Special public transport services for Ching Ming Festival
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     The Transport Department (TD) today (March 13) reminded the public to consider advancing or deferring grave sweeping activities to avoid crowds given that the outbreak of COVID-19 has continued. To facilitate the public to visit cemeteries before and after the Ching Ming Festival, special public transport services, including the provision of special bus services and enhancement of bus and minibus services to the cemeteries, will be arranged in various districts in the territory during the period from March to May.

     The TD and public transport operators will closely monitor the situation, strengthen the services depending on passenger demand and traffic conditions so as to avoid crowding and long queuing times. The public transport operators will also enhance cleansing of vehicle compartments and station facilities and promotions on anti-epidemic measures to advise passengers to maintain good hygiene and wear masks when using public transport services.

     Arrangements for the public transport services on Hong Kong Island, in Kowloon and New Territories are as follows:

Hong Kong Island
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Area Cemetery Existing public transport services Special services
Chai Wan Cape Collinson Chinese Permanent Cemetery, Hong Kong Buddhist Cemetery and Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Cape Collinson Chai Wan
  1. HK GMB 16A (Chai Wan Station - Chung Hom Kok)
  2. HK GMB 16M (Chai Wan Station - Ma Hang / Chung Hom Kok)
  3. HK GMB 16X (Chai Wan Station - Stanley Beach Road)
  4. HK GMB 18M (Chai Wan Station - Cape Collinson (Correctional Institution))
 
Chai Wan Road
  1. CTB 8X (Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) - Happy Valley (Lower))
  2. CTB 19 (Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) - Happy Valley (Upper))
  3. CTB 780 (Chai Wan (East) - Central (Central Ferry Piers))
  4. NWFB 9 (Shau Kei Wan - Shek O)
  5. XHT 118 (Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) - Cheung Sha Wan (Sham Mong Road))
  6. XHT 606 (Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort) - Choi Wan)
  7. NWFB 682 (Chai Wan (East) - Wu Kai Sha Station)
 March 8, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29; and April 4 (Ching Ming Festival), 5, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 19
NWFB 388 (Chai Wan Station - Chai Wan Cemetery (Circular))
 
March 8, 15, 22, 28 and 29; and April 4 (Ching Ming Festival), 5, 10, 11, 12 and 13
NWFB 389 (Shau Kei Wan - Chai Wan Cemetery (Circular))
 
April 4 (Ching Ming Festival)
NWFB 9C (Shau Kei Wan Bus Terminus - Chai Wan Cemetery)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pok Fu Lam Pok Fu Lam Chinese Christian Cemetery Victoria Road
  1. CTB 43M (Tin Wan Estate - Shek Tong Tsui (Circular))
  2. NWFB 971 (Shek Pai Wan Estate Public Transport Interchange - Hoi Lai Estate)
 
Pok Fu Lam Road
  1. NWFB 4, 4X (Wah Fu (South) - Central (Connaught Road Central))
  2. CTB 7 (Shek Pai Wan - Central (Central Ferry Piers))
  3. CTB 37A (Chi Fu Fa Yuen - Admiralty (Circular)), 37B (Chi Fu Fa Yuen – Central (Circular))
  4. CTB 40 (Wah Fu (North) - Wan Chai North)
  5. CTB 40M (Wah Fu (North) - Admiralty (Central Government Offices))
  6. CTB 71 (Wong Chuk Hang - Central (Rumsey Street))
  7. CTB 90B (Admiralty Station (East) - South Horizons)
  8. NWFB 91 (Ap Lei Chau Estate - Central (Central Ferry Piers))
  9. NWFB 970 (Cyberport - So Uk Estate), NWFB 970X (Aberdeen - So Uk Estate)
  10. CTB 973 (Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) - Stanley Market)
 April 4 (Ching Ming Festival)
  1. CTB 347 (Admiralty Station (West) - Chinese Christian Cemetery / Aberdeen (Circular))
  2. NWFB 971R (Cyberport - Mong Kok (Bute Street) (Circular))
 
