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Police will implement special traffic arrangements and crowd management measures in various districts to facilitate members of the public going to the Lunar New Year Fairs.
A Police spokesman said the primary objective of those measures was to ensure public safety.
He also said that Police would not tolerate troublemakers whose act would cause danger to themselves and other members of the public.
"Police will issue verbal advice and warnings to trouble makers and take enforcement actions when they do not take heed of these advice and warnings."
Member of the public were also reminded that they should avoid discharging aerosol spray in crowded places as it would cause a potential danger to the public.
Anyone who discharges fireworks will be arrested.
"For the sake of their own safety, fair-goers should be considerate, courteous, patient and exercise restraint especially in crowded places," he appealed.
Fair-goers should pay attention to the directional signs erected and also follow instructions given by Police officers. If situation so warrants, Police may direct fair-goers from crowded places and implement a queuing system.
Fair-goers should also take good care of their personal property and their accompanying children and elderly.
Members of the public should not hesitate to report crimes and missing persons cases to report centres or duty Police officers at the scene.
Turning to the traffic arrangements, the spokesman urged the public to make full use of public transport.
As a number of roads will be closed, motorists were requested to avoid going to Causeway Bay if possible.
He warned illegal parking and waiting would be severely dealt with.
"Vehicles illegally parked will be towed away without prior notice," he added.
He also reminded MTR passengers not to use MTR stations as meeting places and not to bring metallic balloons.
"Public pay phones inside busy MTR stations will be suspended," the spokesman said, adding that some entrances/ exits in some busy MTR stations would be closed or changed to one-way IN or one way OUT.
"This is especially so in Causeway Bay and Tin Hau MTR Stations in the Lunar New Year's Eve," the spokesman added.
"Passengers should follow directional signs put up at those entrances/exits and inside the MTR stations, and should at all times follow instructions of Police officers and MTRC staff," he noted.
Victoria Park
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(A) Road closure:
The following roads may be closed depending on the crowd and traffic situation between February 12 and 18:
- Lockhart Road east of Percival Street;
- Jaffe Road east of Percival Street;
- Cannon Street;
- Paterson Street;
- Great George Street;
- Sugar Street;
- Cleveland Street between Gloucester Road and Kingston Street;
- Kingston Street;
- northbound and southbound Inner Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and Causeway Bay Flyover (northbound Tai Hang Flyover will remain open unless the crowd situation warrants the closure); and
- If necessary, Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Sin Street will be made restricted zones to all vehicles except franchised buses and green mini-buses.
(B) The following traffic arrangements will be implemented on February 12 to 14:
Pedestrianisation (from 4 pm to 12 pm):
1. Lockhart Road east of Cannon Street;
2. East Point Road;
3. Great George Street west of Paterson Street.
Suspension of parking spaces:
1. Hing Fat Street public carpark spaces will be suspended from 9 am on February 12 to 9 am on February 17 except ten parking spaces and all motorcycle parking spaces near the swimming pool and all disabled parking spaces will remain open.
(C) The following traffic arrangements will be implemented on February 15 to 16:
Pedestrianisation (from 4 pm to 4 am on the following day):
1. Lockhart Road east of Cannon Street;
2. East Point Road;
3. Great George Street west of Paterson Street.
Suspension of parking spaces:
Hing Fat Street public carpark spaces will be suspended from 9 am on February 12 to 9 am on February 17 except ten parking spaces and all motorcycle parking spaces near the swimming pool and all disabled parking spaces will remain open.
(D) The following traffic arrangements will be implemented on February 17:
Pedestrianisation (from 12 noon on February 17 to 7 am on February 18):
