Special traffic arrangements and crowd safety management measures for Christmas
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Hong Kong Island
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(I) Lan Kwai Fong
A. Crowd safety management measures
As a large number of people are expected, a queuing system will be implemented in Lan Kwai Fong. Once the queuing system is implemented, people wishing to enter the area will be required to join the queue and may have to wait an undetermined time to gain access. They are advised to allow adequate time to arrive at their venues.
Members of the public are urged not to bring or discharge aerosol spray in the vicinity as it may be hazardous to people nearby. Parents are advised not to bring children into the area.
B. Road closure and traffic diversions
Subject to crowd and traffic conditions, the following roads will be closed in phases between December 24 and 25:
Phase I (From 6pm on December 24 to 6am the following day)
- D'Aguilar Street between Wyndham Street and Wellington Street;
- Lan Kwai Fong;
- Wing Wah Lane;
- Wo On Lane;
- Wellington Street between Wyndham Street and D'Aguilar Street;
- Stanley Street between D'Aguilar Street and Cochrane Street; and
- On Lan Street.
Phase II (From anytime after 7pm on December 24 to 6am the following day)
- D'Aguilar Street between Queen’s Road Central and Wellington Street;
- Wyndham Street between Glenealy and Queen's Road Central;
- Wellington Street between D'Aguilar Street and Cochrane Street; and
- Queen’s Road Central between Pedder Street and Pottinger Street.
Upon completion of traffic diversions, the crowd will be directed to queue up along Wellington Street, Pottinger Street, Stanley Street, D'Aguilar Street and Queen's Road Central. The whole of D'Aguilar Street will be closed to vehicular traffic.
C. Suspension of on-street parking spaces
All on-street parking spaces on the following streets will be suspended from 5pm on December 24 to 6am the following day:
- Stanley Street near D’Aguilar Street;
- Wyndham Street between Arbuthnot Road and D'Aguilar Street; and
- On Lan Street.
(II) Statue Square
The following roads will be closed and pedestrianised from 8pm on December 24 to 11.59pm on December 25:
- Chater Road between Pedder Street and Jackson Road; and
- Ice House Street between Des Voeux Road Central and Connaught Road Central.
(III) Garden Road
To facilitate the dispersal of people after a religious gathering in St. Joseph's Church on Garden Road (between 12.01am and 1am on December 25, the rightmost lane of Garden Road between Kennedy Road and Lady May Path will be coned off for pedestrians).
(IV) Victoria Park
A. Pedestrianisation
The following roads will be pedestrianised from noon to 11.59pm daily on December 24, 25 and 26:
- Lockhart Road east of Cannon Street;
- East Point Road; and
- Great George Street west of Paterson Street.
B. Road closure and traffic diversions
Depending on crowd conditions, the following traffic arrangements may be implemented in the vicinity of Causeway Bay:
- Northbound Gloucester Road service road between Kingston Street and the U-turn slip road of southbound Gloucester Road service road will be closed;
- Southbound Gloucester Road between the ramp leading from Victoria Park Road flyover and Causeway Road will be closed;
- Sugar Street will be closed;
- Traffic along Victoria Park Road flyover will be diverted to westbound Gloucester Road;
- Traffic along eastbound Yee Wo Street cannot enter Sugar Street;
- Northbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and Kingston Street will be closed, except for northbound traffic from Tai Hang Road flyover;
- Great George Street will be closed;
- Paterson Street between Kingston Street and Great George Street will be closed;
- Westbound Kingston Street between northbound Gloucester Road and Paterson Street will be closed;
- Traffic along southbound Paterson Street will be diverted to eastbound Kingston Street;
- Traffic along southbound Cleveland Street will be diverted to eastbound Kingston Street; and
- Paterson Street, Kingston Street and Cleveland Street may be closed in short notice when necessary.
C. Suspension of car parks
Public parking spaces at Hing Fat Street will be suspended from 10am to 8.59pm daily from December 7, 2016 to January 3, 2017, except for 10 metred parking spaces, disabled parking spaces, and some of the motorcycle parking spaces near the exit of car park. Only authorised vehicles will be allowed to enter this car park for boarding and alighting passengers or loading and unloading goods.
