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Special traffic arrangements on Hong Kong Island
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     Police will implement the following special traffic arrangements on Sunday (August 20) to facilitate a public procession to be held on Hong Kong Island.

     The following roads will be intermittently closed from 3pm until the crowd is dispersed and traffic resumes normal:

- Westbound Hennessy Road;
- Westbound Queensway;
- Westbound Queen's Road Central; and
- Des Voeux Road Central.

     The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from about 3pm until the crowd is dispersed and traffic resumes normal:

Road closure
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- Northbound Luard Road between Johnston Road and Hennessy Road;
- Eastbound Johnston Road between Fenwick Street and Hennessy Road;
- Westbound Johnston Road between Ship Street and Landale Street;
- Southbound Fenwick Street between Hennessy Road and Johnston Road, except for franchised buses and green mini-buses (GMBs);
- Eastbound Thomson Road between Johnston Road and Luard Road;
- Northbound Justice Drive between Justice Drive flyover and Queensway;
- Northbound Garden Road between Garden Road flyover and Queensway, except for franchised buses and GMBs; and
- Southbound Bank Street.

Traffic diversions
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- Traffic along eastbound Johnston Road cannot turn left to northbound Luard Road;
- Traffic along westbound Johnston Road cannot turn right to northbound Luard Road;
- Traffic along eastbound Johnston Road cannot turn left to Thomson Road;
- Traffic along westbound Johnston Road cannot turn right to Thomson Road;
- Traffic along Tai Wong Street East must turn right to eastbound Johnston Road;
- Traffic along westbound Johnston Road must turn left to Ship Street;
- Traffic along Lun Fat Street must turn right to eastbound Johnston Road;
- Traffic along eastbound Hennessy Road cannot turn right to southbound Fenwick Street, except for franchised buses and GMBs;
- Traffic along westbound Johnston Road from Landale Street must turn left to Anton Street;
- Traffic along northbound Justice Drive cannot turn left to westbound Queensway; and
- Traffic along northbound Garden Road cannot turn left to westbound Queen’s Road Central, except for franchised buses and GMBs.

     Vehicles may not be permitted to leave car parks along the procession route during the road closure period.

     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, August 18, 2017
Issued at HKT 18:39
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