1. Lockhart Road east of Cannon Street;
2. East Point Road;
3. Great George Street west of Paterson Street;
4. Pak Sha Road Pedestrianization zone;
5. Yun Ping Road between Lan Fong Road and Kai Chiu Road;
6. Kai Chiu Road; and
7. Lee Garden Road between Hennessy Road and Pak Sha Road.
Suspension of parking spaces:
All parking spaces at Hing Fat Street public carpark will be suspended from 9 am on February 17 to 9 am on February 18. All public carparks will also be suspended between 9 am on February 17 and 9 am on February 18 at the following locations:
1. Public carparks located at the Phase IA to II road closure area will be suspended;
2. Tung Lo Wan Road;
3. A section of Lockhart Road between Percival Street and Marsh Road;
4. A section of Jaffe Road between Canal Road East and Percival Street including the taxi stand;
5. Yun Ping Road (excluding the taxi stand);
6. Paterson Street (including the taxi stands between Great George Street and Gloucester Road);
7. Taxi stands at Lau Li Street, Ngan Mok Street and Electric Road;
8. Jaffe Road east of Percival Street;
9. Tsing Fung Street.
10. Sugar Street Public Light Bus Stand will be suspended from 4 pm.
Phase IA (from 4 pm and as necessary)
Road Closures:
1. Sugar Street;
2. Northbound Gloucester Road between Great George Street and Yee Wo Street.
Suspension of public light bus stand:
1. The public light bus stand at Sugar Street will be suspended.
Phase I (from 6 pm and as necessary)
1. Cleveland Street;
2. Kingston Street;
3. Paterson Street;
4. Great George Street between Paterson Street and Gloucester Road;
5. The kerbside lane of Inner Gloucester Road between Gloucester Road Service Road and Cannon Street;
6. Jardine's Bazaar and the Inner lane of Pennington Street between Irving Street and Yee Wo Street;
7. Inner lane of westbound Hennessy Road between Jardine's Bazaar and Lee Garden Road;
8. The inner lane of Hennessy Road and Yee Wo Street eastbound between SOGO Crossing and Lee Garden Road will be closed for vehicular traffic; and
9. A section of Electric Road between Yacht Street and Park Tower (except franchised buses, local residents, Police and FEHD vehicles).
Traffic Restrictions:
The following roads will be closed to all vehicles (except Franchised Buses,ˇˇPublic Light Buses and Trams) between 7 pm on February 17 and 7 am on February 18:
1. A section of eastbound Hennessy Road between Percival Street and East Point Road;
2. A section of eastbound Yee Wo Street (Public Light Buses are allowed to drop off passengers at eastbound Yee Wo Street between Paterson Street and Sugar Street); and
3. A section of westbound Causeway Road between King's Road and Moreton Terrace.
Learner drivers will be banned from using the following roads from 7 pm on February 17 to 7 am on February 18:
1. Leighton Road (except westbound carriageway between Percival Street and Wong Nai Chung Road);
2. Tin Lok Lane;
3. Caroline Hill Road;
4. Eastern Hospital Road;
5. Tai Hang Road north of Lai Tak Tsuen Road;
6. Tung Lo Wan Road;
7. Electric Road south of Gordon Road;
8. Morrison Hill Road north of Queen's Road East;
9. Eastbound Hennessy Road;
10. Westbound Tin Hau Temple Road, west of Cloud View Road; and
11. Eastbound Wan Chai Road.
Re-routing:
1. Lau Li Street will be re-routed one-way westbound between Electric Road and Hing Fat Street with no access for Public Light Buses.
Phase II (from 8 pm):
Further Road Closures:
1. Lockhart Road east of Percival Street;
2. Jaffe Road east of Percival Street;
3. Cannon Street; and
4. Shelter Street.
Further Traffic Restrictions:
(a) The following roads will be closed to all vehicles except Franchised Buses, Green Mini Buses and Trams:
1. A section of westbound Hennessy Road between Jardine's Bazaar and Percival Street;
2. Westbound Yee Wo Street; and
3. Irving Street at Leighton Road westbound junction (excluding vehicles to Regal Hong Kong Hotel).
(b) Vehicles (except franchised buses) on Tin Lok Lane will be diverted to turn left at its junction with Hennessy Road;
(c) Vehicles from westbound of Victoria Park Road/Island Eastern Corridor will be prohibited to turn left onto Cleveland Street. These vehicles will be diverted further down to Gloucester Road and Gloucester Road service road outside Sino Plaza.
