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Police will implement special traffic arrangements in various districts to facilitate grave-sweepers, and to ensure smooth vehicular traffic movements and pedestrian safety during Ching Ming Festival.
Hong Kong Island
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A. Chai Wan
Road closure:
Phase I
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Vehicles will be allowed to use Cape Collison Road east of Lin Shing Road from 7pm to 6pm on April 18, 19, 21 and 26, May 1, 3 and 4. Traffic arrangements in Phase II may be implemented when necessary.
Phase II
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The following roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic between 7am and 6.30pm on April 12, 13, 20 and 27:
- The slip road leading from Cape Collinson Road to the Garden of Remembrance and Crematorium, except hearses and funeral vehicles;
- The slip road leading to Chai Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery;
- Wan Tsui Lane;
- Cape Collinson Road east of Lin Shing Road except green minibus (GMB) route 18M, hearses, funeral vehicles and vehicles with permits;
- Cape Collinson Road west of Lin Shing Road, except franchised buses, GMB routes 16A, 16M, 16X and 18M, hearses, funeral vehicles and vehicles with permits; and
- Lin Shing Road, except franchised buses, GMB routes 16A, 16M, 16X and 18M, hearses, funeral vehicles, vehicles with permits, and vehicles to Wan Tsui Estate.
Depending on traffic condition, taxis and public light buses (PLBs) may be allowed to enter Lin Shing Road and turn right to Cape Collinson Road. Vehicles along Lin Shing Road cannot turn left to Cape Collinson Road.
Phase III
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The following roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic between 7am and 7.30pm on April 5 and 6:
- Lin Shing Road, except franchised buses, GMB routes 16A, 16M and 16X, hearses, funeral vehicles, vehicles with permits, and vehicles to Wan Tsui Estate; and
- Cape Collinson Road, except franchised buses, GMB routes 16A, 16M and 16X, hearses, funeral vehicles and vehicles with permits.
Traffic diversion:
The following roads will be re-routed one-way:
- Lin Shing Road from Wan Tsui Road to Cape Collinson Road will be re-routed one-way southbound; and
- Cape Collinson Road from Crematorium slip road to Shek O Road will be re-routed one-way westbound.
No parking will be permitted along Cape Collinson Road, Lin Shing Road, Shek O Road between Lai Chi Rehabilitation Centre and Tai Tam Road, and Wan Tsui Road.
Taxis, PLBs and private cars will not be permitted to enter Lin Shing Road for Cape Collinson Road except for those gaining access to Wan Tsui Estate. They will be allowed to drop off passengers at the PLB stand on Fei Tsui Road near the junction with Wan Tsui Road.
Private cars will be prohibited from entering the car park of Hing Wah Estate Phase I from northbound Wan Tsui Road.
Depending on traffic condition, PLBs may be prohibited from entering Tai Tam Road from Chai Wan Road without prior notice.
PLBs will be prohibited from picking up or dropping off passengers on Wan Tsui Road between Chai Wan Road and Fei Tsui Road.
B. Pok Fu Lam
A section of Consort Rise between Victoria Road and Bisney Road will be re-routed as one-way southbound between 7am and 5pm on April 5, 6, 12 and 13.
C. Aberdeen
Peel Rise in the vicinity of the Aberdeen Chinese Cemetery and the slip road from Shek Pai Wan Road leading to the Aberdeen Chinese Cemetery will be closed between 8am and 4.30pm on April 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 and 21; and between 7am and 6pm on April 5 and 6.
Kowloon
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A. Diamond Hill
The following traffic arrangements will be implemented between 7am and 6pm on April 5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20.
Road closure:
The following roads will be closed, except for emergency vehicles, hearses and funeral vehicles:
- The access road leading to the Diamond Hill Crematorium;
- The access road between the Diamond Hill Funeral Parlour and the China Light and Power (CLP) Sub-station; and
- The access road adjacent to the Diamond Hill Funeral Parlour leading to Sze Chen Hall.
A section of Yuk Wah Street east of Tsz Wan Shan Road will also be closed, except for private cars, taxis and emergency vehicles.
