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The Police will implement crowd management measures and special traffic arrangements in Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom to help facilitate New Year celebrations.
Traditionally crowds are attracted to see the lightings along Park Lane, Canton Road, Centenary Garden, Star Ferry and the promenade during the festive period.
Members of the public are urged to follow the instructions given by police officers when they are in crowded areas and should take heed of police advice, signage and broadcasts.
They are also urged not to use aerosol spray in public places as such an act may constitute an offence of disorderly conduct under the Public Order Ordinance.
(A) The following traffic arrangements will be implemented on December 31 in phases.
Phase I
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Traffic arrangements starting from 7.30pm:
1. A section of Hung Hom Bypass between Salisbury Road and Hung Hom Road will be closed;
2. A section of Princess Margaret Road Link between Metropolis Drive and Hung Hom Bypass will be closed;
3. A section of westbound Salisbury Road between Hong Chong Road and Kowloon Park Drive and its elevated road will be closed;
4. A section of eastbound Salisbury Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Science Museum Road will be closed;
5. The U-turn slip-road outside Nikko Hotel leading from eastbound Salisbury Road to westbound Salisbury Road will be closed;
6. A section of Canton Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Salisbury Road will be closed;
7. Mody Lane, Hong Wan Path, Ashley Road, Hankow Road, Lock Road, Bristol Avenue, Hanoi Road, Hart Avenue, Minden Row, Blenheim Avenue, Middle Road, Science Museum Path, Granville Square, Hau Fook Street, Cameron Lane, Cameron Road, Prat Avenue, Humphreys Avenue, Minden Avenue, Peking Road and Haiphong Road will be closed;
8. A section of southbound Kowloon Park Drive and a section of Salisbury Road between Star Ferry and Kowloon Park Drive will be restricted for the use of franchised buses and green minibuses only;
9. A section of northbound Nathan Road between Bowring Street and Salisbury Road will be closed;
10. A section of southbound Nathan Road between Granville Road and Salisbury Road will be closed;
11. A section of Granville Road between Nathan Road and Carnarvon Road will be re-routed to one-way eastbound;
12. A section of Carnarvon Road between Nathan Road and Granville Road will be closed;
13. A section of Mody Road between Chatham Road South and Nathan Road will be closed;
14. A section of westbound Mody Road between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road will be closed;
15. A section of northbound Chatham Road South between Granville Road and Salisbury Road will be closed;
16. A section of southbound Chatham Road South between Mody Road and Salisbury Road will be closed;
17. A section of Granville Road between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road will be re-routed to one way eastbound and restricted for the use of franchised buses and green minibuses only;
18. A section of unnamed access road between Austin Road West and West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade will be closed;
19. Traffic along southbound Hung Hom Road will be directed to Cheong Tung Road South roundabout via Hung Hom By-pass;
20. Traffic along eastbound Metropolis Drive cannot turn right to southbound Hung Hom Bypass;
21. Traffic along southbound Princess Margaret Road Link will be diverted to turn right to westbound Metropolis Drive;
22. Traffic along eastbound Mody Road cannot turn to Mody Lane;
23 Franchised buses along southbound Nathan Road will be diverted to turn right onto either westbound Public Square Street or westbound Jordan Road;
24. Franchised buses along southbound Chatham Road South will be diverted to turn left to eastbound Granville Road;
25. Traffic along southbound Canton Road will be diverted to u-turn to northbound Canton Road outside China Hong Kong City;
26. Traffic along northbound Kowloon Park Drive cannot turn to southbound Canton Road;
27. Traffic along southbound Nathan Road will be diverted to turn left to eastbound Granville Road;
28. Traffic along southbound Chatham Road South cannot turn right to westbound Cameron Road;
29. Traffic along southbound Chatham Road South will be diverted to turn left to eastbound Mody Road;
30. Traffic along Science Museum Road cannot turn to westbound Mody Road; and
31. Traffic along Hong Tat Path cannot turn to Science Museum Path.
Phase II
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Traffic arrangements starting from 8pm:
1. Kowloon Park Drive will be closed;
2. A section of Salisbury Road between Canton Road and Kowloon Park Drive will be closed;
3. Star Ferry Bus Terminus will be closed; and
4. Franchised buses and green minibuses cannot enter southbound Kowloon Park Drive.
Phase III
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Traffic arrangements starting from 10.30pm:
1. A section of Austin Road West between Wui Man Road and Nga Cheung Road will be closed;
2. A section of Nga Cheung Road Flyover between Podium Level Private Road (North) of Kowloon Station and its exit on Austin Road West will be closed;
3. A section of Lin Cheung Road between Jordan Road and Austin Road West will be closed;
4. A section of Nga Cheung Road between ground level Station Perimeter Road (South) and Austin Road West will be closed;
5. Traffic along westbound Austin Road West will be diverted to turn right under Police¡¯s instruction to northbound Wui Man Road;
6. Traffic along southbound Nga Cheung Road will be diverted to turn left to eastbound Station Perimeter Road (South);
7. Traffic along westbound Station Perimeter Road (South) will be diverted to turn right to northbound Nga Cheung Road;
8. Traffic along southbound Nga Cheung Road Flyover will be diverted to turn left to eastbound Podium Level Private Road (North) of Kowloon Station;
9. Traffic along westbound Podium Level Private Road (North) of Kowloon Station will be diverted to turn right to northbound Nga Cheung Road Flyover; and
