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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 celebration of Christmas.
Traditionally, crowd is attracted to see the Christmas lighting 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 and should take heed of police signage and broadcasts. They are also urged not to use aerosol spray in public places.
The following traffic arrangements will be implemented tomorrow (December 24) in phases.
Phase I (implemented from 6pm onwards)
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, Haiphong Road and Ichang Street will be closed;
8. 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 rerouted 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. Traffic along southbound Hung Hom Road will be directed to Cheong Tung Road South roundabout via Hung Hom By-pass;
19. Traffic along eastbound Metropolis Drive cannot turn right to southbound Hung Hom By-pass;
20. Traffic along southbound Princess Margaret Road Link will be diverted to turn right to westbound Metropolis Drive;
21. Traffic along eastbound Mody Road cannot turn to Mody Lane;
22. Franchised buses along southbound Nathan Road will be diverted to turn right to either westbound Public Square Street or westbound Jordan Road;
23. Franchised buses along southbound Chatham Road South will be diverted to turn left to eastbound Granville Road;
24. Traffic along southbound Canton Road will be diverted to u-turn to northbound Canton Road outside China Hong Kong City;
25. Traffic along northbound Kowloon Park Drive cannot turn to southbound Canton Road;
26. Traffic along southbound Nathan Road will be diverted to turn left to eastbound Granville Road;
27. Traffic along southbound Chatham Road South cannot turn right to westbound Cameron Road;
28. Traffic along southbound Chatham Road South will be diverted to turn left to eastbound Mody Road;
29. Traffic along Science Museum Road cannot turn to westbound Mody Road; and
30. Traffic along Hong Tat Path cannot turn to Science Museum Path.
Phase II (implemented from 6.30pm onwards)
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 (additional traffic arrangements may be implemented when situation warrants)
1. A section of northbound Nathan Road between Jordan Road and Bowring Street will be closed;
2. A section of southbound Nathan Road between Jordan Road and Granville Road will be closed;
3. A section of Carnarvon Road between Kimberley Road and Granville Road will be closed;
4. A section of northbound Chatham Road South between Observatory Road and Granville Road will be closed;
5. A section of Bowring Street between Pilkem Street and Nathan Road will be closed;
6. A section of Tak Shing Street between Nathan Road and Tak Hing Street will be closed;
7. A section of Kimberley Road between Nathan Road and Observatory Road will be closed;
8. A section of Granville Road between Nathan Road and Chatham Road South will be closed;
9. A section of southbound Chatham Road South between Cheong Wan Road and Mody Road will be closed, except for franchised buses and green minibuses;
10. A section of eastbound Mody Road between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road will be closed;
11. Pine Tree Hill Road, Shun Yee Street, Granville Circuit, Hillwood Road, Kimberley Street and Mody Square will be closed;
12. Traffic along southbound Nathan Road will be diverted to turn right to westbound Jordan Road;
13. Traffic along westbound Jordan Road cannot turn left to southbound Nathan Road;
14. Traffic along westbound Austin Road and southbound Cox's Road cannot turn to Pine Tree Hill Road;
15. Traffic along Observatory Road cannot turn to westbound Kimberley Street;
16. Traffic along westbound Cheong Wan Road cannot turn left to southbound Chatham Road South;
17. Traffic along southbound Chatham Road South will be diverted to westbound Austin Road or eastbound Cheong Wan Road;
18. Traffic along northbound Pilkem Street cannot turn to eastbound Bowring Street; and
19. Traffic along eastbound Bowring Street will be diverted to northbound Pilkem Street.
Suspension of bus terminus and minibus stops
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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 6.30pm on December 24;
2. Franchised buses on southbound Nathan Road will be truncated/diverted to westbound Public Square Street or westbound Jordan Road at 6pm on December 24 ;
3. Service of Mody Road Public Transport Interchange will be suspended at 6pm on December 24;
4. All franchised buses along southbound Chatham Road South will be diverted to eastbound Granville Road at 6pm on December 24 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.
Hotel Access
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Vehicular access to and from hotels within the affected area will not be permitted during the period of road closure.
Car Park Access
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Car parks within the affected area will be closed at the same time when the respective phases of road closure commence.
On-street Parking
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All on-street parking in the southern area of Tsim Sha Tsui (i.e. the south of Austin Road and Cheong Wan Road) will be suspended from 3pm on December 24 to 3am on December 25. All illegally parked vehicles will be towed away.
Police Report No. 96
Ends/Sunday, December 23, 2012
Issued at HKT 11:03
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