and between 6am and 10pm on March 24:
- Stadium Path;
- northbound Caroline Hill Road between Stadium Path and Cotton Path;
- Eastern Hospital Road service road; and
- Hoi Ping Road.
A temporary 24 hours restricted zone will be put into effect along the kerbside of eastbound Leighton Road between Matheson Street and Percival Street between 10am on March 22 and 10pm on March 24.
Any vehicles found illegally parked within the precinct of the above areas will be towed away without prior notice.
If necessary, car parks along Caroline Hill Road may be closed at short notice. Vehicles in car parks within road closure areas may not be permitted to leave the car parks during the road closure period.
Actual implementation of road closure and traffic diversion 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.
Police Report No. 165
Ends/Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Issued at HKT 15:41
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