Aberdeen Aberdeen Chinese Permanent Cemetery
  1. CTB 43M (Tin Wan Estate - Shek Tong Tsui (Circular))
  2. NWFB 971 (Shek Pai Wan Estate Public Transport Interchange - Hoi Lai Estate)
  3. CTB 7 (Shek Pai Wan Estate Public Transport Interchange - Central (Central Ferry Piers))
 April 4 (Ching Ming Festival)
CTB 347 (Admiralty Station (West) - Chinese Christian Cemetery / Aberdeen (Circular))
 
Happy Valley Hong Kong Cemetery
  1. CTB 6 (Central (Exchange Square) - Stanley Market)
  2. CTB 6A (Central (Exchange Square - Stanley Fort (Gate)) (Peak only and no service on Sunday and public holidays)
  3. CTB 10 (Kennedy Town - North Point Ferry Pier)
  4. NWFB 15 (Central - the Peak)
  5. NWFB 66 (Central (Exchange Square) - Ma Hang Estate)
  6. XHT 109 (Central (Macau Ferry) - Ho Man Tin Estate)
  7. XHT 113 (Kennedy Town (Belcher Bay) - Choi Hung)
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Kowloon
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Area Cemetery Existing public transport services Special services
Diamond Hill Diamond Hill Crematorium and Diamond Hill Urn Cemetery
  1. KLN GMB 19 (San Po Kong - Tsz Wan Shan Road (Shatin Pass Estate))
  2. KLN GMB 19M (Diamond Hill Station PTI - Tsz Wan Shan Road (Shatin Pass Estate))
  3. KLN GMB 19S (Diamond Hill Station PTI - Tsz Wan Shan Shopping Centre)
  4. KLN GMB 33A (Hilltop Garden - Diamond Hill Station)
  5. KLN GMB 33M (Hilltop Garden - Wong Tai Sin Station)
  6. KMB 2F (Tsz Wan Shan (North) - Cheung Sha Wan)
  7. KMB 3B (Tsz Wan Shan (Central) - Hung Hom (Hung Luen Road))
  8. KMB 3D (Tsz Wan Shan (Central) - Kwun Tong (Yue Man Square))
  9. KMB 3M (Tsz Wan Shan (North) - Choi Wan)
  10. KMB 203E (Choi Hung - Kowloon Station)
  11. XHT 116 (Tsz Wan Shan (Central) - Quarry Bay (Yau Man Street))
 April 4 (Ching Ming Festival) and 5
KMB 3S (Diamond Hill Station - Diamond Hill Cemetery (Circular))
 
Yau Tong Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery MTR Tiu Keng Leng Station March 15, 21, 22 and 28; and April 10, 11, 12 and 13
KMB 14S (Yau Tong - Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery (Circular))
Cheung Sha Wan Saint Raphael's Catholic Cemetery MTR Lai Chi Kok Station and all public transport routes along Castle Peak Road, Cheung Sha Wan Road and Lai Chi Kok Road near Tai Nan West Street –

New Territories
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Area Cemetery Existing public transport services Special services
Tuen Mun Ching Chung Koon and Ching Chung Sin Yuen
  1. NT GMB 42 (Tsing Chuen Wai - Tuen Mun Town Centre (Circular))
  2. Light Rail Transit routes 505, 615, 615P at Ching Chung Station
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Yuen Long Wan Fau Sin Koon NT GMB 35 (Yuen Long (Tai Fung Street) - Sha Kiu (Tsim Bei Tsui)) –
Kwai Tsing Tsuen Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery NT GMB 404M (Kwai Fong - Riviera Gardens (Circular)) March 29; and April 4 (Ching Ming Festival), 5 and 12
KMB 38S (Kwai Fong Station - Tsuen Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery)
 