Phase III (from 9 pm and as necessary):
Further Road Closure:
1. Depending on the situation of the left-most lane of westbound Causeway Road between King's Road near Queen's College and Moreton Terrace;
2. Southbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and the down ramp of Causeway Bay Flyover;
3. Southbound Tai Hang Road Flyover;
4. Northbound Tai Hang Road Flyover towards Central; and
5. Southbound Percival Street between Gloucester Road and Hennessy Road. Eastbound traffic of Lockhart Road and Jaffe Road must turn left at its junction with Percival Street.
Further Traffic Restrictions:
(a) Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Li Street will be closed to all traffic except Franchised Buses and Green Minibuses.
Re-Routings:
A section of Percival Street between Jaffe Road and Lockhart Road will be re-routed to two-way northbound and southbound.
Cheung Sha Wan
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The following traffic measures will be implemented from 8 am on February 16 to 8 am on February 18 to facilitate a Lunar New Year Flower Fair to be held in Cheung Sha Wan Playground:
The following measures will be implemented from 8 am on February 16 to 8 am on February 18:
(A) Traffic Diversion:
The section of Fat Tseung Street from Lai Chi Kok Road to Cheung Sha Wan Road will be re-routed as one-way traffic and will be limited for franchised buses and vehicles for loading and unloading purposes only.
(B) Suspension of parking:
- All metered parking spaces on Fortune Street, Hang Cheung Street and Fat Tseung Street will be suspended.
- Vehicles will only be allowed to drop off and pick up passengers on Fortune Street, Hang Cheung Street and the section of Fat Tseung Street between Lai Chi Kok Road and Cheung Sha Wan Road. No waiting is allowed and parking will be strictly prohibited.
(C) Temporary relocation of bus stop:
The bus stop on Cheung Sha Wan Road outside Cheung Sha Wan Playground will be temporarily set back by five metres from 8 am on February 9 to 8 am on February 16 and it will be relocated to Cheung Sha Wan Road near Hing Wah Street from 8 am on February 16 to 8 am on February 18.
Fa Hui Park
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The special traffic arrangements to be implemented to facilitate the Lunar New Year Fair at Fa Hui Park are as follows:
(A) Temporary Loading and unloading point
- A loading and unloading point will be set up at Tong Yam Street near the junction with Tai Hang Tung Road.
(B) Temporary suspension of bus stops and minibus stands
- The bus stops and minibus stands along the following roads will be temporarily suspended from 6 pm on February 16 to 6 am on February 17 and from 2 pm on February 17 to 7 am on February 18:
(i) Boundary Street outside Fa Hui Park;
(ii) Eastbound Boundary Street outside Hong Kong Police Sport and Recreation Club;
(iii) Boundary Street outside Hong Kong Soka Kindergarten;
(iv) Tai Hang Tung Road near Tat Chee Avenue;
(v) Tat Chee Avenue near Osmanthus Road;
(vi) Northbound Embankment Road; and
(vii) No.191 Prince Edward Road West.
(C) Temporary taxi stand
- A temporary taxi stand will be set up at westbound Lincoln Road between Cumberland Road and Waterloo Road from 3 pm on February 16 to 8 am on February 18.
(D) Temporary suspension of parking spaces and motorcycle parking spaces
- The parking spaces and motorcycle parking spaces along the following roads will be temporarily suspended from 3 pm on February 16 to 8 am on February 18:
(i) Tong Yam Street;
(ii) Duke Street between Embankment Road and Knight Street;
(iii) Knight Street near the junction with Duke Street;
(iv) Belfran Road; and
(v) Lincoln Road between Cumberland Road and Waterloo Road.
(E) Road Closure
The following road closure will be implemented from 6 pm on February 16 to 4 am on February 17 and from 2 pm on February 17 to 7 am on February 18:
- Vehicles along westbound Lincoln Road will not be allowed to turn left into Cumberland Road; and
- The cul-de-sac section of Dianthus Road east of Tat Chee Avenue will be closed.
Kwun Tong
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The special traffic arrangements to facilitate the Lunar New Year Fair at Kwun Tong Recreation Ground are as follows:
1. Fuk Tong Road and Kai Lim Road will be closed from 9 pm on February 17 to 4 am on February 18;
2. The bus stops on northbound and southbound Tsui Ping Road near Fuk Tong Road and eastbound Lei Yue Mun Road outside Kwun Tong Recreation Ground will be suspended from 6 pm on February 17 to 4 am on February 18;
3. The northernmost bus layby of Kwun Tong MTR Station Bus Terminus will be closed from 9 pm on February 17 to 4 am on February 18 and the bus stops for cross harbour bus route will be relocated to the second and third southernmost bus layby; and
4. All metered parking spaces, except motorcycle parking spaces and parking spaces for the disabled and cross harbour taxi stand at Kai Lim Road will be suspended from 6 pm on February 17 to 4 am on February 18.