Traffic diversions:
- Vehicles shall follow southbound Po Kong Village Road downhill only for entering or leaving Fung Shing Street or Fu Shan Estate car park;
- Vehicles shall follow northbound Po Kong Village Road uphill only for entering or leaving Grand View Garden car park;
- Vehicles could turn left from eastbound Po Kong Village Road to westbound Yuk Wah Street via the easternmost traffic lane of Tsz Wan Shan (South) Bus Terminus;
- Vehicles from westbound Fung Shing Street cannot turn right to northbound Po Kong Village Road uphill;
- Vehicles from northbound Po Kong Village Road uphill cannot turn right to eastbound Fung Shing Street;
- Vehicles from Grand View Garden car park cannot turn right to southbound Po Kong Village Road downhill;
- Vehicles from southbound Po Kong Village Road downhill cannot turn right to Grand View Garden car park;
- Vehicles from Fu Shan Estate car park cannot turn right to northbound Po Kong Village Road uphill;
- Vehicles from northbound Po Kong Village Road uphill cannot turn right to Fu Shan Estate car park;
- Vehicles from southbound Po Kong Village Road downhill cannot turn right to Po Kong Village Road School Village car park;
- Vehicles from Po Kong Village Road School Village car park cannot turn right to southbound Po Kong Village Road downhill;
- Vehicles from southbound Po Kong Village Road downhill cannot turn right to an unnamed road opposite to Po Leung Lane;
- Vehicles from an unnamed road opposite to Po Leung Lane cannot turn right to southbound Po Kong Village Road downhill;
- Vehicles from Tsz Wan Shan (South) Bus Terminus cannot turn right to eastbound Yuk Wah Street (except for franchised buses); and
- Vehicles from Yuk Wah Crescent cannot turn right to eastbound Yuk Wah Street.
Metered parking spaces on the unnamed road between the Diamond Hill Funeral Parlour and CLP Sub-station, motorcycle parking spaces at Yuk Wah Street near Yuk Hok Lane, and five metered parking spaces in Yuk Wah Street car park will be suspended.
Between 7am and 6pm on April 5 and 6, Po Kong Village Road School Village car park will be closed and designated as taxi and private car drop off point.
B. Tseung Kwan O
The access road leading to Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery would be closed to all vehicular traffic except emergency vehicles between 5.30am and 8pm on April 5, 6 and 13.
Except emergency vehicles, special route No. 14S of Kowloon Motor Bus Company, hearses, funeral vehicles and vehicles possessing valid entry permit, no vehicle will be allowed to use the access road leading to Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery between 5.30am and 6pm on April 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26 and 27, and May 1.
Grave-sweepers can go to the cemetery on foot via a footpath with staircases opposite MTR Tiu Keng Leng Station. Those using wheel chairs are advised to enter the cemetery at Ko Chiu Road.
Tong Yin Street between Chi Shin Street and Chui Ling Road will be closed to all vehicular traffic (except emergency vehicles) between 5.30am and 6pm on April 5, 6, 13 and 20.
C. Sai Kung
A section of Mang Kung Wo Road leading to Kei Pik Shan Cemetery in Sai Kung will be closed between 8am and 5pm on April 5 and 6, except for vehicles with permit.
D. Cheung Sha Wan
The following traffic arrangements will be implemented in Cheung Sha Wan on April 5 and 6.
Wing Ming Street and the unnamed road leading from Wing Ming Street to Saint Raphael's Catholic Cemetery will be closed between 7am and 7pm. Entrance road of Wing Tak Road will be closed between 7am and 5pm to all traffic except hearses, funeral vehicles, emergency vehicles and vehicles with permit.
Parking will be prohibited on Yu Chau West Street between 7am and 7pm. 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.
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.
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.
New Territories
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A. Sandy Ridge
Sandy Ridge Frontier Closed Area will be opened to grave-sweepers between 6am and 6pm until April 13. Vehicles without Closed Road Permit will not be allowed to enter the closed area.
Between 6am and 6pm on April 5, 6, 12 and 13, Lo Wu Station Road from its junction with Man Kam To Road to a point of about 280 metres west near the cemetery management office will be closed to all vehicular traffic, except for emergency vehicles, vehicles of Lo Wu Village residents with Closed Road Permit and vehicles with Closed Road Permit allowed to park at the car park of MTR Lo Wu Station.
B. Wo Hop Shek
The following traffic arrangements will be implemented on April 5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 and 21.
