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Police will implement the following special traffic arrangements this Sunday (January 12) from 2am to noon to facilitate the holding of "Cycling Marathon 2014" in Central District.
A. Road closure
- Edinburgh Place east of City Hall (except for vehicles leaving from City Hall car park);
- Edinburgh Place 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. Affected vehicles must turn to northbound or southbound Man Yiu Street;
- 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. Affected vehicles will be diverted to Legislative Council; and
- Traffic along westbound Fenwick Pier Street cannot enter westbound Lung Wo Road. Affected vehicles will be diverted via Fenwick Pier Street flyover.
C. Suspension of on-street parking spaces
All motorcycle parking spaces at the open space outside Central Post Office, Lung Wo Road will be suspended.
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.
Police Report No. 158
Ends/Friday, January 10, 2014
Issued at HKT 12:19
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