10. Traffic along southbound Wui Man Road will be diverted to turn left to eastbound Austin Road West.
Phase IV
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Traffic arrangements starting from 11.30pm:
1. A section of Austin Road West between Wui Man Road and Canton Road will be closed;
2. A section of northbound Nathan Road between Jordan Road and Bowring Street will be closed;
3. A section of southbound Nathan Road between Jordan Road and Granville Road will be closed;
4. A section of Carnarvon Road between Kimberley Road and Granville Road will be closed;
5. A section of northbound Chatham Road South between Observatory Road and Granville Road will be closed;
6. A section of Bowring Street between Pilkem Street and Nathan Road will be closed;
7. A section of Tak Shing Street between Nathan Road and Tak Hing Street will be closed;
8. A section of Kimberley Road between Nathan Road and Observatory Road will be closed;
9. A section of Granville Road between Nathan Road and Chatham Road South will be closed;
10. A section of southbound Chatham Road South between Cheong Wan Road and Mody Road will be closed, except for franchised buses and green mini buses;
11. A section of eastbound Mody Road between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road will be closed;
12. A section of southbound Salisbury Road between Hong Chong Road and Science Museum Road will be closed;
13. Wui Man Road, Pine Tree Hill Road, Shun Yee Street, Granville Circuit, Hillwood Road, Kimberley Street and Mody Square will be closed.
14. Traffic along westbound Wui Cheung Road cannot turn to Wui Man Road;
15. Traffic along southbound Road D1A(S) will be diverted to turn left to eastbound Wui Cheung Road;
16. Traffic along northbound Canton Road and westbound Austin Road cannot turn to westbound Austin Road West;
17. Traffic along southbound Nathan Road will be diverted to turn right to westbound Jordan Road;
18. Traffic along westbound Jordan Road cannot turn left to southbound Nathan Road;
19. Traffic along westbound Austin Road and southbound Cox¡¯s Road cannot turn to Pine Tree Hill Road;
20. Traffic along Observatory Road cannot turn to westbound Kimberley Street;
21. Traffic along westbound Cheong Wan Road cannot turn left to southbound Chatham Road South;
22. Traffic along southbound Chatham Road South will be diverted to westbound Austin Road or eastbound Cheong Wan Road;
23. Traffic along northbound Pilkem Street cannot turn to eastbound Bowring Street;
24. Traffic along eastbound Bowring Street will be diverted to northbound Pilkem Street;and
25. Traffic along southbound Hong Cheong Road to Tsim Sha Tsui will be diverted to Railway Approach or via Cross Harbour Tunnel emergency exit and U-turn to northbound Salisbury Road.
(B) Suspension of bus terminus and minibus stops
All franchised buses terminus, bus stops, green minibus stops within the affected area will be suspended. Bus stops will be re-located to either To Wah Road Bus Terminus or Granville Road Tsim Sha Tsui East Temporary Bus Terminus.
1. Service of Star Ferry Bus Terminus will be suspended at 8pm on December 31;
2. Franchised buses on southbound Nathan Road will be truncated/diverted to westbound Public Square Street and Jordan Road at 7.30pm on December 31;
3. Service of Mody Road Public Transport Interchange will be suspended at 7.30pm on December 31;
4. All franchised buses along southbound Chatham Road South will be diverted to eastbound Granville Road at 7.30pm on December 31 where a temporary bus terminus will be set-up; and
5. Depending on the crowd situation, bus services outside China Hong Kong City will become circular route and all temporary bus stops will be suspended.
(C) Hotel Access
Vehicular access to and from hotels within the affected area will not be permitted during the period of road closure. Vehicles bearing a hotel logo will only be allowed to drop off passengers at the following locations before relevant phases of road closures commence:
1. At the junction of Kowloon Park Drive and Peking Road; and
2. At the junction of Chatham Road South and Mody Road.
(D) Car Park Access
Car parks within the affected area will be closed at the same time when the respective phases of road closure commence, and will remain closed for the duration of the road closures.
(E) On-street Parking
All on-street parking in the southern area of Tsim Sha Tsui (i.e. the south of Austin Road and Cheong Wan Road) and all metered parking spaces at the West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade will be suspended between 3.30pm on December 31, 2011 and 3am on January 1, 2012. All illegally parked vehicles will be towed away.
Police Report No.153
Ends/Thursday, December 29, 2011
Issued at HKT 16:50
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