Road closure:
The following roads will be closed between 6am and 5pm, except for emergency vehicles and those specified below:
- Kiu Tau Road, except for hearses;
- Ming Yin Road, except for franchised buses;
- Wo Ka Lau Road; and
- All access roads within Wo Hop Shek Cemetery.
Traffic diversions:
- Vehicles travelling on northbound Pak Wo Road outside Fung Ying Seen Koon cannot turn right to southbound Pak Wo Road; and
- Vehicles travelling on southbound Pak Wo Road outside MTR Fanling Station cannot turn right to the car park on Pak Wo Road near Fung Ying Seen Koon.
Suspension of parking spaces (between 7am and 5pm):
- The car park on Wo Hing Road near Ming Yin Road roundabout, except for emergency vehicles and taxis;
- The car park on Pak Wo Road near Fung Ying Seen Koon, except for emergency vehicles, drivers with disability to use the disabled parking spaces, and public buses of the residents' service route NR112; Depending on situation, vehicles carrying elderly and disabled passengers may be allowed to use the car park for interchange with shuttle buses heading for the cemetery; and
- Parking spaces on Wah Ming Lane, except for emergency vehicles.
C. Lau Fau Shan
The following traffic arrangements will be implemented between 8.45am and 4pm on April 5 and 6:
- Vehicles along Deep Bay Road towards Lau Fau Shan heading for Tin Ying Road must turn left to Mong Tseng San Road, except for green minibus route 35;
- Deep Bay Road between Mong Tseng San Road and the entrance of Wan Fou Sin Koon will be diverted to one-way eastbound;
- Mong Tseng San Road will be diverted to one-way southbound; and
- All vehicles from Tin Ying Road cannot turn to the slip road heading for Mong Tseng San Road.
D. Tuen Mun
The following traffic arrangements will be implemented between 7am and 7pm on April 5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26 and 27:
- Tsing San Path and the access roads leading to Ching Chung Koon and Ching Chung Sin Yuen will be closed, except for emergency vehicles;
- Tsing Chung Koon Road between Tsing Lun Road and San Fuk Road will be converted to one-way northbound;
- San Fuk Road between Leung Shun Street and Tsing Chun Koon Road will be converted to one-way westbound; and
- two temporary pick up and drop off points will be provided at westbound Tsing Lun Road outside Tuen Mun Hospital and northbound Tsing Chung Koon Road opposite to Tuen Mun Hospital.
E. Sha Tin
The following roads will be closed between 7am and 6pm on April 5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 and 21:
- Lower Shing Mun Road between Yau On Street and Fu Shan Crematorium, except for hearses, funeral vehicles, green minibus (GMB) route 64K and emergency vehicles; and
- a section of Pai Tau Street west of its junction with Sheung Wo Che Road, except for emergency vehicles.
F. Tsuen Wan
Lo Wai Road between Lo Wai Pai Lau and Yuen Yuen Institute (YYI) will be closed, except for GMBs, taxis, emergency vehicles and vehicles with permit, between 8am and 5pm on April 5, 6 and 13.
During the above road closure, all metered parking spaces outside YYI, near Lo Wai old bus terminus and at Lo Wai Road near Yi Pei Chun Road will be suspended. These metered parking spaces will also be suspended from 9am to 5pm on April 12, 18, 19, 20 and 21.
G. Kwai Tsing
Wing Yin Street and Wing Hau Street will be closed to all vehicular traffic, except for hearses, franchised buses and emergency vehicles, from 7am to 5pm on April 12, 18, 19, 20 and 21.
The following traffic arrangements will be implemented on April 5, 6 and 13:
- Southbound Wing Tak Street, Wing Yin Street and a section of Wing Shun Street between Wing Tak Street and Kwai Hei Street will be closed to all vehicles, except for hearses, franchised buses and emergency vehicles, from 7am to 5pm and on any other dates if necessary;
- A section of Wing Kei Road between Kwai Hei Street and Wing Kin Road will be converted to one-way southbound. Vehicles will only be allowed to enter Wing Kei Road via Wing Kin Road; and
- Wing Chong Street, Wing Hau Street and Wing Lap Street will be closed to all vehicles, except for emergency vehicles.
Any illegally parked vehicles 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. Members of the public are urged to take heed of instructions of police at scene.
Ends/Thursday, April 3, 2014
Issued at HKT 09:53
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