Special traffic arrangements during Ching Ming Festival
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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.
 
A. Diamond Hill
 
     The following traffic arrangements will be implemented between 7am and 6pm on March 22, 28 and 29, April 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12 and 19.
 
1. Road closure
 
     The following roads will be closed, except for 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 and taxis.
 
2. 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 the unnamed road opposite to Po Leung Lane;
- Vehicles from the 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 3, 4 and 5, Po Kong Village Road School Village car park will be closed and designated as taxi and private car drop off point.
 
B. To Fung Shan
 
     A section of To Fung Shan Road north of its junction with Pak Lok Path will be closed, except for vehicles serving residents and persons working in To Fung Shan and shuttle bus service plying between To Fung Shan and MTR Tai Wai Station, between 9am and 5pm on March 29, April 4, 5, 6, 11 and 12.
 
C. Tsuen Wan
 
     Lo Wai Road between Lo Wai Pai Lau and Yuen Yuen Institute (YYI) will be closed, except for green minibuses, taxis and vehicles with permit, between 8am and 5pm on March 28 and 29, April 4, 5, 12 and 19.
 
     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. Metered parking spaces outside YYI and near Lo Wai old bus terminus will also be suspended from 9am to 5pm on April 3, 6 and 7.
 
     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/Friday, March 20, 2015
Issued at HKT 17:30

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