March 15, 22 and 29; April 4 (Ching Ming Festival) 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19 and 26
NT GMB 404M (short-working) (Kwai Fong Station - Tsuen Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery)
Tsuen Wan Yuen Yuen Institute NT GMB 81 (Tsuen Wan (Shiu Wo Street) - Lo Wai) March 28 and 29; and April 4 (Ching Ming Festival) and 5
Free shuttle bus service to/from Tsuen Wan by Yuen Yuen Institute
 
March 29; and April 4 (Ching Ming Festival) and 5
KMB 32P (Tsuen Wan (Castle Peak Road) - Yuen Yuen Institute)
Sha Tin Po Fook Memorial Hall, Tai Wai; Fu Shan Crematorium and Po Fook Hill, Sha Tin Po Fook Memorial Hall, Tai Wai and Fu Shan Crematorium
NT GMB 64K (Fu Shan - Tai Wai Station)
 
Po Fook Hill, Sha Tin
MTR Sha Tin Station		 –
Fanling Wo Hop Shek Cemetery
  1. KMB 70K (Wah Ming - Ching Ho (Circular))
  2. KMB 73 (Fanling (Wah Ming) - Tai Po Industrial Estate)
  3. KMB 73A (Fanling (Wah Ming) - Sha Tin (Yu Chui Court))
  4. KMB 73B (Chuen On Road (Nethersole Hospital - Sheung Shui (Circular))
  5. KMB 74D (Kau Lung Hang - Kwun Tong Ferry)
  6. KMB 270A (Sheung Shui - Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road))
  7. KMB 270B (Sheung Shui - Olympic Station)
  8. KMB 273 (Fanling (Wah Ming) - Fanling Station (Circular))
  9. KMB 273A (Sheung Shui (Choi Yuen) - Wah Ming (Circular))
  10. KMB 273D (Sheung Shui - Wah Ming (Circular))
  11. KMB 277X (Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) - Lam Tin Station)
  12. KMB 278X (Sheung Shui - Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower))
  13. KMB 279X (Fanling (Luen Wo Hui) - Tsing Yi Station)
  14. KMB 978 (Fanling (Wah Ming) - Wan Chai North)
 March 21, 22, 28 and 29; and April 4 (Ching Ming Festival), 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18 and 19
KMB 76S (Fanling Station - Wo Hop Shek)
 
April 4 (Ching Ming Festival)
  1. KMB 70S (Hung Hom Station - Wo Hop Shek)
  2. KMB 74S (Ping Tin - Wo Hop Shek)
  3. KMB 76S (Fanling Station - Wo Hop Shek)
  4. KMB 279S (Cheung Ching - Wo Hop Shek)
 
Sandy Ridge Sandy Ridge Cemetery
  1. KMB 73K (Sheung Shui - Man Kam To)
  2. NT GMB 59K (Sheung Shui Station - Lin Ma Hang)
  3. MTR Lo Wu Station
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Sai Kung Kei Pik Shan Cemetery All public transport routes along Hiram Highway near Pak Sha Wan –
Tung Chung Tung Chung Road Burial Ground No. 18
  1. NLB 3M (Tung Chung Station Bus Terminus - Mui Wo Ferry Pier)
  2. NLB 11 (Tung Chung Station Bus Terminus - Tai O)
  3. NLB 11A (Tung Chung Station Bus Terminus - Shek Pik)
  4. NLB 23 (Tung Chung Tat Tung Road Bus Terminus - Ngong Ping)
 April 4 (Ching Ming Festival)
NLB 34S (Tung Chung Tat Tung Road Bus Terminus - Cemetery Area No. 18 (Circular))
 

     Details of the special traffic and transport arrangements including relocation of bus stops and tram stops will be uploaded to the TD's website (www.td.gov.hk). The Police and the TD will closely monitor the traffic situations near the cemeteries and may vary the details of the traffic diversion measures depending on traffic conditions in the areas. Members of the public are advised to be alert to the latest traffic news on television and radio. They may also visit the TD's website or call 1823 for the latest traffic and transport information.

Ends/Friday, March 13, 2020
Issued at HKT 13:20

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