Police will implement special traffic arrangements to facilitate a public event to be held in Central this Sunday (October 22).

     The western general pick-up/drop-off and loading/unloading area on Lung Wo Road north of Star Ferry Multi-Storey Car Park will be closed from 2pm on October 21 to 3pm the following day.

     The following special traffic arrangements will be implemented from 4am to noon on October 22:

A. Road closure

- Edinburgh Place east of City Hall, except for vehicles leaving from City Hall car park;
- Edinburgh Place north of City Hall, except for vehicles leaving from City Hall car park;
- Lung Wo Road, except for the slow lane of westbound Lung Wo Road between Tim Wa Avenue and Edinburgh Place;

- Yiu Sing Street;
- The slow lane of southbound Man Yiu Street from its junction with Lung Wo Road to a point about 20 metres north of the same junction;
- The slow lane of southbound Man Yiu Street from its junction with Yiu Sing Street to a point about 30 metres north of the same junction;
- The slow lane of eastbound Man Po Street from its junction with Man Yiu Street to a point about 80 metres west of the same junction;
- The slow lane of eastbound Lung Wui Road from its junction with Lung Wo Road to a point about 40 metres west of the same junction; and
- The eastern general pick-up/drop-off and loading/unloading area on Lung Wo Road north of Star Ferry Multi-Storey Car Park.

B. Traffic diversions

- Traffic along Edinburgh Place east of City Hall cannot enter Lung Wo Road;
- Traffic along southbound Man Yiu Street cannot turn left to eastbound Yiu Sing Street;
- Traffic along southbound Man Yiu Street cannot turn left to eastbound Lung Wo Road;
- Traffic along eastbound Man Cheung Street cannot enter eastbound Lung Wo Road. Affected vehicles will be diverted via Man Yiu Street;
- Traffic along eastbound Man Po Street cannot enter eastbound Yiu Sing Street. Affected vehicles will be diverted via Man Yiu Street;
- Affected vehicles on eastbound Lung Wo Road or Yiu Sing Street heading for eastbound Lung Wui Road will be diverted via southbound Man Yiu Street, eastbound Connaught Place, eastbound Connaught Road Central, eastbound Harcourt Road and northbound Tim Mei Avenue;
- Traffic along northbound Legislative Council Road cannot enter westbound Lung Wo Road. Affected vehicles will be diverted via southbound Legislative Council Road;
- Traffic along eastbound Lung Wui Road cannot enter westbound Lung Wo Road; and
- Traffic along westbound Fenwick Pier Street cannot enter westbound Lung Wo Road.

C. Suspension of parking spaces

     Motorcycle parking spaces at the open space outside General Post Office, westbound Lung Wo Road will be suspended.

     All vehicles parked illegally will be towed away without prior notice.

     Actual implementation of the traffic arrangements will be made depending on traffic and crowd conditions in the area. Motorists are advised to exercise tolerance and patience and take heed of instructions of the Police on site.