****************************************
Police will implement special traffic arrangements to facilitate a public procession to be held on Hong Kong Island tomorrow (June 18).
The following roads will be intermittently closed from 2pm until the crowd is dispersed:
- Jardine's Bazaar;
- Westbound Hennessy Road;
- Westbound Queensway;
- Westbound Queen¡¦s Road Central;
- Westbound Queen¡¦s Road West;
- Westbound Connaught Road West; and
- Western Street.
The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from 2.30pm until the crowd is dispersed:
A. Road closure
- Jardine's Bazaar;
- Tang Lung Street;
- Canal Road East between Hennessy Road and Russell Street;
- Westbound Yee Wo Street between Pennington Street and Hennessy Road;
- Yun Ping Road between Kai Chiu Road and Pak Sha Road;
- Kai Chiu Road;
- Lee Garden Road between Kai Chiu Road and Hennessy Road;
- Westbound Hennessy Road;
- Canal Road West between Sharp Street West and Hennessy Road;
- Wan Chai Road between Canal Road West and Morrison Hill Road;
- Bowrington Road between Sharp Street West and Hennessy Road; and
- Slip road leading from eastbound Johnston Road to westbound Hennessy Road.
B. Traffic diversions
- Traffic along Irving Street must turn right to northbound Pennington Street;
- Traffic along westbound Russell Street must turn left to southbound Canal Road East;
- Traffic along westbound Hennessy Road cannot turn left to southbound Canal Road East;
- Traffic along northbound Pennington Street must turn right to eastbound Yee Wo Street;
- Traffic along Yun Ping Road must turn left to Pak Sha Road or Lan Fong Road;
- Traffic along northbound Canal Road West near the junction with Sharp Street West will be diverted to the up-ramp leading to northbound Canal Road flyover;
- Traffic along eastbound Sharp Street West will be diverted to the up-ramp leading to northbound Canal Road flyover;
- Traffic along eastbound Sharp Street West cannot turn left to northbound Bowrington Road;
- Traffic along northbound Bowrington Road must turn right to eastbound Sharp Street West; and
- Traffic along eastbound Wan Chai Road must turn right to southbound Morrison Hill Road.
Car parks along Great George Street, westbound Hennessy Road and Rodney Street may be closed at short notice if necessary.
Vehicles may not be permitted to leave the car parks along the procession routes during the road closure periods.
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.
Ends/Friday, June 17, 2016
Issued at HKT 19:05
NNNN