Special traffic arrangements and crowd safety management measures on Hong Kong Island on January 1
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Crowd safety management measures
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The public event consists of three parts, namely a public meeting commencing at 2pm at East Point Road Pedestrian Precinct and Lockhart Road Pedestrian Precinct, a public procession starting at 2.30pm heading to Central followed by a public meeting in Central.
The public procession will pass through Yee Wo Street, Hennessy Road, Queensway, Rodney Street, westbound Harcourt Road, Cotton Tree Drive, eastbound Harcourt Road and Tim Mei Avenue for a public meeting at the Central Government Offices East Wing Forecourt, designated public activity areas at western pavement of Tim Mei Avenue and the northern pavement of Harcourt Road.
Members of the public heading for Admiralty, Wan Chai and Causeway Bay are encouraged to use public transport. They should take heed of instructions of Police and event marshals on site, and temporary signage displayed in the vicinities. Police will make full effort to facilitate the public.
Police endeavour to facilitate all lawful public order events and will take measures to ensure public safety and public order. Police wish to co-operate closely with the organiser to facilitate a safe and orderly procession.
Police appeal to the event participants to remain calm and be considerate, and express their views in a peaceful manner.
Special traffic arrangements
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The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented in phases until the crowd is dispersed and traffic resumes normal:
A. Road closure
From about 1.30pm
- If necessary, Great George Street;
- If necessary, Paterson Street;
- If necessary, Kingston Street; and
- If necessary, Cleveland Street.
From about 2pm
- Leftmost lane of westbound Yee Wo Street;
- Leftmost lane of westbound Hennessy Road;
- Jardine's Bazaar;
- Tang Lung Street;
- Canal Road East between Russell Street and 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;
- Lee Garden Road between Kai Chiu Road and Hennessy Road;
- Kai Chiu Road; and
- Yun Ping Road between Lan Fong Road and Kai Chiu Road.
From about 3pm
- The slip road leading from eastbound Johnston Road to westbound Hennessy Road;
- Thomson Road between Johnston Road and Luard Road;
- Luard Road between Johnston Road and Hennessy Road;
- Fenwick Street between Hennessy Road and Johnston Road, except for franchised buses and green minibuses (GMBs);
- Westbound Johnston Road between Ship Street and Landale Street; and
- Eastbound Johnston Road between Fenwick Street and Hennessy Road, except for franchised buses and GMBs.
From about 3.30pm
- Rodney Street;
- Westbound Harcourt Road between the exit of Harcourt Garden car park and Cotton Tree Drive;
- The slip road leading from southbound Cotton Tree Drive to eastbound Queensway, except for franchised buses and GMBs;
- The flyover leading from northbound Garden Road to eastbound Queensway;
- If necessary, southbound Cotton Tree Drive between westbound Harcourt Road and Queensway;
- If necessary, the slip road leading from northbound Garden Road to northbound Cotton Tree Drive; and
- If necessary, northbound Ice House Street between Queen’s Road Central and Des Voeux Road Central.
Eastbound Queensway will be intermittently closed.
If necessary, southbound Percival Street between Gloucester Road and Lockhart Road will be closed from any time.
B. Traffic diversions
From about 1.30pm
- If necessary, traffic along northbound Tai Hang Road flyover cannot turn left to westbound Kingston Street;
- If necessary, traffic along southbound Paterson Street must turn left to eastbound Kingston Street;
- If necessary, traffic along southbound Cleveland Street cannot turn right to westbound Kingston Street;
- If necessary, traffic along westbound Gloucester Road service road cannot turn left to southbound Cleveland Street;
- If necessary, traffic along westbound Gloucester Road service road cannot turn left to southbound Paterson Street; and
- If necessary, traffic along the slip road leading from westbound Victoria Park Road cannot enter Cleveland Street.
From about 2pm
- Traffic along northbound Pennington Street cannot turn left to Jardine's Bazaar;
- Traffic along westbound Hennessy Road cannot turn left to southbound Canal Road East;
- Traffic along westbound Russell Street must turn left to southbound Canal Road East;
- Traffic along northbound Canal Road West near 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.
From about 3pm
- Traffic along eastbound Hennessy Road cannot turn right to southbound Fenwick Street, except for franchised buses and GMBs;
- Traffic along Tai Wong Street East must turn right to eastbound Johnston Road;
- Traffic along westbound Johnston Road cannot turn right to Thomson Road;
- Traffic along eastbound Johnston Road cannot turn left to Thomson Road;
- 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 westbound Johnston Road must turn left to Ship Street;
- Traffic along Lun Fat Street must turn right to eastbound Johnston Road; and
- Traffic along westbound Johnston Road from Landale Street must turn left to Anton Street.
From about 3.30pm
- Traffic along westbound Queen’s Road Central cannot turn right to northbound Ice House Street;
- Traffic along northbound Ice House Street must turn left to westbound Queen’s Road Central;
- Traffic along Garden Road flyover cannot enter eastbound Queensway;
- Traffic along westbound Harcourt Road near the exit of Harcourt Garden car park will be diverted to westbound Harcourt Road flyover;
- If necessary, traffic along southbound Cotton Tree Drive will be diverted to southbound Cotton Tree Drive flyover, except for franchised buses and GMBs; and
- If necessary, traffic along Lung Wo Road cannot enter southbound Edinburgh Place.
If necessary, the following traffic diversions will be implemented at any time:
- Traffic along westbound Gloucester Road service road cannot turn left to southbound Percival Street;
- Traffic along eastbound Jaffe Road must turn left to northbound Percival Street; and
- Traffic along westbound Jaffe Road must turn right to northbound Percival Street.
C. Suspension of on-street parking spaces
All on-street parking spaces, motorcycle parking spaces and disabled parking spaces on eastbound Lung Wui Road opposite to CITIC Tower will be suspended from about noon to 11.59pm.
Vehicles will not be permitted to leave or enter car parks at the affected area during the road closure period.
Any vehicle found illegally parked within the precincts mentioned above will be towed away without prior warning or subject to multiple ticketing.
Actual implementation of the traffic arrangements will be made depending on traffic and crowd conditions in the areas. Members of the public are advised to exercise tolerance and patience and take heed of instructions of the Police on site.
Ends/Thursday, December 28, 2017
Issued at HKT 17:15
Issued at HKT 17:15
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