Police will implement special traffic arrangements this Sunday (April 28) to facilitate two public order events to be held on Hong Kong Island.

(1)

A. Road closure

     The following roads will be intermittently closed from 12 noon until the crowd has dispersed and traffic resumes normal:

- Kam Hong Street;
- Westbound King’s Road;
- Westbound Causeway Road;
- Westbound Irving Street;
- Northbound Pennington Street;
- Westbound Yee Wo Street;
- Westbound Jardine’s Bazaar;
- Westbound Hennessy Road;
- Westbound Queensway;
- Westbound Queen’s Road Central; and
- Southbound Bank Street.

B. Traffic diversions
     
     The following traffic diversions will be implemented from about 1pm until the crowd has dispersed and traffic resumes normal:

- Traffic from northbound Justice Drive cannot enter westbound Queensway intermittently and must go straight to eastbound Queensway; and
- Traffic from eastbound Queensway cannot turn right to southbound Cotton Tree Drive intermittently.
     
     Vehicles may not be permitted to access or leave car parks along the route during the road closure period.

(2)

     The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented in phases until the crowd has dispersed and traffic resumes normal:

A. Road closure

From about 2.30pm

- If necessary, Great George Street;
- If necessary, Paterson Street between Gloucester Road and Great George Street;
- If necessary, Kingston Street;
- If necessary, Cleveland Street;
- If necessary, Cannon Street;
- If necessary, Lockhart Road east of Percival Street, except for green minibuses (GMBs);and
- If necessary, Jaffe Road east of Percival Street, except for GMBs.

From about 3pm

- The leftmost lane of westbound Yee Wo Street;
- The 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 4pm

- Southbound Rodney Street;
- Westbound Harcourt Road between the exit of Harcourt Garden car park and Cotton Tree Drive;

- All lay-bys along Tim Mei Avenue and Lung Wui Road;
- The unnamed road outside ex-Hong Kong Red Cross Headquarters; and
- If necessary, southbound Tim Wa Avenue between Lung Wo Road and Harcourt Road.

B. Traffic diversions

From about 2.30pm

- 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;
- If necessary, traffic along slip road leading from westbound Victoria Park Road cannot enter Cleveland Street;
- If necessary, traffic along eastbound Lockhart Road must turn right to Percival Street, except for GMBs; and
- If necessary, traffic along northbound Cannon Street cannot turn left to westbound Jaffe Road, except for GMBs.

From about 3pm

- 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 4pm

- Traffic along westbound Harcourt Road near the exit of Harcourt Garden car park will be diverted to westbound Harcourt Road flyover;
- Traffic from United Centre Bus Terminus must turn left to westbound Drake Street;
- If necessary, traffic along eastbound Harcourt Road cannot turn left to northbound Tim Mei Avenue;
- If necessary, traffic along Lung Wo Road cannot enter Tim Wa Avenue, except for vehicles accessing Chief Executive’s Office and Central Government Offices car park; and
- If necessary, traffic along Lung Wo Road cannot enter southbound Edinburgh Place.

C. Suspension of 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 3pm to 11.59pm.

     Vehicles will not be permitted to leave or enter car parks at the affected areas during the road closure period.

     Any vehicles 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. Motorists are advised to exercise tolerance and patience and take heed of instructions of the Police on site.

Ends/Friday, April 26, 2019
Issued at HKT 15:28

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