Kowloon
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(I) Crowd safety management measures
Christmas Eve celebration is expected to attract a large number of people to the Tsim Sha Tsui area. Police will implement crowd safety management measures, including pedestrianising roads in Tsim Sha Tsui in phases.
Depending on the prevailing crowd situation, Police will adopt safety measures within the pedestrianised area, including closing pedestrian subways and putting up barriers. One-way flow will also be applied in the vicinity of the waterfront promenade and the crowded footbridges. If necessary, restrictions on access to MTR stations will be put into force by the MTR Corporation.
At present, there are construction works at Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Station Exit A1 at Nathan Road near Haiphong Road, Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Exit D at Nathan Road near Carnarvon Road, West Kowloon Cultural District and the construction site of Express Rail Link at Austin Road West, and maintenance works in Salisbury Garden and Avenue of Stars. The contractors have erected hoardings and barriers to seal off the area concerned with relevant notices displayed.
Members of the public are urged to follow the instructions given by Police officers and take heed of Police signage and broadcast at scene. They are also urged not to conduct street performance, or to use snow or aerosol spray to avoid causing obstruction or potential danger to others in the crowded area.
(II) Road closure and traffic diversions
The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented in Tsim Sha Tsui on December 24 (Saturday) in phases:
Phase I (From 7pm till the crowd is dispersed)
A. Road closure
- Hung Hom Bypass between Salisbury Road and Hung Hom Road;
- Princess Margaret Road Link between Metropolis Drive and Hung Hom Bypass;
- Westbound of Salisbury Road between Cheong Wan Road and Kowloon Park Drive, including Salisbury Road elevated road;
- Eastbound Salisbury Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Science Museum Road;
- The U-turn slip-road near No.72 Mody Road leading from eastbound Salisbury Road to westbound Salisbury Road;
- Mody Lane;
- Hong Wan Path;
- Canton Road between Kowloon Park Drive and Salisbury Road;
- Kowloon Park Drive, except for franchised buses and green minibuses (GMBs);
- Salisbury Road between Star Ferry Pier and Kowloon Park Drive, except for franchised buses and GMBs;
- Ashley Road;
- Hankow Road;
- Lock Road;
- Northbound Nathan Road between Bowring Street and Salisbury Road;
- Southbound Nathan Road between Granville Road and Salisbury Road;
- Carnarvon Road between Bristol Avenue and Granville Road;
- Bristol Avenue;
- Hanoi Road;
- Hart Avenue;
- Minden Row;
- Blenheim Avenue;
- Middle Road;
- Hau Fook Street;
- Cameron Lane;
- Cameron Road;
- Prat Avenue;
- Humphreys Avenue;
- Peking Road;
- Haiphong Road;
- Mody Road between Chatham Road South and Nathan Road;
- Westbound Mody Road between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road;
- Minden Avenue;
- Northbound Chatham Road South between Granville Road and Salisbury Road;
- Southbound Chatham Road South between Mody Road and Salisbury Road;
- Granville Road between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road. It will also be re-routed to one way eastbound and restricted for the use of franchised buses and GMBs only;
- Granville Square;
- Science Museum Path; and
- Ichang Street.