Tseung Kwan O
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The following temporary traffic arrangements will be implemented to facilitate the Lunar New Year Fair at Po Hong Park:
Suspension of parking spaces:
All parking spaces at Wan Lung Road near the junction of Wang Hang Road will be suspended between 2 pm on February 16 and 7 am on February 18.
Temporary taxi stand:
A temporary taxi stand will be set up between 2 pm on February 12 and 7 am on February 18 at Hok Lam Lane to allow for the picking up and setting down of passengers.
Wong Tai Sin
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A Lunar New Year Fair will be held at Morse Park. The following traffic arrangements will be implemented from 6 pm on February 17 to 5 am on February 18:
(a) Temporary "No-Stopping" Area:
1. Illegal parking and stopping will be strictly prohibited on Ching Tak Street, Tung Tau Tsuen Road, Sha Tin Pass Road, Fung Mo Street, Wang Tau Hom East Road, Wang Tau Hom South Road and Wang Tau Hom Central Road.
(b) Suspension of bus stops and public light bus (PLB) stands:
1. Bus stops and PLB stands at northbound Fung Mo Street near Fu Mei Street and Wang Tau Hom East Road will be suspended.
(c) Temporary taxi drop-off point and taxi stands:
1. A temporary taxi drop-off point will be set up at the lay-by on northbound Ching Tak Street outside Lung Hei House;
2. A temporary taxi stand will be set up at the innermost lane inside the public light bus terminus at Wang Tau Hom East Road outside Wang Tak House; and
3. The single-lane taxi stand at Ching Tak Street outside Lung Hing House will be divided into two lanes where the left lane will be used for boarding and alighting while the right lane will be used for alighting passengers only.
(d) Traffic diversions:
1. Vehicles at Ching Tak Street taxi and PLB terminus will not be allowed to turn right into eastbound Ching Tak Street;
2. Vehicles travelling along westbound Lung Cheung Road will not be allowed to turn left into southbound Ching Tak Street when the situation warrants. Motorists will be diverted to Fung Mo Street and Lung Yin Road;
3. Vehicles travelling along westbound Lung Cheung Road will not be allowed to turn left into southbound Fung Mo Street when the situation warrants. Motorists will be diverted to Lung Yin Road; and
4. A section of Ching Tak Street between Lung Cheung Road and Tung Tau Tsuen Road will be closed when the situation warrants. Motorists along Tung Tau Tsuen Road will be diverted to Sha Tin Pass Road and Junction Road.
Tsuen Wan
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The following temporary traffic arrangements will be implemented from 6 pm to 4 am on the following day on February 16 and 17 to facilitate the holding of the Lunar New Year Fair at Sha Tsui Road Playground:
Road closure:
The following roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic:
1. A section of Hoi Pa Street between Lo Tak Court and Tai Ho Road;
2. Kai Hong Close;
3. Kai Chi Close; and
4. The first lane of eastbound Sha Tsui Road between Yuen Tun Circuit and Tai Ho Road.
Traffic diversion:
1. Vehicles travelling on southbound Lo Tak Court and northbound Tai Ho Road will not be allowed to turn left into Hoi Pa Street; and
2. All vehicular traffic from Heung Che Street or Tso Kung Street must turn into eastbound Hoi Pa Street and then make a U-turn via Lo Tak Court into westbound Hoi Pa Street and then to Tai Chung Road.
Temporary suspension of public light bus stand:
The public light bus stand outside Wing Tai House of Fuk Loi Estate on Hoi Pa Street will be temporarily suspended.
Temporary suspension of motorcycle parking spaces:
The motorcycle parking spaces on Kai Hong Close will be temporarily suspended.
Police Report No. 9
Ends/Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Issued at HKT 13:43
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