B. Traffic diversions
- Traffic along southbound Hung Hom Road will be diverted to Cheong Tung Road South roundabout via Hung Hom Bypass;
- Traffic along eastbound Metropolis Drive cannot turn right to southbound Princess Margaret Road Link;
- Traffic along southbound Princess Margaret Road Link must turn right to westbound Metropolis Drive;
- Traffic along eastbound Mody Road cannot enter Mody Lane;
- Franchised buses along southbound Nathan Road must turn right to either westbound Public Square Street or westbound Jordan Road;
- Franchised buses along southbound Chatham Road South must turn left to eastbound Granville Road;
- Traffic along southbound Canton Road will be diverted to make a u-turn to northbound Canton Road outside China Hong Kong City;
- Traffic along northbound Kowloon Park Drive cannot turn left to southbound Canton Road;
- Granville Road between Nathan Road and Carnarvon Road will be re-routed to one-way eastbound, and traffic along southbound Nathan Road must turn left to eastbound Granville Road;
- Traffic along southbound Chatham Road South cannot turn right to westbound Cameron Road;
- Traffic along southbound Chatham Road South must turn left to eastbound Mody Road;
- Traffic along Science Museum Road cannot turn to westbound Mody Road;
- Traffic along Hong Tat Path cannot turn to Science Museum Path;
- Traffic along Science Museum Road cannot turn to Granville Road;
- Traffic along westbound Salisbury Road near Cheong Wan Raod will be diverted to Tsim Sha Tsui East direction;
- Traffic along southbound Chatham Road South cannot turn left to eastbound Granville Road, except for franchised buses and GMBs;
- Traffic along eastbound Granville Road must turn left to northbound Chatham Road South;
- Traffic along eastbound Salisbury Road must turn left to northbound Kowloon Park Drive; and
- Traffic along northbound Kowloon Park Drive cannot turn right to Peking Road.
Phase II (From 7.30pm till the crowd is dispersed)
A. Road closure
- Kowloon Park Drive;
- Salisbury Road between Canton Road and Kowloon Park Drive; and
- Star Ferry Bus Terminus.
All franchised buses and GMBs cannot enter southbound Kowloon Park Drive.
Phase III
The following road closure and traffic diversions will be implemented when necessary until the crowd is dispersed:
A. Road closure
- Northbound Nathan Road between Jordan Road and Bowring Street;
- Southbound Nathan Road between Jordan Road and Granville Road;
- Pine Tree Hill Road;
- Carnarvon Road between Kimberley Road and Granville Road;
- Shun Yee Street;
- Granville Circuit;
- Northbound Chatham Road South between Granville Road and Observatory Road;
- Bowring Street between Pilkem Street and Nathan Road;
- Tak Shing Street between Nathan Road and Tak Hing Street;
- Hillwood Road;
- Kimberley Road between Nathan Road and Observatory Road;
- Kimberley Street;
- Granville Road between Nathan Road and Chatham Road South;
- Southbound Chatham Road South between Cheong Wan Road and Mody Road, except for franchised buses and GMBs;
- Eastbound Mody Road between Chatham Road South and Science Museum Road; and
- Mody Square.
B. Traffic diversions
- Traffic along southbound Nathan Road must turn right to westbound Jordan Road;
- Traffic along westbound Jordan Road cannot turn left to southbound Nathan Road;
- Traffic along westbound Austin Road and southbound Cox’s Road cannot turn to Pine Tree Hill Road;
- Traffic along Observatory Road cannot turn to westbound Kimberley Street;
- Traffic along westbound Cheong Wan Road cannot turn left to southbound Chatham Road South;
- Traffic along southbound Chatham Road South will be diverted to westbound Austin Road or eastbound Cheong Wan Road;
- Traffic along northbound Pilkem Street cannot turn right to eastbound Bowring Street; and
- Traffic along eastbound Bowring Street will be diverted to northbound Pilkem Street.
(III) Hotel access
Vehicular access to and from hotels within the affected area will not be permitted during the road closure period. Vehicles bearing a hotel logo will only be allowed to drop off passengers at the following locations before the road closure implementation:
- The junction of Kowloon Park Drive and Peking Road; and
- The junction of Chatham Road South and Mody Road.
(IV) Suspension of car parks
Vehicles will not be permitted to leave car parks at the affected area during the road closure period.
(V) Suspension of on-street parking spaces
All on-street parking spaces 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 the following day.
Any vehicle found illegally parked within the precincts mentioned above may be towed away without prior warning or subjected to multiple ticketing.
Actual implementation of the crowd safety management measures and 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 22, 2016
Issued at HKT 16:07
Issued at HKT 16:07
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